Need To Spread To Make A Gifted Child Community - Tumblr Posts

Guys you don't know how much it makes me feel understood. Everything you all just said is true for me. I was diagnosed to be a gifted child at 7, I was feeling like the smartest kid ever. Then came middle school and grades fell down, and I only learned how to learn at 17! So barely more than a year ago. And now I feel like crap because everyone except me to be so smart and I except me to be so smart but I keep on failing. I also learned only 2 years ago that 4/5 gifted kids are failing at school. I learned that 1/4 are hypersensitive, that 1/5 are apathic and some can be both (I unfortunately am). The only thing people (think they) know is that gifted child are smart. We usually don't go further because for us "being smart" is such a good thing. And then we understand and discover all the hidden sides of being a gifted child. And when we try to say it around, people only stop at "you're smart". I'm pretty sure I have Autism, maybe even ADHD, but I keep on asking myself if this is not just me being a gifted child. I want to become a psychologist and the other day I saw the video of a psychologist on insta that started by "No, being a gifted child will never be a problem in your child's education". I immediatly changed because it angered me so much! That is a huge problem and even more on the psychological side and mental health! Scientist mainly just focus on the fact that we are smart and that's good for them but there's so much more than that to be studied!

people misunderstand what ‘gifted kid’ actually means but it’s ok it’s fine it’s cool it’s good