List: Personalities | Curated by Deborah Ruf, PhD

Apr 16, 2024
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Personalities
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Personality Type and Social Adjustment in Families with Children Over 170 IQ on the [old] SBLMSome specific personality type differences between parents and gifted children lead to predictable problems and issues.
Apr 16, 2024
Apr 16, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
If You Have a Reason to Assess a Young Child for Giftedness …Here are some good reasons and how to go about it.
Mar 23, 2024
Mar 23, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
What the Heck is Neurodiversity?… and how does it fit into the picture of giftedness?
Feb 26, 2024
Feb 26, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Are Schools Set Up for Gifted Children? (Exceptionally to Profoundly Gifted, Level Four)No. Not generally, and virtually never for the Exceptionally and Profoundly Gifted.
Feb 2, 2024
Feb 2, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Independence and Relationship Issues in Intellectually Gifted AdolescentsAdolescence is a difficult time for most people, and social and emotional issues are sometimes additionally exacerbated in the…
Oct 26, 2022
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Oct 26, 2022
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Deborah Ruf, PhD
Independence and Relationship Issues in Intellectually Gifted Adolescents — Part 1Extremely gifted people differ from each other in many ways.
Jan 22, 2024
Jan 22, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Giftedness, Personality, and Dabrowski Podcast InterviewA podcast interview with Deborah Ruf, PhD, on her work and Dabrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration
Jan 12, 2024
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Jan 12, 2024
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Deborah Ruf, PhD
Dr. Ruf Responds to a Gifted Underachievement QuestionHow a child who scored in the profoundly gifted range can underachieve in school.
Oct 11, 2023
Oct 11, 2023
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Why I’m Using my 70s to Write to You About All of UsAnd what we can do to make a better future.
Nov 22, 2023
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Nov 22, 2023
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Deborah Ruf, PhD
Gifted Children and Their Personality TypesHow They Do or Don’t Fit Into School
Dec 1, 2023
Dec 1, 2023
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Do Poor Grades Mean You Aren’t (or Weren’t) Really Gifted? And What’s Underachievement?First, when a child is clearly capable and smart — possibly gifted — it is common for both teachers and parents to see “bad grades” as…
Jun 17, 2023
Jun 17, 2023
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Personality, Gender, and School BehaviorsExtroversion, being male, and having a sister are a triple whammy for most boys during their school years! Especially for gifted boys who…
May 16, 2023
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May 16, 2023
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Deborah Ruf, PhD
Does Your Child (or maybe you) Talk Too Much?What’s a Parent to Do If Their Child Talks Too Much?
Feb 14, 2023
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Feb 14, 2023
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Deborah Ruf, PhD
Why Do So Many Smart and Gifted Kids Think They Don’t Like Math?To me, math was a problem for a long time. I wasn’t terrible, but some of my school years of math instruction, it simply didn’t work for…
Feb 2, 2023
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Feb 2, 2023
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