Preschool Behaviors in Highly to Profoundly Gifted Children

Do you have, or were you yourself, an unusually gifted child? These are general behavioral guidelines to help you know.

Personality type, being a boy or girl, and the reactions of those around the children can affect how many of these items describe gifted preschool children. The earlier any of the behaviors below occur, the more likely the child is highly to exceptionally gifted. They are more likely to be gifted, but not extremely so, if those behaviors show up a little later. Keep in mind, the “not extremely so” gifted are actually the ones who are most common among typical professional careers. The highly to exceptionally take those careers and goals even higher by specializing and creating more. And, keep in mind, as I’ve been known to tell my own adult children, some public notice and fame comes posthumously. What matters is that you’re doing what you believe in and in what you hope will eventually make a positive difference of some sort in the world.

Some Early Indicators of Extremely High Intelligence

Birth to 4 months:

· Makes eye contact soon after birth and continues this interaction and awareness of others.