Gifted and talented refer to the top 5-10% in academic and non-academic pursuits respectively, who are to be encouraged in their gifts and talents.

Apparently, he was gifted with a great memory and analytical skills. In short, he was talented.

With my first child, who landed comfortably within the official 'talented and gifted' category at school, I was insensitive to how pervasive the talk of giftedness had become.