LOL!! I posted this, and then spent the last hour reading about emotional sensitivity in gifted children! I vow to ingore it, and then I read that it might be best to help my son talk through his frustration. I worry (there I go again!) that I'll just be reinforcing it if I have a big discussion in the middle of the meltdown. I think if I can just let myself be ok with the fact that this is just how ds is...it's a part of him and nothing that I have to remediate, I'll feel better. I'm always concerned that there's something wrong with him, but it seems to be a classic case of emotional overexcitability. From what I read, there's a good chance he'll always be that way. My sister is this way, and she's 28!
