Are Gifted Children also Special Needs Children?
Stay in touch with the conversation, subscribe to the RSS feed for comments on this post. Neil B. says Sure. Put some effort into educating, inspiring, and nurturing the gifted,especially gifted minority, who fight an uphill battle against negative peer attitudes. That will repay itself handsomely with what they can contribute to our society, as well as no apologies for it also just being good for them. Note: I am a member of and Chief Proctor (test administrator) for Tidewater Mensa in USA. Mensa is a world-wide fraternal organization for those scoring in the top two percentile or above on standardized IQ tests. October 28, 2007, 10:12 am Reply Troy says @ Neil B: I agree that Gifted children do have special needs and should be treated as such. I think our education system can and should do more to recognize Gifted and Talented students and provide the same (if not more) resources as they do for those that aren’t performing as well as their peers. Funding should be separate from speci
