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"For [gifted children and adults], problematic behavior patterns typically are greatly reduced or disappear entirely when the person interacts with other gifted persons." --Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults
"Haven is in existence as a site dedicated solely for Gifted youth; the precocious children whose intelligence is often more trouble than it's worth.... Haven exists because, frankly, being a genius isn't exactly all it's cracked up to be."--Lis Davies, Haven Founder
The heart and soul of Haven are the forums, where years of members have deposited their reflections and offered each other understanding on life, giftedness, the world, and how to live in it. We welcome members of all ages although current membership is concentrated in the 12 to 20 range, and many members have never been IQ tested or otherwise "proven" gifted--our purpose is to help people and to enjoy each other's company, and Haven is what each new member makes it.
Alongside wide-ranging chat, we discuss and deal with gifted-specific issues like twice exceptionalities, emotional and social concerns, and education.
If you're a gifted teen, we understand. No matter how strange things seem, we understand. We've seen enough similar stuff before. No promises we'll all be tactful and sensitive, but give us the chance, and maybe give something of yourself to us, so
Stay. Connect. Learn more about what it means to be Gifted, and more about yourself.
| 1st January 2010 |
| 2010 Happy New Year! |
| 6th December 2009 |
| Website update Parents FAQ page added Staff information updated |
| 23th July 2009 |
| New theme uploaded Privacy bugs fixed New chat system! |
| 20th July 2009 |
| The Haven globally recovered from the crash, but we still have a few problems left, mainly the fact that it is still impossible to edit something on the wiki. In order to fix this, we will hold a week-long maintenance starting on this day. We will also be implementing a lot of new stuff. Contact French Frog if you wish to participate to the effort. |
| 17th May 2009 |
| Due to a crash of our former webhosting company, we experienced a month-long downtime. The forum, chat and portal are up again. The wiki should up again shortly soon. If you are a new member, you might have to reregister. If you had a comma in your username, then the comma disappeared due to MyBB 1.4.6 not allowing them because they generate bugs. We apologize for the inconvenience. |
| 10th January 2009 |
| Major website update |
| April 2008 |
| New webmaster team making changes to the site! |
This site was created by Lis in 2004, who still owns the website. Send an email to her at : aidamachavelli@gmail.com
The Gifted Haven is now moderated and maintained by a small but dedicated army of volunteers and contributors. Send questions or comments to us at : webmaster@giftedhaven.net. Criticism, comments, or notice that you're just dropping by are welcome.
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Text © 2003-2008 C. Davies 2009 Gifted Haven Staff and C. Davies