look at thmommy triceratops. she has some sharp, sharp... kendrick: although children who learn slowly have received our attention for several decades, it is only in the past few years that intellectually gifted preschoolers have received any attention at all. man: one is very big, and one is small. hendrick: some indications that a child may be intellectually gifted include using more elaborate, extended language, grasping ideas with exceptional ease, possessing an unusual amount of general information for their age, and liking to discuss subjects in depth. they may also be more sensitive to social values than their peers are, and are often almost insatiably interested in special subjects that appeal to them. perhaps, because we have resisted attempts for so long to push intellectual and cognitive learning on preschoolers before they're ready, it's real easy for us to overlook the special needs for information and stimulation these gifted youngsters have. we're cheating them when we deny them that help just as much as we're depriving slow l