Positive Disintegration Podcast
Dr. Ruf was a guest on the Positive Disintegration podcast in January, 2024. In the episode, Chris and Emma talked with Dr. Deborah Ruf, author of the award-winning book 5
February 12, 2024
Author
Deborah Ruf, PhD
Deborah L. Ruf, Ph.D., is a specialist in intelligence assessment and individualized interpretations and guidance for both gifted children and adults. Her research, writing, and speaking focuses on school and educational issues as well as related social and emotional adjustments for gifted children particularly those at the highest levels of giftedness.
Early Childhood & Learning
Why Recognizing Giftedness in Early Childhood is So Crucial
Unlocking the Mysteries of Giftedness: An Interview with Julia Krysztofiak-Szopa of Dzieci Zdolne Gifted children are often misunderstood and overlooked in traditional educational systems, leading to feelings of boredom, frustration,
March 22, 2023
Early Childhood & Learning
Is my preschooler gifted?
When very young children demonstrate precocious behaviors, such as seeming to understand words and adult conversations that are beyond their years, or strong interest in things and topics that generally
October 17, 2022
Early Childhood & Learning
Early Childhood Screening for Giftedness
Deborah Ruf, PhD ©2022 Gifted programming generally isn’t available for the youngest gifted children. But that doesn’t mean that the classroom teacher or parents can’t provide appropriate instruction and social
August 22, 2022
Understanding Intelligence
The Relativity of Giftedness
When I think of giftedness, I sometimes think about why we want to know about it and how it affects people. To start with, I see high intelligence and giftedness
August 10, 2022
Social & Emotional Development
Gifted and Humble: How Does That Work?
Most intellectually gifted adults don’t think of themselves as gifted. Smart enough maybe, but not so special as to be gifted. After all, they were lucky, or worked hard, or
July 26, 2022
July 25, 2022
Gifted Education
5 Levels of Gifted by Dr. Deborah Ruf
Exciting news! For the first time ever, 5 Levels of Gifted will be available as a download on July 30th! You can pre-order on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and in
July 19, 2022
Who is Gifted?
What is giftedness and what does it mean to be gifted? Until recently, I thought what I think is gifted is simply correct and people who saw it differently were
July 8, 2022
The Best Test Prep for Your 7-Year-Old
In this post, we look at how to prepare your bright, possibly gifted child for individual or group testing for intellectual ability and current achievement levels. In a later
June 27, 2022