TIL: Being intellectually gifted is a spectrum of neurodivergence and does not automatically mean the person is/will be a genius in anything - eviltoast

Other points:

  • it’s not mutually exclusive with any other neurodivergence, in which case they’re “twice exceptional”;
  • In an environment with unprepared people and professionals, they may be wrongly diagnosed as having some other neurodivergence.
  • It’s not just a high IQ score;
  • Gifted kids can be problem students and have low grades;
  • Homework feels like torture (this is true to any child, tho);
  • They’re very likely to question authorities and point out perceived hypocrisy (emphasis here on perceived, because pointing something and being right are different things);
  • As kids, they may have weird quirks for executing tasks, such as wanting to hold pencils the “wrong” way, or wanting to press against a wall to do homework;

If you’re Brazilian or can understand Brazilian Portuguese, this is the podcast I listened to - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apnuIIePeeA

Aos brasileiros que acabarem encontrando esse post, o podcast que assisti é o que linkei acima

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    I like rants that go off the rails. I don’t like this safety guardrail world. Give me an unhinged asshole who isn’t afraid to fuck shit up. Those are my people!

    Like imagine if french resistance weren’t willing go blow up nazi train tracks.

    Use your crazy for good!

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      Well if you like unhinged assholes who argue about nothing and everything regardless of context, lemmy seems to be the place for you