InThe Medium BlogbyThe Medium NewsletterUntangling the “male loneliness epidemic”Issue #222: subway mosquitoes + good opinionsDec 5, 202466Dec 5, 202466
Deborah Ruf, PhDGifted Children and Adults Can Slip Through the Cracks: Racism, Poverty, and Families’ Mental…After you read the set-up for the article, I present my disturbing experience at my alma mater’s high school football game hosted by the…May 28, 2024May 28, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDSibling Differences Within Gifted and Talented Families — Part 1An Introduction to a Qualitative Study of Gifted FamiliesMay 30, 2024May 30, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDPost-High School Education Outcomes for Level Three Gifted (Highly to Exceptionally Gifted)The background and “good fit” affect the paths of the Highly to Exceptionally Gifted as they grow up.Apr 2, 2024Apr 2, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDPost-High School Education Outcomes for Level Two Gifted (Highly Gifted)Level Two people are in the gifted to highly gifted range of advanced learners.Mar 26, 20241Mar 26, 20241
Deborah Ruf, PhDPost-High School Education Outcomes for Level Four Gifted (Exceptionally to Profoundly Gifted)Level Four people are in the exceptionally to profoundly gifted range of advanced learners.Apr 9, 2024Apr 9, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDPost-High School Education Outcomes for Level One Gifted (Moderately Gifted)Level One people are in the moderately to gifted range of advanced learnersMar 6, 2024Mar 6, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDWhat the Heck is Neurodiversity?… and how does it fit into the picture of giftedness?Feb 26, 2024Feb 26, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDAre Schools Set Up for Gifted Children? (Highly to Exceptionally Gifted, Level Three)Level Three (Highly to Exceptionally Gifted) children and their parents generally had considerable difficulty finding a good school fit.Jan 30, 2024Jan 30, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDAre 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, 2024Feb 2, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDAre Schools Set Up for Gifted Children? (Profoundly Gifted, Level Five)No. Not generally, and virtually never for the Profoundly Gifted.Feb 9, 2024Feb 9, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDSuicide Rates at Elite UniversitiesAnother Example of Relativity?Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 2023
Deborah Ruf, PhDDo We Need to Know How Smart Someone Is?Evaluating and Assessing Giftedness Why?Jan 2, 2024Jan 2, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDWhat Do Schools Usually Do for Their Gifted Students?And gifted services vary by state and by district because few states have gifted requirements.Jan 5, 2024Jan 5, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDAre Schools Set Up for Gifted Children? (Moderately Gifted, Level One)No. Very little happens before High School.Jan 10, 2024Jan 10, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDGiftedness, Personality, and Dabrowski Podcast InterviewA podcast interview with Deborah Ruf, PhD, on her work and Dabrowski's Theory of Positive DisintegrationJan 12, 20241Jan 12, 20241
Deborah Ruf, PhDAre Schools Set Up for Gifted Children? (Highly Gifted, Level Two)Level Two children and their parents had even more difficulty finding a good school fit. Level Two children and adults are highly gifted…Jan 16, 2024Jan 16, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDWhat Can an IQ Test Score Tell You?Not as much as many people think.Sep 6, 20222Sep 6, 20222
Deborah Ruf, PhDI’m not smart … but my brother, now there’s smart!The Relativity of GiftednessAug 10, 20221Aug 10, 20221
Deborah Ruf, PhDGiftedness is Relative… and Most Gifted People Don’t Even Know They’re Gifted!Oct 18, 2023Oct 18, 2023