FWIW, I agree with Kriston. All children should be loved and appreciated for who they are. Like it or not, the current use of the word gifted is related to high ability, and most often, intellectual ability.

I looked for other sources on the early walking/hyperactivity link. I didn't actually find more than the original soucre I had for this information, which was the book, "Is This Your Child?" by Doris Rapp. So I am not sure of the validity of the claim.

Here's a related article from a while back: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art25096.asp