Category: Social & Emotional Development
When Gifted People Walk That Humility Line—or Not
Most intellectually gifted adults don’t think of themselves as gifted. Smart enough maybe, but not so special as to be gifted. First of all, most intellectually gifted adults don’t think of themselves as gifted. Smart enough maybe, but not so special as to be gifted. After all, they were lucky, or worked hard, or didn’t […]
9 Cultivating Gifted Child Social Skills
Any Questions? Over the years I’ve taken on many different roles to stay connected with gifted children and their families. One such role was that of a volunteer position as Gifted Children Program Coordinator for American Mensa during for five years 2003-2008. I answered letters from parents of gifted children, and sometimes there were questions […]
Independence and Relationship Issues in Intellectually Gifted Adolescents — Part 1
Adolescence is a difficult time for most people, and social and emotional issues are sometimes additionally exacerbated in the exceptionally or profoundly gifted adolescent when navigating friendship connections, romance, and greater independence in school and home. Many extremely intelligent young people have difficulty with making friends, feeling attractive to — and understanding — the opposite sex, and also dealing […]
Does Being Smart Mean You Don’t Have Any Social Skills?
The issue of feeling normal or fitting easily into our environments so that we feel like we belong and are welcome, is a deep and pervasive issue for many highly intelligent, gifted, people of all ages. I have long been interested in what makes people feel like they don’t belong. This feeling of not quite […]
Gifted and Humble: How Does That Work?
Most intellectually gifted adults don’t think of themselves as gifted. Smart enough maybe, but not so special as to be gifted. Most intellectually gifted adults don’t think of themselves as gifted. Smart enough maybe, but not so special as to be gifted. After all, they were lucky, or worked hard, or didn’t get the best […]
Social & Emotional Needs of the Gifted
High intellectual functioning affects children and their development Basic needs do not vary from one individual to another; the ways to meet those needs, however, varies from one person to another. All of us need love and acceptance and a sense of purpose and fulfillment. It is my goal to help people understand how high intellectual functioning […]
Gifted and Humble: How Does That Work?
Most intellectually gifted adults don’t think of themselves as gifted. Smart enough maybe, but not so special as to be gifted. After all, they were lucky, or worked hard, or didn’t get the best grades, or … whatever. Because of this reality, it is that much harder for advocates to get the systems in place […]
