Category: Understanding Intelligence
What the Heck Is Neurodiversity?
What the heck is neurodiversity? … and how does it fit into the picture of giftedness? The word “neurodiversity” seems to come up a lot these days. Is the condition new or is this just a new name for something that’s been around a long time? Does it help people—the parents, teachers, therapists, individuals—to understand […]
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 Levels of Gifted. In 2023, she released a follow-up book called The 5 Levels of Gifted Children Grown Up: What They Tell Us. Their conversation […]
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 as being about how some people are. Whereas different identification processes are often helpful when trying to support the learning needs of an unusually intelligent […]
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 wrong. I was sure I knew the correct answer. I personally thought that it was an inner quality, a form of intelligence that is different, […]