- Prefer to write rather than talk and especially don't like talking on the phone
- Have a private and a public personality
- Say what they mean
- Prefer not to say anything unless it is significant
- Need time alone to recharge their batteries
- Enjoy one-to-one communication
- Think first, then speak or act
- Conserve energy
- Focus inwardly
- Like to focus on one thing at a time
- Think to themselves
- Enjoy reflecting
- Have a few close and true friends
- Are excellent listeners
- Love to go to their room and close the door
- Prefer to work in groups instead of alone
- Suffer from feelings of humiliation if they make mistakes in public
- Are intense
- Hate small talk
- Are territorial—desire private space and time
- Are happy to be alone—they can be lonely in a crowd
- Become drained around large groups of people; dislike attending parties
- Prefer to work on own rather than do group work
- Act cautiously in meeting people
- Are reserved, quiet and deliberate
- Do not enjoy being the center of attention
- Do not share private thoughts with just anyone
- Form a few deep attachments
- See reflection as very important
- Concentrate well and deeply
- Become absorbed in thoughts and ideas
- Limit their interests but explore deeply
- Communicate best one-on-one
- Get agitated and irritated without enough time alone or undisturbed
- Select activities carefully and thoughtfully
References:
http://resources.prufrock.com/GiftedChildInformationBlog/tabid/57/
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