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? algebra on own at age 3 ? KyLee Hench ? fascinated with letters numbers at ? mental arithmetic at 2 ? playing math puter games by 3 SMPY (Julian Stanley et al.) ? Terry Tao: Fields Medal recipient ? taught himself to read before 2。 Giftedness: The Gift that Keeps on Giving Introduction ? Stable versus unstable personal traits ? . gender versus hair color ? Which is giftedness? ? Often viewed as a childhood attribute ? This reflected by a recent web search ? What are the results of googling … ? Google results ? “ gifted children” ?1,440,000 hits ? versus postchildhood: ? “gifted adolescents” ? 39,600 hits ? “gifted teenagers” ? 1,670 hits ? “gifted adults” ? 24,700 hits ? “gifted elderly” ? 56 hits ? “gifted senior citizens” ? 8 hits Google results ? and versus prechildhood: ? “gifted babies” ? 6,660 hits ? “gifted infants” ? 540 hits ? “gifted zygotes” ? 1 hit ? the latter some Jon Stewart quip! Argument ? Giftedness can be a lifelong trait ? This developmental continuity is especially conspicuous when we look at the highest levels of giftedness ? ., top 1% rather than top 10% Superlative Performance Threshold AGE Top 10% Top 1% PERFORMANCE From Conc