...I've never considered his behaviors to be at the upper-end... or any where near the "scary" gifted, which is what my sibling is. I've lived that life with him for years and just don't see it here.
your sibling? Ahhhhhh I've often read that gifted parents don't see it in their children b/c their children seem more normal/average to them.
I've always compared him to the "norm" of the wife & me. Figured he was right in there somewhere -- MG-ish. So in that context, yes, he was definitely "normal" to us.
And I've read through the various LOG charts (again last night, imagine that) and feel as though I'm stretching to ascribe some of those characteristics to our son. But as someone mentioned about her own child, our DS hasn't been exposed to an awful lot of stuff, and has been constrained by the grade-level-lockstep.
The only true exception to the "lockstep" is reading, where he's progressing rapidly. I've seen glimmers of this same degree of advancement in math & science, too, but he's never been "unleashed." Wonder what he'll be doing when he is?
Pass the scotch again, please. Actually -- no. Payroll day, so gotta get to work. The natives are already getting restless.
