Asynchronous Development: Many Ages at Once
I am so excited to be a featured poster over at Secular Homeschool’s brand-new weekly From Soup to Nuts: Discussions that Matter section. Starting Monday, I’ll be talking about asynchronous development and the gifted child and the discussion will continue all week!
Asynchronous Development: Many Ages at Once My Little Poppies for Secular Homeschool
We’ll be discussing gifted myths, giftedness as asynchrony, examples of asynchronous development, and the parenting and education of these children.
Wondering if your child is gifted/2e?
My favorite definition of giftedness: giftedness as asynchrony
Giftedness is asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm. This asynchrony increases with higher intellectual capacity. The uniqueness of the gifted renders them particularly vulnerable and requires modifications in parenting, teaching and counseling in order for them to develop optimally. (The Columbus Group, 1991).
If you’re living with asynchrony, you might want to check this out!
Want to read more posts on asynchronous development and gifted myths?
Asynchronous Development and the Gifted Child ~ My Little Poppies
Asynchronous Development in Gifted Children ~ Guest post at Raising Lifelong Learners
How to Parent a 2E Child ~ My Little Poppies
Lessons Learned- 7 Things I’ve Learned from Raising a Gifted Child - Guest post at Boston Mamas
Can you relate?
Do you have a gifted, asynchronous child? Does your son or daughter appear to be many ages at once? C’mon over and join the conversation!
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The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive.
To him… a touch is a blow,
a sound is a noise,
a misfortune is a tragedy,
a joy is an ecstasy,
a friend is a lover,
a lover is a god,
and failure is death.
Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create — so that
without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he is creating.
~Pearl S. Buck
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I can’t wait to read your post tomorrow. I remember first learning about asynchronous development and starting to finally understand my son. He is 9, loves to watch DVDs of college history lectures, reads at an 11th grade level but still sleeps with all his stuffed animals and has a melt down when things are not perfect. Emotionally he is probably 6 or 7. Intellectually a lot older. His melt downs can still be frustrating but now my husband and I understand them more. I completely agree that asynchronous development is a hallmark of giftedness. Understanding that is the key to understanding our son. Thank you for writing about this important topic!
I hope you enjoyed it, Wendy!