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Discovering the Gifted Ex-Child
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Stephanie Tolan
Stephanie S. Tolan writes novels for children and young adults, is co-author of the book "Guiding the Gifted Child", writes about giftedness for Advanced Development Journal and Roeper Review, and is a consultant on highly gifted children.  
By Stephanie Tolan
Published on 10/20/2006
 
The experience of the gifted adult is the experience of an unusual consciousness, an extraordinary mind whose perceptions and judgments may be different enough to require an extraordinary courage.