When ACES Aren’t a Good Thing
Adverse Childhood Experiences can derail even the most gifted children Aces. In many card games, aces are tricky because — in some card games — the ace can count as a high value card
February 18, 2025
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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.
The 5 Levels of Gifted Children Grown Up: a Longitudinal Study
I want to put an end to a waste of talent and ability that not only hurts individuals but limits all of us. I’m a High Intelligence Specialist. Literally. Some
February 11, 2025
Exceptionally to Profoundly Gifted – Part 1 – An Introduction
Level Four – The Outliers In the previous three series, I focused on parent and child dynamics for study subjects from the first three Levels of Gifted and referred to
February 4, 2025
College Debt and Gifted Students: Loan Wolves
How government post-secondary loans affects highly to profoundly gifted students I don’t know about you, but I quit reading — a long time ago — all the “fine print” before I agreed to most
January 28, 2025
Sex, Gender, and the Election — Part 1 of 3
A Sex and Gender Specialist Explains the Primal Reasons Behind the 2024 Election I first encountered Michael Gurian’s work in 2003. I started to buy copies of his book, What Could
January 21, 2025
Highly Gifted Students in Their School Years — Part 1 of 5
Introduction to Level Two Longitudinal Study Results for 12 Highly Gifted Youngsters I worked directly with most of the families and individuals in this study. I administered and interpreted intelligence
January 14, 2025
Why the Gifted Emigrate, Immigrate, or Migrate
Why Do So Many Gifted Adults and Families Come to the United States? If you’ve read my previous posts, you know I have addressed the topic of the “relativity of
January 7, 2025
Moderately Gifted Children’s Early Adult Outcomes, Part 1
This blog explains it a bit about the journey — path — to adult outcomes. Two subjects are in this post and two more from Level One are in Part
December 24, 2024
Independence and Relationship Issues in Intellectually Gifted Adolescents — Part 1
Adolescence is a difficult time for most people, and social and emotional issues are sometimes additionally exacerbated in the exceptionally or profoundly gifted adolescent when navigating friendship connections, romance, and
December 17, 2024
Two of My Favorite Federal Agencies Are on the Chopping Block
What is The Federal Department of Health and Human Services? It is the sprawling agency responsible for administering millions of Americans’ health insurance, approving drugs and medical supplies, regulating food
December 10, 2024