Gifted Through the Lifespan

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August 2026

When School Funding Cuts Reach the Art Room
... and when statewide politicians, not educators, make the call
 • Deborah Ruf
Gifted, Bored, and Misunderstood: Why School Can Fail Bright Children
 • Deborah Ruf
Giftedness Across a Lifetime
How schools, access, and opportunity shape gifted people of every age
 • Deborah Ruf
Introduction to a Longitudinal Study about Gifted Children and Adults
I’m an investigative author who looks into why people turn out the ways that they do.
 • Deborah Ruf
Why “Good Fit” Matters for Both Gifted Adults and Gifted Children
It’s About the Sense of Belonging, Learning, and Well-Being
 • Deborah Ruf
Gifted Children and the Limits of Age-Based Schools
Most pre-school and elementary schools aren't ready for your gifted child's needs.
 • Deborah Ruf
More About IQ Scores
How to interpret ability testing in context
 • Deborah Ruf
Is It Dysgraphia—or Just a Reluctant Young Writer?
And with boys, in particular, they may not be developmentally ready to work with pencils
 • Deborah Ruf
IQ Test Scores Aren’t All You Need to Know
They Can Tell you Numbers and Percentiles: Then What?
 • Deborah Ruf

July 2026

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