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To maintain the quality of the discourse, we remove some types of content and ban users for certain violations of community norms. r/college is a place for discussion related to college and collegiate life. In addition to 2E Connection.Please see our rules before posting here. I also started a new directory website called 2E Connection that I’m working on growing this summer to help find and connect with professionals who work with 2E individuals, as well as buisinesses and creative projects BY gifted and 2E individuals! Resources: This week we will be having a live call on Perfectionism with Aileen Kelleher, which you can find in our member guest call library along with other past calls on topics such as Imposter Syndrome and Resilience. You can now join my Embracing Intensity Community free, and access the courses and other content for just $9.99 a month, to connect with other gifed, creative and twice exceptional folks. You can hear more about her experiences on my Embracing Intensity Podcast here.įinding both community and professionals who understand giftedness and twice exceptionality are crucial in finding support that works for you. I’ve also learned a lot following Structured Success on Twitter. She does a great job of exploring the nuances and overlap between giftedness, Autism, ADHD, sensitivity, trauma and other commonly overlapping experiences. Katy Higgins Lee, MFT has a great Instagram account where she shares her perspective on twice exceptionality as a Gifted, Autistic & ADHD Therapist. I myself have been learning a lot from late diagnosed Autistics about questioning our stereotypes of Autism. Sensory sensitivities can also be a common trait of giftedness as well as other neurodivergence, but if it’s negatively impacting your life it can be helpful to explore further. They also might find that their pursuit of excellence may border on perfectionism that can be viewed as rigid thinking. It’s true that gifted folks often have a history of lacking intellectual peers so they may have had difficulty connecting socially.

I have had several gifted adults, especially women, share with me that when they pursued an Autism evaluation they were blown off and told they were just “gifted and quirky.”

If it’s not perfect, what even is the point?.

You’ve been accused of being critical of others, but you’re even more critical of yourself.

Your idea of intelligence hinges on tangible achievements.

You’ve used the phrase “I used to be smart,” or “I WAS a gifted kid” in past tense.

You cycle between feeling both inferior to others and superior – sometimes at the same time.

You are only motivated by urgency or fear.

You cycle through hobbies because once you’ve mastered something you’re ready to move on.

You have a really hard time asking for help because you feel like you should be able to just figure it out.

You live in constant fear or disappointment of not living up to your potential.

Things used to come easy, so when you have to work at it you no longer feel smart.

This CAN happen due to pressure from labels, programs, and the external expectations they may bring, but it can also happen from a poor educational fit that doesn’t stimulate our brains.

Gifted kid burnout happens when someone starts to feel that their value is based on their achievement and they can no longer keep up with the demands.

Gifted kid burnout in college