My 9 year old "gifted" son has already reached his own conclusions about the non-existence of gods, fairies, ghosts, and other figments of man's collective delusions.
I do, however, agree with your assessment of the gifted programs I remember from school and other "geek" hobbies. Regardless, gifted programs here in Tax-achusetts have been slashed into obsolescence.
My son, age 9, is also struggling with this. He has yet to get to the "cocky" stage about his intelligence, but knows that he's different from the other kids.
Case in point, he just quit his school's astronomy club because only a handful of kids are interested in the information - the rest of them act up and wreak havoc in the library where they meet.
I think he'll work his way through the social stuff. Like the rest of us, he'll find his niche as soon as high school is over and real life begins.
My main concern is that he seems to be walking around in a daze most of the time. I know that his "daze" is all the data he's most interested in running through his head and taking priority over everything else that's happening at the moment (homework, math quizzes, remembering to zip up your pants and flush the toilet!). But the pediatrician is recommending medication to help clear his head and enable him to focus.
Anyone else have experience with meds to help with social situations?
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My 9 year old "gifted" son has already reached his own conclusions about the non-existence of gods, fairies, ghosts, and other figments of man's collective delusions. I do, however, agree with your assessment of the gifted programs I remember from school and other "geek" hobbies. Regardless, gifted programs here in Tax-achusetts have been slashed into obsolescence.
My son, age 9, is also struggling with this. He has yet to get to the "cocky" stage about his intelligence, but knows that he's different from the other kids. Case in point, he just quit his school's astronomy club because only a handful of kids are interested in the information - the rest of them act up and wreak havoc in the library where they meet. I think he'll work his way through the social stuff. Like the rest of us, he'll find his niche as soon as high school is over and real life begins. My main concern is that he seems to be walking around in a daze most of the time. I know that his "daze" is all the data he's most interested in running through his head and taking priority over everything else that's happening at the moment (homework, math quizzes, remembering to zip up your pants and flush the toilet!). But the pediatrician is recommending medication to help clear his head and enable him to focus. Anyone else have experience with meds to help with social situations?