Contrary to what may seem, gifted people do not normally have good academic experiences. High Achievers report much more positive school experiences than the Intellectually Gifted. Pollet, E., & Schnell, T. (2017). Brilliant: But what for?

“Intellect is a magnitude of intensity, not a magnitude of extension” Arthur Schopenhauer, On the Suffering of the World

“Discrepancies among verbal abilities, fluid reasoning, and memory are more common in gifted individuals. They have different cognitive profiles, learning styles, and idiosyncratic ways of information processing.” Lang et al, 2019

Gifted individuals “experience life at a high pitch but also with greater sensitiv­ity to nuance. Thoughts and sensations race and tumble over each other, often on many tracks simultaneously.” Piechowski & Wells (2021) Reexamining Overexcitability: A Framework for…

Memories, desires, and a rich tapestry of feeling produce a multidimensional perception of the world. It is like having a dish antenna that captures tens of thousands of channels instead of a few dozen. Piechowski & Wells (2021) Re-examining Overexcitability

La mayoría de gente con altas capacidades necesita menos horas de sueño. Además tienen patologías normales de la ansiedad: pesadillas y puede que terrores. Son más propensos.  Rosa Jové: “El aburrimiento mata a los niños con altas capacidades”

Having children increases the Intellectually Gifted’s meaningfulness, but does not affect their subjective well-being. In the control group, data suggested that children reduced subjective well-being. Pollet, E., & Schnell, T. (2017). Brilliant: But what for?

“Disharmony hypothesis”: gifted individuals may face unique social challenges and have specific emotional needs which may increase psychological vulnerabilities. Matta, Michael et Al. (2019). Personality assessment of intellectually gifted adults: A dimensional trait approach.

Contact with other gifted individuals may moderate the relationship between stressors and psychosocial adjustment and thus support positive identity development. Baudson, T. G., & Ziemes, J. F. (2016). The importance of being gifted