Dr. Deborah Ruf, an author and specialist in intelligence assessment and individualized interpretations for both gifted children and adults, explains why recognizing giftedness in young children is so important.

• Why bother about giftedness at all?


• How personality types affect the way gifted kids do at school


• Why gifted boys more often than girls struggle at school and get recognized


• Is it important that we recognize giftedness in early childhood?


• What are the five levels of giftedness


• Should you tell gifted kids they are gifted and why explaining this is a bit like talking about sex


• Why giftedness is not about being special, but simply about having unique needs


• How to help a very young gifted child with existential worries


• How to help a gifted child who loses interests and passions


• How to help a gifted child who wants to fit in with their peers


• What are the downsides of offering a gifted curriculum to a child who is not gifted?


• Is IQ test result enough to diagnose giftedness

Books by Deborah Ruf quoted in the podcast, available on Amazon:

📚 5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options https://amzn.to/3RiRYl9

📚 Keys to Successfully Parenting the Gifted Child https://amzn.to/3WP0OrK