Is my child gifted?

Quiz Questions

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  1. My child has a very curious mind that learns quickly, has an excellent memory and attention span:

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    Yes! Always! OMG, the questions never stop!
  • B.
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    Sometimes – when something takes their interest.
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    Nah, not so much, they are a pretty cruisy kinda kid.
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  2. Who does your child play with:

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    Plays well with peers and feels comfortable in that space.
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    Struggles to engage with peers who aren’t interested in the same things.
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    Prefers talking to older kids/adults and gets excited about topics peers aren’t interested in.
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  3. My child’s emotions are:

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    Very sensitive and intense.
  • B.
    Age-appropriate (whatever that means on any particular day?!)
  • C.
    More mature than me!
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  4. My child is intense:

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    They go through phases but seems the same as other kids.
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    Is it me? Is it my parenting or is my child really intense and challenging?! Are all kids like this?!
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    Can be high energy and intense at times, needs a lot of stimulus and opportunities to learn.
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  5. My child has a rich vocabulary and loves books:

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    Yes, yes, yes! they were talking early and were reading before school age.
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    Yes, often uses words that seem quite complex and really took off once taught to read at school.
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    Language seems the same as other kids their age.
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  6. My child’s sense of humour:

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    Seems the same as other kids
  • B.
    Is wicked/quirky/sophisticated/loves wordplay.
  • C.
    My child came out of the womb with a sense of humour, they’ve always ‘got’ the joke.
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  7. My child notices everything, questions authority and can correlate complex or unrelated concepts:

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    What does correlate mean?
  • B.
    OMG, Yes! Save me! How do I parent this child?!
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    When it suits them, like, please find your school shoes and get dressed, for the love of all things holy!
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  8. Hit developmental milestones early:

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    Seemed more or less the same as other babies in the baby group.
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    Was riding a scooter at 12 months old and jumping off the lounge giving me a heart attack.
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    Crawled early, walked early started getting into everything early.

Quiz Outcomes

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  Dig Deeper

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  You've selected the more extreme answers to our list of gifted characteristics. Your child may be gifted if these characteristics ring true for you.It might be worth digger deeper into this gifted thing.Knowing giftedness is tricky, there are a bunch of characteristics professionals agree on but children don't have to have them all and usually don't. Giftedness is expressed uniquely in each child and the challenge is to understand this and unravel it. For example, some gifted kids read before school but others don't. Some gifted kids have intense interests and some don't.Yeah, it's complicated. That's why even academics struggle to agree on one definition of gifted.If you're here wondering if your child is gifted then let's dig deeper and see whether we can help you find answers...3 things you can do to learn more:Join the waitlist for our 'What is gifted?' course.Listen to our podcast about What is Gifted? and find out how Bart & Lisa Simpson can provide insight into this question.Read stories from other parents of gifted kids.**this is a quiz, not a professional diagnostic tool. The only way to know if your child is gifted is to get a psychological assessment. They are expensive, check out this button first to get more information...
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  Living to the Max

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  You've selected gifted characteristics in your answers. If these characteristics ring true for you, your child may be gifted or a high achiever.Either way, they are living life to the max.Knowing giftedness is tricky, there are a bunch of characteristics professionals agree on but children don't have to have them all and usually don't. Giftedness is expressed uniquely in each child and the challenge is to understand this and unravel it. For example, some gifted kids read before school but others don't. Some gifted kids have intense interests and some don't.Children who perform well at school are often high achievers; children who are highly intelligent, and performing at the top of their peer group. Gifted kids can be high achievers but often aren't because they don't fit into their peer group as well as high achievers. Yeah, it's complicated. That's why even academics struggle to agree on one definition of gifted.If you're here wondering if your child is gifted then let's dig deeper and see whether we can help you find answers...3 things you can do to learn more:Join the waitlist for our 'What is gifted?' course.Listen to our podcast about What is Gifted? and find out how Bart & Lisa Simpson can provide insight into this question.Read stories from other parents of gifted kids.**this is a quiz, not a professional diagnostic tool. The only way to know if your child is gifted is to get a psychological assessment. They are expensive, check out this button first to get more information...
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  A Gift

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  You've answered mostly yes to our list of age-appropriate characteristics so while your child may not be gifted they are truly a gift!This is an opportunity to know and celebrate your child.Knowing giftedness is tricky, there are a bunch of characteristics professionals agree on but children don't have to have them all and usually don't. Giftedness is expressed uniquely in each child and the challenge is to understand this and unravel it. For example, some gifted kids read before school but others don't. Some gifted kids have intense interests and some don't.Children who perform well at school are often high achievers; children who are highly intelligent and performing at the top of their peer group. Gifted kids can be high achievers but often aren't because they don't fit into their peer group as well as high achievers. Yeah, it's complicated. That's why even academics struggle to agree on one definition of gifted.There is a common misconception that being gifted is somehow better than not being gifted, sometimes people congratulate me that my kids are gifted but it's not an achievement. It's just a way of being. All kids have strengths and weaknesses, all kids have a spark and something important to contribute to the world. Our mission is to ensure all kids have the chance to thrive. Not being gifted just means you look at the world in other ways, you have different characteristics, strengths and weaknesses. All children are gifts and have great potential to be happy, good people, living their truth.If you've got questions about being gifted then let's dig deeper and see whether we can help you find answers...3 things you can do to learn more:Join the waitlist for our 'What is gifted?' course.Listen to our podcast about What is Gifted? and find out how Bart & Lisa Simpson can provide insight into this question.Read stories from other parents of gifted kids.**this is a quiz, not a professional diagnostic tool. The only way to know if your child is gifted is to get a psychological assessment. They are expensive, check out this button first to get more information...