Giftedness is not what I thought it was

by Melanie Hinze, for Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented, Gifted Awareness Week 2022

"There was a time when I'd only vaguely heard of Mensa. A time when gifted children to me were quiet and studious. They had perfect behaviour at school and got straight As. Life was probably super easy for them. They invented things and read big books and spoke well, and probably grew into scientists. But now that I live gifted, I know the truth."

Born Gifted

from SBS The Feed, 16 March 2022

Are schools failing gifted and twice-exceptional students? Parents say children's intellectual abilities aren't being catered for and it's leaving them bored, disengaged and socially isolated.

Gifted & Talented Children’s Association of SA

The Gifted and Talented Children’s Association of South Australia is a volunteer organisation committed to enhancing the social, emotional and intellectual development of children and adolescents with high intellectual potential.

Victorian Association for Gifted and Talented Children

Gifted NSW

ACT Gifted Families Support Group Inc.

Tasmanian Association for the Gifted Inc.

The Queensland Association for Gifted & Talented Children

The Gifted & Talented Children's Association of WA (Inc)

Austega

Since 1995 Austega has built a rich collection of resources valuable to gifted children and their educators and parents/carers.

Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented Ltd

The Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented (AAEGT) came into existence in May 1985 as a result of a growing recognition among educators of the need for the establishment of a national body as a focus for the endeavors of Australian teachers and parents in the field of gifted education.

Australian Gifted Support Centre

Australian Gifted Support Center offers a wide range of services to gifted children and adolescents, and their parents or caregivers and their teachers. Our team specializes in supporting gifted children including those with a learning difficulty, twice exceptional students and those who are underachieving.

The Curious Apple

Creative learning for the 21st century in education

CSIRO – Double Helix

Double helix provides a variety of information and resources for the young scientist.

Flinders University – Gifted Education – A postgraduate program

The Graduate Certificate and Masters degree are designed to equip teachers to meet the special educational, social and emotional needs of students with high intellectual potential. All lectures are held during school vacations in January and July and most students study part-time over two years.

Hoagies’ Gifted Education

The all-things-gifted site, full of resources, articles, books and links to help and support parents, teachers, and gifted children alike.

WCGTC

The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children is a worldwide non-profit organization that provides advocacy and support for gifted children.

MENSA

Mensa is a not-for-profit society whose members qualify by having an IQ in the top 2% of the population.

Australian Mensa has awarded the title of “School cooperating with Australian Mensa” to Dara School.