TOYS FOR GIFTED KIDS a challenge and an opportunity
As society is advancing in its understanding of human neurodiversity , the demand in the market for more inclusive toys is increasing . For many years now , the toy industry has been responding to this trend by designing products that can be played with by children with different characteristics , skills , abilities , etc .
Nowadays , there is an important number of companies that are designing toys considering the requirements of children with special needs . This is wonderful , however , most of these toy developments are regarding children with disabilities . There are many other children with specific needs that could benefit from toy companies having them in mind , too : Talented and gifted kids , children whose needs are most of the time overlooked as most people consider , wrongly , that everything is easier for them .
Gifted children and why they might benefit by playing with certain toys
To summarize the concept , gifted children are those capable of performing above their chronological age in academics , art , creativity , sports , etc . However , being gifted does not mean life is effortless and trouble-free for them . On the contrary , in some aspects , they might require important support .
It is important to understand that talented and gifted kids have specific needs and that the toy industry can truly
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