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Independence and Relationship Issues in Intellectually Gifted Adolescents
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Deborah Ruf
Deborah Ruf, Ph.D., the founder of TalentIgniter, is an international authority in gifted assessment, test interpretation, and guidance for the gifted. Having been a parent, teacher and administrator in elementary through graduate education, she writes and speaks about school issues and social and emotional adjustment of gifted children. She is co-author of the book Successfully Parenting the Gifted Child and author of Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind. See the Ruf Estimates of Levels of Gifted Online Assessment on her site.  
By Deborah Ruf
Published on 02/13/2009
 
Adolescence is a difficult time for most people, but social and emotional issues are exacerbated in the exceptionally or profoundly gifted adolescent who discovers the needs for friendship connections, romance, and greater independence in school and home.