Originally Posted by Kriston
Ultimately, I think this sort of ranking is rather pointless. ALL of these kids have needs that are hard to meet. Does it matter if my DS8 is PG or EG or HG? Nope. He has needs that require special attention. That's the salient point.

I think that it's difficult to rank a phenomenon that occurs along several dimensions, but it's important for people to recognize that there are levels of giftedness, and that educational needs are related to level.