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For many gifted children and their parents, schooling can be a confusing, difficult and sometimes lonely journey. How’s that even possible? Surely the name says it all, it’s a ‘gift’. But the perception of ‘giftedness’ and the reality can be vastly different. Parents might anticipate their articulate and very bright toddler will arrive at school and breeze through, only to see the opposite happen!This podcast will help parents identify gifted underachievement and provide practical advice on how to turn things around. Kriss Muskett, GATCA committee member will share the knowledge she’s acquired through decades of research and assisting hundreds of families on their journeys. *GATCA was established in 1978 and is a, not-for-profit, self-help organisation providing teachers and parents with the means to meet the special needs of gifted children at home or school.

Podcast episodes

Check latest episodes from The Gifted Myth podcast

Gifted Myth Gender Bias: Invisible girls

2025/12/03

Why are the number of girls tested for giftedness consistently half the number of boys? And when daughters are identified, Mum says “She didn’t get it from me.”

Gifted Myth Gender Bias: She’s just an ‘overachiever’

2025/12/03

Leading gifted psychologist Fiona Smith explains why signs of giftedness in girls are often mistaken for ‘hard work’ rather than high IQ and discusses the ideal age for testing before these girls start masking their intelligence.

Gifted Myth Gender Bias: The classroom MATH myth

2025/12/03

Despite decades of evidence to the contrary, the myth that boys are naturally better than girls at maths persists, contributing to a gender gap that emerges within the first four months of schooling.

Gifted Myth Gender Bias: Parent intervention is powerful

2025/12/03

In this final episode, we hear from a Mum who explains how perfectionism can derail high-IQ students. Additionally, practical strategies for parents to support reading, writing, and math at home to improve outcomes are outlined.

What's going on with my child?

2023/11/01

Understanding the social, behavioural and academic differences of your gifted child.

A typical case study

2023/11/01

Gifted underachievement is ‘the discrepancy between the expected performance of a gifted student and their actual performance in the classroom'.

Does your child need an IQ test?

2023/11/01

Leading psychologist in gifted education, Fiona Smith explains how an IQ test can answer your question

A couple of gifted kids in every classroom; Is your child one of them?

2023/11/01

A gifted academic explains why your childs educational needs are different.

The reversal of gifted underachievement

2023/11/01

Parent intervention and why maths could be the key.

Trailer: Understanding gifted underachievement

2023/11/01

For many gifted children and their parents, schooling can be a confusing, difficult and sometimes lonely journey. How’s that even possible? Surely the name says it all, it’s a ‘gift’. But the perception of ‘giftedness’ and the reality can be vastly different. Parents might anticipate their articulate and very bright toddler will arrive at school and breeze through, only to see the opposite happen!This podcast will help parents identify gifted underachievement and provide practical advice on how to turn things around. Founder of the Gifted and Talented Children’s Association of WA Kriss Muskett will share the knowledge she’s acquired through decades of research and assisting hundreds of families on their journeys.