Language skills generally develop early in gifted children. They ask lots of questions about anything and everything as their extreme curiosity leads them to intense investigations and comprehension of intricate details. They have superior abilities for identifying mathematical patterns and number relationships. Gifted children easily memorize, retain and critically analyze information.
Gifted children often demonstrate a fluency in creativity. They are risk-takers who are not afraid to generate unusual ideas and solutions to problems through written, oral and artistic expression. They have a heightened sense of humor and notably see comedy in situations that their age peers may not understand. Gifted children enjoy combining previously learned material in unusual ways.
As leaders, gifted children are sensitive to societal problems and conceptualize ways for solving these problems. Even though many gifted children are cooperative with their classmates and teachers, their confidence in their opinions leads them to express their views even when doing so involves questioning authority. They are keenly aware of the high expectations they have set for themselves and can become self-critical when they feel they are not meeting their goals.
Gifted children demonstrate moral judgment that is more mature than their age peers. They are morally sensitive and advocate for fairness and justice in the society structures around them. With introspection, gifted children evaluate whether or not their actions are uniform with their ideals, and they understand how their behavior impacts others.