[Oz-gifted] Straight out gifted

[Keith McGuinness]

L B wrote:
> I went to an OC school, and kids there were hyperactive, and "allergic to 
> food colourings".  Some of them were considered "odd", and probably had ASD 
> characteristics, but weren't categorised as such.  I think it is more a case 
> that more research has been done and theories formulated (thinking in 
> particular visual spatial learning - since the 80's) , than these 
> characteristics not being around.

I also went to OC school but none of us were noticeably 
hyperactive or allergic to food colourings (allergies to food are 
probably far less common than people think).

As to categorisation, I incline to the view that people sometimes 
whack labels on other people because they display behaviours 
which they judge to be inappropriate in certain circumstances. 
One persons's "hyperactive" is another's "full of beans". (I'm 
not by any means dismissing genuine problems/difficulties.)

Keith McGuinness