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Originally Posted by lyricb  Okay, so I know that everyone thinks their kid is brilliant, but at what point do you actually figure out that your child may be gifted? Also, is there any point to getting a young child tested for something like this? |
Parents should probably wait until the child gets to 3rd or 4th grade before looking at getting testing for someone who seems precocious, in my opinion. Many times performance will level off as other developmental factors begin to assert themselves.
I know of one couple whose child was described as "exceptional" by the kindergarten teacher. She would allow the child to help other students when he was done with his work. His ADHD wasn't properly diagnosed until midway the next school year and by then he just couldn't be still to work either. Go easy with a child's developmental milestones. They come in bursts and often then level off just like physcial growth spurts. If he levels off while his identity, and the parent's pride, is centered around being part of a gifted program, his slow down could be devastating to his self esteem and to the relationship between himself and the parents.