Along with the genius comes a whole host of problems from ansyncronous development to social problems. These kids are picked on and bullied also. My daughter refused to even go to public school. So, the GATE seminar program understands all these factors and helps these kids. Without the GATE program, my genius kid would most likely drop out of school eventually. Does that help you understand?[/quote]
Hmm – does finding out that the word is “asynchronous” help YOU understand your children’s difficulties better? Spelling it right always helps with the Google searching.
Also – IQ generally does not change with age, so whether they’re 8 or 88 doesn’t matter.