

Harder to Detect
Young gifted children work out that they are different from others their age. Dr Philip Powell says, “Most gifted children know they are different by the time they are five.” Dr Linda Silverman says, “the [gifted] child often interprets the lack of fit with the playgroup as evidence that “there must be something wrong with me”. So they try to hide. How do they do this? The praying mantis adopts the same colour and shape as its environment. In her book, Counselling the G


Hard to Detect
Stripes go every which way when a herd of zebras congregate, making them more intimidating and confusing to lions and cheetahs.

"Even More Flexible"
Looking back at the early drafts of Custom Built, there were many problems to overcome. The storyline was humorous, but the theme of ‘camou