I think the hardest part of having a gifted child is how misunderstood they are to most people. DS7 teacher told me "he often isolates himself in his books" At lunch he will take out his book to read while he eats. Instead of getting praised for reading he gets criticisd.

At CW Post this Spring I saw many a child do the same. It did not strike me as isolating themselves but having a love of reading.