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@keekjaci There's a lot of consensus against skipping grades. We apparently need to meet with some government agency if he's gifted to get recommendations what to do but I'd rather have more than one opinion. I'd love some sources to back what people are saying because I tend to cave before...

@brodon First of all, wishing you all the best! I hope you can take the time off and recover. Burnout is a bitch. In regards to your first point, can you explain what kind of support you would need? We're hoping to expose our son to situations he will face in life but also give him tools to...

@kaykay8 There is so much overlap between giftedness and ADHD that sometimes I feel like it's a coin toss. Funnily enough, both myself and my husband have been seeing therapists for a long time and were diagnosed with things but neither autism, nor ADHD (nor giftedness). Oof, routine is so...

@aldredian Your son sounds awesome. What's hypersensitivity and what's being a toddler? No idea. Funnily enough I can't name a single family in our friend group that does not have a neurodivergent child, so I can't even compare. It's reassuring to hear this might just be par for the course...

@rennamo He might be twice gifted, it's not something that's diagnosed here this early. They don't like to do it until 5-6. We don't have any support centers here (except one, but their website has been offline for months...). I'm hesitant about Mensa. The only person I know who was assessed by...

@whatnow Thank you for your perspective! Seems like your parents did many things right. I've heard about "Differently wired" but haven't read it yet. I guess it's time to bump that up in the reading queue. We realized quickly that being gifted (if that's what this is) has to come at a...

@jluponeage When I said challenges I meant more " he's not good in sports, off to gym class with him". This was especially important to us because he was behind his peers and preschoolers don't care if you can read but how well you can climb, especially as a boy (which is its own can of worms)...

@elvent That's great that you were given a say in whether to skip a grade. We definitely wouldn't want to do that against his wishes.

@ggirl1986 I feel like many of these diagnoses are a coin toss and more researchis needed. This is not to dismiss them, but the criteria overlap. I hope you finally get an answer from the pending evaluation! Playing a game on hard mode with no save points it is. Thank you for the thoughtful...

@krismabl Depression, anxiety, and burnout are the things that worry us, too. They're apparently super common for gifted children. We'd love to find more neurodiverse kids to socialize with, but we're not sure where to find any. He's really good with calmer and younger kids, and the one...

@rmr Lack of organizational skills and how to study things that don't come naturally seems to be a common theme. That's also unfortunately something I can't relate to, because I had to learn both very early (no giftedness here). If I understand you correctly, the main issues are to not put so...

@mydaughter Thank you! We've spoken to the doctor and a social worker about hypersensitivity, but they both pretty much shrugged and said kindergarten is loud, they'd feel the same. I'm especially grateful for the tip with choosing an evaluation place. There are a few that offer them from the...

@blessedbythebest88 My husband said this is something he'd like to pursue, so thank you! I'm sorry for the very brief response but I'm completely overwhelmed by the amount of comments I got 😅

@katrina2017 I don't like to list his accomplishments because that usually puts people off or starts a competition - things I'd like to avoid. Reading and maths are part of it, but not the whole story. Autism and ADHD are things I've brought up a few times at milestone assessments because a...

@jilliang I don't think we can afford a therapist right now, both in terms of time and money. I'd love to though, because you are right: we have no one to speak to about this. We already do this, yay! He's outside a lot, but with winter coming this will become an issue. He's not good with being...

@73552 We shut that down quickly and gently but it's impossible to do. We're "kids" in our late 30s who have never raised kids, so what do we know. We need to pick our battles.

@73552 Thank you for your perspective. There seems to be a huge overlap between ADHD and giftedness. I see this a lot in academic circles. I've commented elsewhere that we try (and I often fail) to praise effort more than achievement, but unfortunately both sides of the family fawn over our...

@berik Thank you for the tips! We do loads of games, because covid, lockdowns, quarantine, and now bad weather. Loosing though, is a huge issue we're sometimes too tired to tackle. Other times not or we find compromises (e.g. "I don't want to play if you make me lose, you can play alone and I'll...

@samlovesjesus Wow, that was a difficult read. Poor girl was failed by so many people and was not prepared for how life can throw curveballs at you. I hope she does heal from this and protects her daughter, too. Fortunately, my husband and I have been together for a long time, in good times and...

@solvalou44 My husband would divorce me.