The very first thing that stands out was that my DS never put a thing in his mouth. When he started to crawl I went through the entire house on hands and knees looking for possible choking hazards... I needn't have bothered, not one thing ever went in his mouth. While I found it pretty odd, I didn't really think about it until he started writing the alphabet at about 11 mos. That was the day I officially freaked out!
Well...I'd be cautious about identifying something like not putting things in the mouth with giftedness. I think that putting things in the mouth or not is more of a preference on the part of the baby/child.
Just my 2c.
Val
