The thing with any assessment-- gifted, Asperger's, dyspraxia, crooked feet-- is that it's just a tool. Optimally, it's a tool to get little Isabella what she needs, and not a tool with which to beat her to death (though it could be either, IME). It doesn't define the kid it's affixed to, it doesn't even particularly explain much, because our kids are so much more than just a diagnosis or a test score (or even the sum of all the parts).
Right now, both the diagnosis and the gifted label are kind of on hold because we homeschool. My dd's being taught in a setting tailored to her, just like her neurotypical twin. She's not receiving services (for a lot of reasons, many better left unenumerated) and is just one of the pack ("the one who draws really cool cartoons") at our co-op. The only thing the labels are used for at this point are email lists. She'd be just as bright and just as goofy even if we'd never pursued the labels, so they're of limited value, IMO, though that may be subject to change in the future.
