Being a Genius or Gifted Child Prodigy Assures Success! Right?
Why don’t all gifted children get rich or turn into high functioning adults? I knew when I was in 2nd grade that I would be a teacher and then I’d
July 2, 2024
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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.
How Do Highly Gifted Adults Show Developmental Potential? Part 1
Gifted Adults in Their 40s and 50s – Environmental, Familial, and Personal Factors I re-edited this post when I discovered I had indeed finished it. It became a full chapter
June 25, 2024
Social & Emotional Needs of the Gifted
High intellectual functioning affects children and their development Basic needs do not vary from one individual to another; the ways to meet those needs, however, varies from one person to another. All
June 18, 2024
Is a Gifted Woman’s Experience Different From a Man’s?
… and how do the realities of the zeitgeist — the conditions around her at the time — impact the answer? First of all, this is part of my story
June 11, 2024
For Parents Curious About Gifted Child Social Skills
… in which I answer questions about gifted issues Over the years I have taken on many different roles to stay connected with gifted children and their families. One such
June 4, 2024
An Interview with Dr. Deborah Ruf
Hows and Whys about the Five Levels of Gifted In a chilly Minneapolis, Minnesota, in November 2018, I hosted — and shuttled to sessions at our convention center less than 15 minutes
May 28, 2024
How Smart Is My Child?
Using the Ruf Estimates™ of Levels of Gifted Many parents wonder how their children compare to other children. They worry about how to select the best school for their young
May 21, 2024
How to Partial Homeschool: A Quick Overview
If you have a gifted child whose needs aren’t being met… When children simply don’t fit the school they attend, you might be able to find a workable solution. What
May 14, 2024
Gifted People Are Still People
… and many of our feelings are shared by others. Anyone old enough to remember watching Cheers in 1982—and you can still watch it in reruns—will remember when Nicholas Colasanto,
May 7, 2024
Why Do So Many Smart and Gifted Kids Think They Don’t Like Math?
It may have something to do with the different personality types between the teachers and some students. My closest girlfriend since grade school became a math teacher. To her, math
April 30, 2024