InThe Medium BlogbyThe Medium NewsletterUntangling the “male loneliness epidemic”Issue #222: subway mosquitoes + good opinionsDec 5, 202466Dec 5, 202466
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, PhDIndependence and Relationship Issues in Intellectually Gifted Adolescents — Part 2Specific, and normal, control issues come up between adults and budding adolescents.Jan 23, 2024Jan 23, 2024
Deborah Ruf, PhDIndependence 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, 20221Oct 26, 20221
Deborah Ruf, PhDHow Smart You Are Is RelativeIt depends on who else Is there.Nov 27, 2023Nov 27, 2023
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
Deborah Ruf, PhDHow Author Background Affects What They WriteThe picture here is of me when I was five years old. This is part of my background story.Nov 10, 2023Nov 10, 2023
Deborah Ruf, PhDAfter 6th Grade, Things Got More Interesting!Partly Hormonal and Another Part Ability Grouping — Yay!!!Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 2023
Deborah Ruf, PhDWhy I’m Using my 70s to Write to You About All of UsAnd what we can do to make a better future.Nov 22, 20231Nov 22, 20231