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Most desis I know have a gifted kid here in the US. Most get recognized as gifted by Kindergarten but I have herad of older kids even in Middle school getting into the gifted program. You can ask for a child to be re-tested as well if they don’t get into the gifted program right away, I have seen people do that. My kids are not gifted, intelligent but not def not gifted.
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In public schools, the testing starts taking place in Kindergarten. I think they test the child every two years or so. the test like any other state tests is a multiple choice exam.
At the moment, i would suggest just provide your child with an enriching environment. if she is in preschool, make sure, she is being challenged in her school not just academically but intellectually too.
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“Symptoms” & “diagnosis”???
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My reaction exactly.
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Why are you making it sound like some sort of disease lol?
mA for your sis 
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my niece and my nephew, masha Allah. they have been over-achievers throughout their academic years. my nephew is still doing his Doctor in Veterinary Medicine at one of the Ivy League universities. my niece is a an Harvard Graduate in Medicine. mA.
my niece used to fix 7 piece cut-out wooden puzzle when she was like less than 2 years old. she could match a large number of countries with their respective flags on the huge world map we had on the wall.
my nephew used to read long words/sentences at age 2.5 years. he used to sit on the carpet with 8-10 books all around him and used to write one-page “books” by skimming info from those books when he was like 5 years old. he is a great artist.
these were some of the early signs of their being gifted kids.
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Noor was playing chess at the age of 2…I’ve not yet had her tested…but just last week I went to register her in a middle school and the principal there recommended that I schedule the test even if I did not intend to act upon the results…
I guess it’s something to think about.
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^ why haven’t you gotten her tested already…don’t you think a regular school isn’t going to be challenging for a gifted child.
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I apologize that you find my scientifically correct word choice to be socially awkward.
I hope you’re aware that giftedness is both recessive and an atypical brain organization prevailing standardized brain function. So if brain cancer or a learning disability is diagnosable, so is giftedness. Results derived from tests (whether they’re psychological or blood-related) lead to a diagnosis.
Diagnose: to classify or determine on the basis of scientific examination.
Symptom: a sign or indication of something.
Diagnosis and symptoms don’t always imply disease. If the confusion persists, dictionary.com is highly beneficial.
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Yes, there are programs for gifted children even in elementary schools. It’s good to have kids retested because sometimes they don’t respond to these tests as they should. At that age, I certainly wasn’t interested. There were tests I simply scribbled my way through.
Enriched environment is crucial. As for some of these programs, school teachers don’t even disclose to the kids about it. All the way up to middle school, I had no idea why I was in the program with the same bunch who were in every one of my classes for 6+ years. Though I definitely was not the smartest of them all.
Overachievers? I thought they tend to be underachievers partially because overachieving is unnecessary for someone with a high intellectual ability. Did anyone teach him the long words he was reading at age 2.5? Or did someone read to him and he picked up? Good to know about your niece and nephew mashaAllah.
Wow. At two, did she sit nearby while family members played chess? She probably retained specific moves. Quite interesting though. Have her tested ASAP unless you want her bored of school.
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking.
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Yes…we did play chess at home…particularly her father and when she expressed an interest in the pieces we took the initiative to teach her the basics. I’m not sure whether she “retained” material or if her brain found the “logical” solution to whatever move she faced in the game herself.
She has been in Montessori education for 6 years and she’s now bored. We’re transferring her to the regular system and believe that the change will be a challenge so maybe a test next year would be a wiser choice than now.
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m srry ma brn dnt undrstand da scientfc words ya use i am nt da gifted prson u c
Please don’t talk down to/patronize me. I am well aware of the processes to identify gifted/talented children. I have one myself, I’ve worked in public school system, and have transcribed paperwork and documents for diagnosticians and “symptoms” and “diagnosis” are words that have not been used or thrown about *in my experience.
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This makes no sense. Do you even understand what you have written? I really fail to understand how you have put the diagnosis of cancer and the diagnosis of a learning disability in the same sentence - just highlights your lack of fundamental knowledge.