I agree with what's been said above about rigorous early identification. DD is only 10 months, which seems REALLY young to even consider giftedness. However, we've talked to our pediatrician extensively about it due to some other issues we've had (we thought DD has some sensory issues, now we're thinking it might be related to her precocious language skills and her desire to always control her environment). While our pediatrician can't say for 100% that DD is gifted, she's ensured us that her development is very atypical.
For us, early "identification" (more like early suspicions) have been beneficial because I've started researching giftedness, which does give an explanation for a lot of behaviors we've seen in DD that we didn't understand before. Also, it was a big help to find this board and know there are other parents out there that have dealt with similar things as we have. Oh, and everybody here has great, insightful answers to my many questions!
