The trend is definitely rising, particularly if we strip out exceptional gifts.

As a young child he had an exceptional gift for drawing.

Some of them lose their exceptional gifts in adulthood.

It would be a high risk job demanding combat skills and exceptional gifts for improvisation.

To make that heavenly piece sound so square and dull takes an exceptional gift.

He was considered an exceptionally able officer and, by reputation, had an exceptional gift for persuasion.

But against this has to be set the fact that Dali is a draughtsman of very exceptional gifts.

Like other rare people with exceptional gifts, he could not explain where it came from.

What about those who seem to have no exceptional gifts or handicaps?

In "Childhood" Michael, a son of poor parents, demonstrates exceptional gifts.