#gifted kid syndrome

[incognitopolls]

This is about academia, so programs for art/sports/etc don't count, only studying.

A program for gifted kids would be separate from most of the other kids, and only be open to certain students.

The "highest level" is referring to classes where you learn differently based on your academic levels. Unlike being a part of a separate program, you would still be in the same class as your peers, you would just be the "best" among them.

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[theconcealedweapon]

When a child is smart and gets good grades but struggles to socialize, they're often told something like "just wait until you're an adult, you'll be rich and people will like you easily, and those people who don't like you now will be working for you".

This is shitty advice for so many reasons.

They may not actually be as smart as you think. They may just have a special interest that causes them to notice a few extra patterns while they struggle intellectually in other ways. This could put an unreasonable amount of pressure on them, causing them to become burned out.

They may be unknowingly giving people a good reason to not like them, which is very common for autistic people who struggle to understand social rules or who don't realize that what they're doing is wrong because it's exactly what's done to them. If you convince them that everyone who doesn't like them is just jealous of how smart they are, then people will still continue to dislike them just as much as before but now everyone will think they're conceited on top of it.

Their smartness won't necessarily translate into a career. Even someone who's a total genius could easily have skills that are not specific enough to be useful for a career, or can struggle to market those skills in an interview. It's also very hard to get a good paying job without experience. For those who struggle in social situations, that's extremely likely.

It's not reasonable to expect them to just sit back and tolerate being disliked for their entire childhood and however long into adulthood it takes for them to become financially successful. They may decide that it's not worth it and stop trying. They may intentionally start acting dumb because they think people will like them more.

If your prediction comes true, they'll be surrounded by gold diggers who only like them for their money. And if they have a disability that affects their social skills, they won't know when someone is taking advantage of them.

You're promoting the belief that rich people earned their riches and that underpaid employees are experiencing karma.

#ableism #actuallyautistic #wealthy privilege #gifted kid syndrome

[guiltyidealist]

"my child is fine" your child was a pleasure to have in class

#shitpost #mental illness memes #my child is fine #gifted kid syndrome #gifted #adhd #autism #actually adhd #actually autistic #actually gifted #?? #(I mean since it just means the previous two lmaooo)

[feelingtheaster99]

Annabeth telling Percy, “There are things I don’t know!”

…Yeah that hit hard for me

#gifted kid burnout #gifted kid syndrome #she gets relied on for a lot #and she likes being in charge but boy can it be a burden #annabeth and percy #annabeth chase #percy and annabeth #Percy Jackson #Percabeth #percy jackson tv spoilers #percy jackson spoilers #percy jackson tv show #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo #pjotv #pjo tv #pjo tv spoilers #pjo tv show #pjo ep 6 #percy jackon and the olympians #Percy Jackson episode 6 #we take a zebra to vegas spoilers #we take a zebra to vegas #live reaction

[turns-out-its-adhd]

My therapist told me I am 'very self-aware' and I was like 'ok, and how do I make that stop?'

smbc-comics.com

#adhd memes #neurodivergence #adhd #adult adhd #neurodiversity #adhd brain #adhd things #neurodiversesquad #mental health #gifted kid syndrome #adhd women #adhd stuff #adhd awareness

[girlwithherheadinthestars]

father figure prompts pt. 2 (cw: daddy issues)

because like. teachers who have adopted the traumatized gifted kids in their classes as their children >>>>>>

"you need a break. you're working too hard."

"i don't care that you didn't do that assignment i'm more worried about the fact that you're crying."

bursting into his office whenever you're upset: are you busy?

^him: yes. (closes his laptop) what's up?

^me: aren't you...

^him: your principal can go step off a balcony. this is clearly more important.

"you're more than just smart. you're funny and sweet and talented -- don't let anyone reduce you to just smart."

"i'm so scared for the midterm if i'm being honest."

^"why? your worst grade in my class is a 95."

^"yes but i don't want to disappoint -- "

^"get a B."

^"what?"

^"i'm being serious. get a B. that's more than enough. don't kill yourself overstudying for a perfect score."

"you're literally a child. this isn't your responsibility. don't worry about it. just...go have fun."

"stop studying and go out please for the love of god."

part. 1

#had similar convos irl tbh it healed my heart #tag me if you use one of these i would love to read <3 #writeblr #writing #spilled ink #writing prompts #father figure #father figure prompts #gifted kid syndrome #dialogue prompts #character dialogue #dialogue prompt #writing dialogue #dialogue ideas #writing ideas #creative writing #prompts

[holierthanth0u]

"gifted children" are not necessarily gifted... sometimes kids just get a burst of development in certain areas, and it evens out and stagnates over time. its just how some people develop, you are not "failed" because of it.

#its why the “gifted kid” thing is so common in autistics #because its a DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER #autism #neurodivergent #audhd #autistic #actually autistic #autistic things #autistic experiences #asd #gifted kid burnout #burnt out gifted kid #gifted kid syndrome #gifted kid problems #gifted kid shit

[hecateisalesbian]

Shoutout to all the Gifted Kids who used to do really advanced math problems and read 6 books in a day. How does it feel now that you’ve grown up and are now burnt out and have no creativity anymore and feel pressured to be perfect because that’s how you grew up and what you got praised for and I hope your doing good with your anxiety and autism and adhd.

#It me #im gifted kids #😿 #autism #adhd #actually neurodivergent #neurodivergent #gifted kid syndrome

[infiniteorangethethird]

being good at math & school but being shit at everything else truly is a specially crafted hell. Ppl will deny recognition for your academic achievements and the effort you put into your studies bc "well of course ur doing good you're smart that's just how you are" but then turn around and shit on you when you struggle in different areas bc "you should be able to do this you're smarter than that".

#hated for being smart then hated for being stupid you truly can't win here #autistic #autism #actually autistic #neurodivergent #actually neurodivergent #gifted kid problems #gifted kid syndrome #gifted kid burnout

[theadderalltoyourstiles]

Pretty sure this has been done already , but i wanted to do it anyway .

Also there's MORE to add but there's no space :(

#im fucking exhausted #this shit is killing me #i have the shittiest memory and it makes me wanna cry #gifted kid burnout #gifted kid shit #gifted kid problems #gifted kid syndrome #gifted kid things #former gifted kid #stemblr #desiblr #memes #relatable #college #relatable memes #whatever #im tired #wtf #life

[karengillanslefteyebrow]

PJOTV Annabeth is bringing a whole new meaning to Gifted Kid Syndrome

#text post #textposts #shit post #why am i like this #percy Jackson #Annabeth Chase #gifted kid syndrome #pjo series #pjo tv show #percy jackon and the olympians

[chilli-talks-a-lot]

romanticize learning, not school

The education system (in the U.S. at least) sucks! School sucks!

High expectations get set on you and you exhaust yourself trying to achieve them

Often, it promotes unhealthy competition and causes you to compare yourself to other students, even though everyone has different skill sets and circumstances

Being neurodivergent makes it HELL

School doesn't DESERVE to be romanticized. Burnout sucks. You're not going "above and beyond," you're trying to push yourself into unbreathable altitudes.

Rather, consider romanticizing learning:

Researching because gaining knowledge is fun, you like how it feels to understand the world around you

Teaching because you want to spread that knowledge to others

Finding your own engaging methods

Giving yourself control. Learning because you want to.

#fuck school #i hate school #chaotic academia #chaotic academic aesthetic #gifted kid burnout #gifted kid syndrome #gifted kid problems #the education system #learning is fun #learning through play #learn #students #learning

[dragonpyre]

There's advanced reading group in elementary school and then there's "you and literally one other kid get sent to a study room to read a high school level book" reading group.

And then you wonder why I'm so high achieving...

#yes this actually happened #in 5th grade me and other other kid got sent to a room with three other kids from the WHOLE school #to read boring high school books #they were still too easy btw #but yeah now I have crippling anxiety and am burnt out! #text post #gifted kid syndrome #gifted kid things

[thescholarlystrumpet]

me: wow these artists are So talented! how did they get so GOOD?? my brain: practice. me [ignoring that): I mean the skill, the details! such clean lines....how?? my brain: practicing. they do it over and over again me: I could never be that good... guess I'll just stop... my brain: JFC

#former gifted kid #neurospicy things #neurodiverse stuff #adhd things #adhd problems #adhd brain #neurodivergent #perfectionism #recovering perfectionist #perfectionistproblems #spicy brain #gifted kid burnout #executive dysfunction #gifted kid syndrome #gifted kid problems #art #creativity #stupid brain #mental health #imposter syndrome #art is hard #artist struggles #writing is hard #this applies to all creative things

[spacelazarwolf]

i kinda have beef with the way some folks with adhd portray different adhd experiences. specifically, the “gifted kid” adhders who will say stuff like “the kids who failed got diagnosed and accommodated while we, the Gifted Kids, suffered in undiagnosed silence” and i just wanna remind y’all that this fantasy y’all have of the adhders who showed stereotypical signs of adhd getting noticed immediately and accommodated is just not true to reality for most of us.

i was one of those adhders who failed instead of continuing on the Gifted Kid route, and i didn’t get diagnosed until i was in my mid 20’s. didn’t get accommodations, didn’t get any help, i just got told i was lazy and not trying hard enough. i had teachers and professors treat me like hot fucking garbage bc they “could see i had so much potential i wasn’t living up to”, but never thought to actually like fucking help me or ask what was going on. i managed to graduate high school and get into college, but in college it got so bad that i had to take an extra year and barely graduated. even for adhders who do get accommodations, it’s rare that they’re actually respected or taken seriously. this is the reality for most of the people you’re talking about.

and i don’t deny that there’s a unique struggle the Gifted Kid Crowd faces with not getting diagnosed and living with that anxiety, but the fact is y’all have more opportunities than we do because y’all did well in school. y’all are less likely to be unemployed or poor or be able to get higher level and higher paying jobs. so please think for two seconds before commenting on the experiences of other adhders like that.

#adhd #gifted kid #gifted kid syndrome

[nyctocollective]

the school's treatment of gifted kids is insane because why do i, a teenager with dyscalculia, have 3 different math classes in one semester? i might be a light yagami fictive but i am still one inch from excruciating burnout

“you can do it, you're smart enough!!” miss ma'am, i can't even tell you what time it is 💀

#actually did #cdid #system #did #did system #plural system #sysblr #did osdd #osdd #vent #tw vent #gifted kid syndrome #gifted kid burnout #dyscalculia #math ew #- ⛓️ light 3