But they’re not just fine. Gifted children, more than others, tend to shine in certain ways and struggle in others, a phenomenon known as asynchronous development.

Deal directly with problems of learning, which are often seen as, or which present as, asynchronous development. Mistakes are an important part of life and learning, and not a disaster.

Maybe the problem was calling it “gifted” instead of “asynchronous development”; no one’s going to fight to get their kid into an asynchronous development program unless they need it.

Gifted children, more than others, tend to shine in certain ways and struggle in others, a phenomenon known as asynchronous development.

Information will be given about each, along with how four major factors - range of ability, asynchronous development, over excitabilities, and thinking styles - influence these issues. Tuesday ...