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DS is 2yo and fairly bright. Like many first-time parent, I am amazed at how advanced he is.

Over the weekend, I asked my mother if DS much more advanced than I was. To my surprise, she said I was fairly advaned when I was younger and started to list all the things I was doing when I was 2.

Any parents will similar experience out there?

yes..me too

When I started questioning why dd's were doing things so far in advanced I found out that I had been tested gifted when I was about 6. Funny no one ever said anything about it before. My mom did tell me that I was reading by the time I was four and I learned things quickly and I remember this, I just didn't put it all together that I might be gifted until I had my younger dd's

I was/am definitely what is considered gifted, but my mother states that DS7 is far beyond where I was at his age.

But, and not to toot my own horn, I think that she may not have known my full potential because 1. I am a girl, so I tended not to show signs of boredom, etc... and 2. because I was her first born, and the first of a whole new generation. She also had issues with her own self-awareness/self-esteem, which I believe hindered her ability to really recognize what I needed as a child. Don't get me wrong, she is (and was) a terrific mother, but I believe she was stuck in a very "old school" way of thinking until I was a teenager. I believe truly that both of my parents are gifted as well, even though my mother will say I got my "smarts" from my father. I just wish I got all of his other talents as well (he's an extremely good artist & musician). I hope at least one of my DC get it!

Yes, my mom told me how I was in my highchair and started reading the back of the newspaper that my dad was reading. My parents frantically started putting labels on items all over the house: sofa, door, table, etc. but I could already read all those words...instead I asked, "What is lingerie? (of course mispronounced!)

Then, when I was in 1st grade the school wanted to have me skip a grade but my parents wouldn't let them. They thought I would end up being "a follower" if I were younger than my classmates. Just like JJ'sMom, I was a typical "good girl" who never showed signs of boredom, frustration, or any misbehavior. My son, however, has made up for all of that... Nan

I surely assume I was gifted as a child, although the closest I would have heard was "very smart" (spoken with eyelids raised high for emphasis). �Which was emphasized far below, "she's very responsible.". Although I can't recall any kind of gifted pull out. �They did have me teach my own little group of struggling students to read one year. �That was the year I hated my teacher because she hated me. �I remember asking her, "why don't you just skip me? �You don't like me, I don't like you. �I don't need to be here.". She said because it was too much work to give the test. �Quote. �That was the only year I cared about a skip. � Apparently I knew I was entitled, but in second grade I thought mom was in charge of our house but not the school, so I didn't tell her that I asked, uh, since I tried and it didn't work. �They must have known I hated it there or they wouldn't have given me those kids to teach. �They didn't do that any other year.

I almost replied with a full auto-biography. �Here's the cliff notes. �"And he made me into a mother. �I sure hope I'm a gifted parent. �I'm sure I have gifted kids. �It would sure help me raise them if I still have access to that gifted agility to adapt quickly."
Yep. �This is the short version of my post.
The funny version is,
I used to have a photographic memory, but I never learned to focus it. �I still have a few faded photographs left but the camera's broke. �Looking at a repair manuel now.

Growing up was a different world from what my DD is from (for me anyway) and you didn't hear the word gifted. Smart, bright, intelligent, etc. these were the words to describe the gifted population. When I had my DD I never really understood what we were experiencing. My GM was very clear on her opinion of DD's abilities and being a retired elementary school teacher she knew what she was talking about but never did she mention gifted. She did make a point to stress that DD was smarter than her and 'even' smarter than me. Okay ... news to me. I never understood that I was 'gifted'. It has been through evaluating DD that I have also been able to analyze my past. Things started to click. Yes, I'm gifted and yes DD is a higher LOG than myself.

Grandfather Paternal side tested iq of 140
Grandmother Maternal side I would guess at 140+
Hubby not tested but I'm guessing 135-140
I'm tested twice and met entry criteria to an elementary school program and then later to a highschool pogram but don't know result ?135ish
Both our girls are tested at 138

we are a MG family

My 3 years younger brother was 'gifted' - taught himself to read at age 3, and was playing Monopoly and being the banker not much later. I was the 'dreamy, nothing-special' kind of smart. We both learned to read at the same time, and I thought I was smart because I could beat him at card games, sometimes. I'm sure this is why I always insist that you'all test those daughters no matter how content they look.

There was no gifted program when I went through school, but when my brother hit middle school age, one was started, and he tested in. I remember reading a booklet that was given to my parents about 'what is gifted' and it helped me understand myself.

Smiles,
Grinity

I remember hearing above average a lot growing up. There wasn't a formal gifted program in my school growing up so I was never tested. I was in a reading class all by myself in K because I could read better than the rest of the class.

My husband was tested and he's very gifted. He went through a gifted program at his school growing up.

DD though might surpass both of us.

I remember clearly picking up the newspaper and telling my mom that I wanted to go to the Smurf's Ice Show ... there was a picture of Smurfette skating toward the camera. Apparently I was about 18 months old when that happened and she was so shocked that she had me read the whole article to make sure.

Since I've had my son, my mom has mentioned a lot of other things that I was never aware of -- talking in sentences at 6 months, cruising at 4 months, etc.

My mom had a tested IQ of 165 when she was 12 (about 50 years ago - so I don't know what type of test it was). I was never tested. I was one of the complacent girls. Even the Asperger's didn't become apparent until I was in my late 20s (beyond just being very socially awkward).