Thank you all for the replies. That really helps put my mind at ease. Guess what I found?(check the line in bold) could be associated with giftness, have come to the right place for help. laugh LOL.

Some behaviours of young gifted children

Gifted children often have abilities which may not be recognized. They may also have highly creative abilities which are not expected and hard to see, or have disabilities which mask their high abilities.

The following are often (but not always) observed compared to age based norms:

Has a good memory.
Has a subtle or mature sense of humour (may understand word puns before other children) may not appreciate silly or bathroom humour of other children the same age.
exceptionally curious.
May see solutions that rarely occur to others.
Has a high energy level.
Has a wider knowledge base.
Uses advanced vocabulary.
Uses advanced grammar or sentence structure.
May be very interested in abstract terms (time, space).
Is interested in cause and effect relationships.
Has a long attention span for activities of own choosing.
May enjoy difficult puzzles.
Sees endless possibilities for various situations or uses for objects.
Says what he/she thinks without regard for consequences.
Great imagination, frequent daydreamer.
Highly developed powers of concentration, may need to be physically touched to become aware of surroundings.
May have advanced sense of justice and fairness (and may not be able to understand responses of age peers).
May be strongly motivated to do things that interest him/her, may be unwilling to work on other activities.
May be reluctant to move from one subject area to another, becomes so engrossed in concept that wishes to explore it fully.
May prefer the company of older children or adults.
May prefer to work alone, resists co-operative learning.
May have wide gaps in abilities or knowledge.
May struggle with easy materials but thrive on complexity.
May have difficulty with handwriting or pencil use. (complains of it being too slow)
May have advanced hand/eye co ordination.
May be emotionally sensitive (high levels of self criticism, may have low self concept and poor peer relations. May ask many questions about pain, death, anger, love).
May like to count, may play with number concepts ( work in bases other than 10 for example).
May choose factual books and dislike fiction and fairy stories.
May collect things.
May have more imaginary friends than regular children and be able to describe them in detail.
May be sought out by other children in leadership situations.

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