Category: Bright Adults & Life Stories
About My Very Big Book “The 5 Levels of Gifted Children Grown Up”
In mid-November 2023, shortly after I released my 18 year longitudinal follow-up study in the very big book (3 pounds), The 5 Levels of Gifted Children Grown Up: What They Tell Us, I started to get requests to speak, do podcast interviews, etc. Basically, in my opinion, most of these experiences weren’t satisfying to me — […]
What Exactly Is the Point of My Life?
“What exactly is the point of my life?” Do you wonder? The viewpoints of those who raised you, as well as the zeitgeist of the time you were born and raised, all impact how much you will wonder who you are and continue to struggle with those big life questions most of us have at […]
How Do Highly Gifted Adults Show Developmental Potential? Part 1
Gifted Adults in Their 40s and 50s – Environmental, Familial, and Personal Factors I re-edited this post when I discovered I had indeed finished it. It became a full chapter in Morality, Ethics, and Gifted Minds, edited by Don Ambrose and Tracy Cross, by Springer Publishing.[1] I have now included a full PDF link to my chapter […]
Is a Gifted Woman’s Experience Different From a Man’s?
… and how do the realities of the zeitgeist — the conditions around her at the time — impact the answer? First of all, this is part of my story and I’ve shared it several times since 2010 and added edits here and there. I’m from the Baby Boomer generation. I was in undergraduate school […]
Social & Emotional Issues: What Gifted Adults Say About Their Childhoods
I recently attended a school conference that included the school psychologist, principal, classroom teacher, district gifted and talented coordinator, parents of the gifted child, and other interested parties. Five minutes into the discussion I wanted to shout, “I already have a tape recorded copy of this meeting!” Predictable camps of the debate espoused the same […]
