I did that but he does not believe the charts can be real. He does believe DD is smart but he thinks every above average child are like DD and if not they could be if exposed to the same life than DD.
Honestly I believed exactly this until 2nd grade and the 'trouble with school' accelerated.
We are not from US so we were never tested to be gifted so he thinks the term is weird. His school experience was more positive than mine, he had few good friends that shared his interests. I'm more worried as I always knew I was different. I had lot of friends but none of them shared any of my interests.
We are from the US, but otherwise I could have written this about DH and I.
I think he also feels he is stupid as his talents are more linguistics and he thinks he should be more talented in math to be smart. I'm the opposite so he seems to think I'm smarter. He was an early reader himself. DD is much more advanced than either one of us were at her age.
Take advantage of the fact that he thinks you are smarter to lead the way. Throw a lot of statistics at him. Read Maricia Gross.
I read the book few weeks ago and in every level I find kids that did something sooner or later than mine. It mostly made DD feel normal as she was like lot of those kids. Reading the text I think she might be level 3-4 on the other hand I have no idea. It is quite sad but we do not know that many kids.
The book says that no one expects your living breathing child to perfectly line up with the levels, but this gives you a ballpark idea that your child 'really is' Profoundly Gifted. I don't know if you have sightseeing ambitions or relatives to visit in the US, but coming over for an IQ test might be a good idea. In a very years, you may be able to have someone test her over the Internet - who knows? Some countries don't have a definition of 'gifted' but are much more accepting of 'high achievement' than the U.S. which always dresses up their Presidents as lumberjacks at least once while they run for office to prove that they are 'regular guys.' Plenty of working class people in the U.S. are actually gifted, but the myth here is that you can be either 'down to earth and in touch with what really matters' OR 'highly intelligent,' but not both. Very Sad all around.
Is it possible for your family to get out there and mingle? Sometimes religious groups get a pretty good cross section...
I think DH is afraid what do ppl including his sisters think if DD is truly so advanced she seems now. He hopes she would be like his nephews are, very smart but in a less obvious way.
Sounds like me a 8 years ago! It is a big worry, and if any of us could snap our fingers and get 'very smart but less obvious' kids, I think most of us would at least be very tempted.
Best Wishes,
Grinity
