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Criteria for High Giftedness
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Criteria for High Giftedness
High giftedness is more than intelligence. A person is regarded as intelligent with an IQ of 130 or more. Although intelligence is a condition for high giftedness, it is not the same. Nor can it necessarily be called high giftedness when somebody has a special talent for something or gets very good grades in all subjects at school. These people certainly belong to the elite and should be supported accordingly, but they are not highly gifted in the original sense. Somewhere I read the expression "positive disability" - maybe this is how high giftedness can be described best. I have collected some criteria for high giftedness which are from different sources. This list does not claim to be complete. 
Personality and Social Behavior- often a loner- looks for contact preferably among people older than him - absent-minded and forgetful with regard to everyday matters - does not believe anything unproved - accepts authorities only when having respect - sensitive and understanding - early interest in social and political problems - high powers of concentration and perseverance - often seems to be dogmatic and dominant - extremely critical towards others and oneself - likes to go against the flow - is an emotional and sexual late-starter - often feels determined by others and powerless - reacts *allergic* on any kind of pressure and compulsion -> refusal to work, aggression, *inner emigration* - prone to psycho-somatic diseases - egocentric, but not necessarily egoistic - eccentric imagination
Learning Behavior- is ahead in his development as a baby and toddler-> exception: the emotional development - has a very detailed knowledge - learns by himself with a minimum of animation - early evaluating way of thinking - refusal to learn *on command* - likes to concentrate entirely on one problem - early ability to abstract thinking - hungry for information - sometimes good or very good achievements in primary school - but just intermediate or low achievements in high school - excessive creativity
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 Last update: May 28, 2005
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