Grinity,
Thanks for the refresher on emotional intelligence. I guess I see IQ so much in topics that I have been stuck in a box. :P
I just assumed what we see from her with her empathy is normal HG+. Am I wrong on that assumption?
For example: From around 2 when she was in trouble for doing something she doesn't get upset in the normal way that most kids do but she is concerned about my feelings. "Are you happy mommy?" She says with tears in her eyes. She will focus on my emotions until I comfort her about my feelings. She then wants to comfort me. It breaks my heart. Yes, she did act out and yes she knew what she did was wrong and she can not get away with it, but when she focuses her emotions on me, it just takes my breath away.
And from a very early age she has 'taken' care of her stuffed animals. They get hurt and she has to hold them and care for them and this will go on for ever. I don't think this is really unusual for kids to do but it just seems like she takes it to a whole new level.
And Lorel,
I think it was because she was challenged the minute she walked in the door at the Spanish school, since everything was in Spanish. To be able to communicate she had to first understand.
