Gifted children view the world through a lens that is simply different from their peers.  From an early age they feel different.  They learn and retain information on the first exposure in many cases and find it frustrating to sit and wait for others to understand.  They think abstractly, logically, and are insightful.  They enjoy complex problems, they may organize people, or things, into complex systems or structures.  They tend to be more intense in everything they do.  Many set very high standards, are perfectionistic, and become profoundly disappointed, stressed or upset if they fail to measure up to their own expectations.