Christine had posted these a long while back and I was surprised to find that the above was I in a nutshell! [Well part of the nutshell]
Characteristics of Gifted Children (from the the NFGCC)
A. High sensitivity
B. Excessive amounts of energy.
C. Bores easily and may appear to have a short attention span.
D. Requires emotionally stable and secure adults around him/her.
E. Will resist authority if it not democratically oriented.
F. Have preferred ways of learning; particularly in reading and mathematics.
G. May become easily frustrated because of his/her big ideas and not having the resources or people to assist him/her in carrying these tasks to fruition.
H. Learns from an exploratory level and resists rote memory and just being a listener.
I. Cannot sit still unless absorbed in something of his/her own interest.
J. Very compassionate and has many fears such as death and loss of loved ones.
K. If they experience failure early, may give up and develop permanent learning blocks.
Rather a scary revelation though as I have grown up under the assumption that I was just your average run of the mill child, not too bright on occasion a little too sensitive and one who got bored rather quickly in class. [That's what it says on one of my old report card, not the 'not too bright on occasion,' but the rest is there] There are many a notebook filled with doodles, odd sketches and bad poetry from various stages of my academic career. As a child, and even as an adult I have had trouble sitting in a classroom, with my full attention devoted to the lecturer. If they don't grab my attention within the first 10 minutes of class it's too late I am already of in my own little world doodling away, dreaming them grand old dreams of freedom. This will also happen if they diverge from their lecture and proceed to drone on about themselves in monotonous syllables. Point J also hits home. Am still to this day very afraid of losing the ones I love. I just don't know if I will be able to cope with life without them, as I tend to become am emotionally dependant on the people I trust and love. They become the foundation to my life and are the strength that I draw from when times are rough. I think I would do rather poorly in life if these people weren't around and that truly frightens me.
Posted by munin at February 18, 2002 10:11 AM