How will you know if the kids are gifted?

I'm not really sure how to truly know for sure. I guess you could have them tested and see if they score very well.

He certainly sounds gifted!

Depending on where you live, most schools usually have tests that show which students stand out (or fall below standards). They often have special programs to further challenge those who are gifted.

If your school system does not have extra programs for gifted children, I would just continue to feed him with information in the form of books, educational shows, films, computer games etc. Let him absorb as much as he wants to. Answer his questions to the best of your knowledge and teach him how to find answers online. Get him puzzle books and games that will challenge his mind. In this way you can help him flourish.

he sounds like a very smart young man. i'm sure there are places u could have him tested.

There is something you need to be careful of with gifted children, if your child truly is gifted you may find they need more stimulation in a certain aspect for instance if a child seems to be very mathamatical then they will need constant mathamatical stimulation otherwise they get bored extremely quickly.

There is also something to be aware of when parenting a gifted child, some parents see a gift developing and start with the " omg my kid is a genius lets map out his/her future for them " then everything you do for them is aimed at that one thing which you think they should do and then it's no longer a thought of giving them as much of a normal life as possible it's about achieving that goal you set your mind and heart on.
Every parent wants the best for their children but there is a fine line between what is best for them and how far your willing to push them for your own personal gratification.

Well as I could see, your kid has signs of being gifted. We just can’t say yet if what category he belongs. He could either be mildly gifted, or moderately gifted, highly gifted, exceptionally gifted or profoundly gifted. Later on if assessments will be done on him you will know exactly what category does he belong.

Actually as the child started to show exceptional talent then you can already say whether he is exceptional or not. He could be as young as 3 or even 2 or perhaps 1 year old provided he is already showing exceptional ability to perform a skill at a level usually not reached until later years then he could be gifted. Example is if a three-year old may be reading like a third grader or can memorize full songs and long poems only an adult can do then he is gifted. There are also cases of exceptional non-academic abilities like if or a nine-year-old could play the piano like an expert adult who has studied it for years, or he could draw or paint as real painters do. Gifted children are usually, but not always, high achievers. Even when they don't achieve good grades, they tend to score high on achievement tests. They love to learn and their love of learning, good memories, and ability to learn quickly and easily enable them to succeed. Although a gifted child is motivated from within, I believe the support of the parents is very important in order for him to maximize all his potentials.

It seems he's gifted in some way^_^ And he belongs to the observant group of learners^_^ That's why he is self taught alot of things.. hehe^_^ That's good for u and him^_^ Though it's good, but there will be times whereby he will pick up the wrong things too, for he still doesn't know what's right or wrong^_^ Thus, it's still better to keep a close eye on him b4 he starts to follow doing something real bad^_^

NO matter how gifted they are, kids will always be kids still^_^

I coudl say a better child/kid can be grown with intellect mind or brain its depends on the parents how they share with the kids. Better the parents are well sharing the things before the child at all times then the child too learn the things in earlier stage when they wont have their own interest.

hehe, sounds like my kid too. Ever since my son was 5 years old, he knew how to operate the pc and beats other adults in those adult video games. He also has a photographic memory and can remember names and events as far as when he was 2-3 years old. He is now 9 years old and tops his class of 25 without studying that much. He finds some of the subjects in his class boring because he says his teacher keeps on repeating lessons he already knows by heart. He's a math whiz too and loves playing word games.

I am grateful to have a son like him.

Your kid is one genius. Hehehe! What did you give him while he was still a baby? Anyways, my friends and I used to talk about kids nowadays are way smarter than their parents, we try to decipher the patterns of their ability to absorb all the things they learn and one of the things we considered is the milk.

Anyways, just hone the skills and intelligence of your child. And since he is into DOTA, people say that DOTA-addicted people are good in strategies. You really are one proud mama!

i dont knis the child gifted or not....it depends upon his/her p[otential level.....extra-ordinary students are d ones which are called gifted.....but even 1 can become hardworking....n can achive the true potential......