Early use of advanced vocabulary: The ability to express thoughts readily and clearly is often a characteristic of a gifted child. Retention of a variety of information: A gifted child often amazes parents and teachers by learning new information quickly and remembering the details over long periods of time.

An IQ score over 140 indicates that you’re a genius or nearly a genius, while 120 – 140 is classed as “very superior intelligence”. 110 – 119 is “superior intelligence”, while 90 – 109 is “normal or average intelligence”.

The average IQ is considered 100. For children, IQ can range from 0 to 250. The majority of children tested have IQ ranges from 80 to 120.

IQ classification is the practice by IQ test publishers of labeling IQ score ranges with category names such as “superior” or “average”….Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale Fifth Edition.

115 to 129: Above average or bright. 130 to 144: Moderately gifted. 145 to 159: Highly gifted. 160 to 179: Exceptionally gifted.

AS is a disorder in the autism spectrum that is observed in some gifted children. Gifted children may be very difficult to diagnose with AS because the disorder may resemble other problems such as a learning disability or simply just similar traits of a gifted child.

Neurodivergent – Neurology outside of the norm or “typical”. This is the opposite of neurotypical. It includes people who are autistic, gifted, or otherwise outside of typical neurology. Neurodiverse – This is a group of people who vary in neurology.

Neurodivergent refers the an individual who has a less typical cognitive variation such as Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia etc. Neurotypical refers to individuals of typical development, and intellectual/cognitive functioning.

Gifted children are born with above-average natural abilities. Talented children have developed their natural abilities to a high level. Children can be gifted and/or talented in many areas, including sport, art, music, intellectual ability and more. Children can be gifted and talented in more than one area.

The vast majority of children are not gifted. Only 2 to 5 percent of kids fit the bill, by various estimates. Of those, only one in 100 is considered highly gifted. Prodigies (those wunderkinds who read at 2 and go to college at 10) are rarer still — like one to two in a million.

‘G’ is no longer officially used It is up to individual schools to decide how best to cater for more able pupils, but schools must ensure their provision enables all pupils to make progress.

If you are gifted and talented, it means you have academic or creative abilities that are above the norm. Frequently, states and school districts assess children who are in the top 10% of various academic or intellectual assessments to be “gifted and talented.”

Intellectually Gifted (IG) The IG student has high aptitude scores for both the total/full scale score and in a subtest area (verbal or/and mathematics); however, they do not have the grades or achievement test scores necessary to qualify for Academically Gifted (AG, AM, AR) services.

Gifted and talented students and those with high abilities need gifted education programs that will challenge them in regular classroom settings and enrichment and accelerated programs to enable them to make continuous progress in school.

They’re called twice-exceptional, or 2e, which means that they have exceptional ability and disability. They are gifted in some way but they also face learning or developmental challenges. Children who are both gifted and challenged can be tough to understand.

Diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be difficult because there is no medical test, like a blood test, to diagnose the disorder. Doctors look at the child’s developmental history and behavior to make a diagnosis. ASD can sometimes be detected at 18 months or younger.

It’s a conversation that might be difficult or emotional, so here are some tips:

1. Focus on behaviors.
2. Explain autism basics.
3. They may ask what causes autism.
4. Your child may not fit their image of autism.
5. Explain how the diagnosis will help your child.
6. Anticipate difficult reactions.
7. Use your doctor if necessary.