Julie Skolnick
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first heard Oct 2018
last heard Oct 2018
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Is this an innate trait?
Is it just a willingness to work hard?
Or what...
what is really giftedness?
And they wanted to, they were seeking to really explain the inner experience of giftedness.
So the Columbus Group definition, and I'm sure you can Google it, but let me tell you what it is.
It's asynchronous development.
And asynchronous development means you're developing different abilities at different rates.
So anybody who has a 2E kid who has a neuropsychological report knows that there's something else going on, whether it's a learning difference or a learning disability, whether it's
processing speed, working memory, social emotional challenges.
Anyway, that's asynchrony, right?
It's developing that you have these superpowers and then you have these challenges.
Okay, so asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm.
And the Columbus Group definition goes on to say, to say synchrony increases with higher intellectual capacity.
That's what I was just referring to.
And then my favorite and last sentence of the Columbus Group definition is, the uniqueness of the gifted renders them vulnerable and requires modifications in parenting, teaching, and counseling in order for them to develop optimally.
What a great definition, right?
A hundred percent.
So lots of our two week kids fly under the radar or are not accepted into giftedness programs.
And frankly,
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