Gifted children are

Exceptional children are those who deviate from the normal population and need special education services to meet their needs. It includes children who are gifted, backward, creative, learning disabled, etc. Gifted children refer to the children who perform tasks extraordinarily when compared with others of their peer group.They are independent in their judgments as they possess advanced logical and creative thinking.Gifted children are exceptionally curious and have a thirst for knowledge in order to SATISFY their own curiosity. They are intrinsically MOTIVATED with high self-esteem.A Gifted Child is the one who:has an IQ score of 140 or abovehas an ability which lies within the range of the upper two or three percent of the populationrequires differentiated educational programs than the regular ones provided by the school to realize their true POTENTIALIS capable of high-performance abilities in areas such as general intellectual ability, specific academic aptitude, leadership quality, etc. CHARACTERISTICS of the gifted child:Easy retention of facts.High intellectual curiosity.Unusual alertness, even in infancy.High speed in processing information.Early development of a sense of time.Advanced logical and creative thinking.Excellent memory and novelty in expression.Curiosity, creativity, and independencey in thought.Hence, it is clear that gifted children are independent in their judgements.