#(gifted child syndrome)

[vent-and-advice]

I am so tired of people not seeing me as neurodivergent. I am gifted, which is an actual form of being neurodivergent. But most people think gifted is just some stupid label for parents to give their kids to show they’re “smarter” or “better” than other kids. And yes, being gifted means I have a higher IQ than most people. But that’s not just it. I have many symptoms of ADHD without having ADHD. Gifted kids are more likely to get anxiety. My brain is literally wired differently than normal people. It is more active than the normal brain. There are so many times something has made perfect sense in my mind but is confusing to everybody else. My head is constantly filled with thoughts and random music and stuff. I can’t even imagine my head being silent. And that’s not even mentioning the pressure that comes with being a gifted kid.

But noooooo! I must have ADHD or something. Because there’s no way being gifted means you’re neurodivergent. And why do you get to be called gifted when my sweet little angel isn’t? You must think you’re better than everybody else! I am so tired of people saying this stuff to me and other gifted kids. I need advice.

Ok, you seem very angry right now. And I understand. Here’s a flower and take a deep breath 🌻

So, you believe you have ADHD? Well, if it’s possible, talk about that with your parents! Or if you don’t have a very safe relationship with your parents or if you don’t entirely feel comfortable talking to them, go to your school’s guidance counselor. That’s their job, after all. Dr. Amanda (the therapist who lets me live in her office) used to be a school guidance counselor!

Gifted child syndrome is a very real problem, and a huge epidemic amongst neurodivergent children. Yknow, back in my hive, I was somewhat of a gifted child. Everyone expected me to go out and collect all that pollen and would’ve been the greatest pollen collector the hive has ever seen, and no one would’ve expected I’d be here, giving my advice on the internet. But, yknow what? Who cares what they think! I’m happy doing what I am doing right now, and it’s mainly because I had someone willing to hear my struggles, Dr. Amanda! So try to find someone you feel safe enough to talk to so you can perhaps get a proper diagnosis! So here’s my advice lovely anon. Bee yourself! There’s nothing to be angry about when it comes to being neurodivergent. And those humans simply being rude to you? Laugh at them! Laugh in their faces for being so silly to think that you are foolish for knowing you are neurodivergent! You know yourself better than they will ever know you! You don’t need to prove yourself to any of them! Just prove yourself to yourself!

#Mental health #mental health advice #Adhd #bee’s blog #Neurodivergent #neurodiversity #Gifted kid #Gifted child #gifted child syndrome #Bee’s advice

[quotesfromall]

I feel kind of stupid. There's a whole bunch of science I should be doing, right?

Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary

#gap year #imposter syndrome #gifted child syndrome #languishing #andy weir #project hail mary #weir #2021 #2021 weir

[enigmasandepiphanies]

english professor gives validation, 132 alive, 240 resurrected

#shitpost #shitposts #eni tag #me tag #english teacher #romanticism #dark academia #uni #gifted child syndrome #validation #literature #literature aesthetic

[whatchu-want-from-me]

I might have gifted child syndrome, but I want to pull myself out of it before it gets too bad.

Does anybody have advice for this?

#gifted child syndrome #please help #advice #im bad with tags

[alexandersecretblog]

the funniest thing about me is when i get upset i start using those little emoticons. i dont know why. especially when im seething with rage but trying to act nice (*´ー｀*)

#alex thinks #gifted child 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)

[itsthetism]

when they think they can hurt me, but i have an emotionally immature mum and an emotionally unavailable dad

#abandonment issues #academic validation #childhood trauma #daddy issues #burnout #eldest daughter syndrome #family issues #former gifted kid #gifted kid burnout #glass child #mental health #mommy issues

[justletmereadmywhump]

realizing the reason I enjoy dehumanization and pet whump so much is because I have both Oldest Child and Gifted Kid Syndrome

I am not doing okay

#whump #conditioned whumpee #pet whump #Oldest child syndrome #gifted kid syndrome #I need therapy

[fagdykepearlescentmoon]

I was a gifted child in grade four so you can only imagine the kind of mental health I have now

#gifted kid syndrome #gifted kid burnout #Gifted child #mental health #haha funy #i might be neurodivergent #we don't talk about it #school

[that-ineffable-devil]

Interviewer: And you are...?

Gale, proudly: Gale of Waterdeep! Former magical prodigy and ex-lover of the goddess of the Weave!

Interviewer: Mmhmm... And now?

Gale, deflating: I... Um... Have a... Worm... In my head... And... I have to eat magic boots or I will explode and level a city.

Interviewer: I'm sorry, I didn't catch--

Gale: I HAVE TO EAT MAGIC BOOTS OR GO BOOM, OK? HAPPY NOW?! *storms off*

#gale dekarios #proper example of Former Gifted Child Syndrome in a magical setting #gale of waterdeep #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 shitpost #this game is my life now #forgive me #or don't idc

[desertsportshipping]

How does Wes handle Leon's fanbase, or like. the more crazy ones? Does he take em behind the pokecenter or practically becomes Leon's personal bodygaurd at large events?

Leon now has scary dog privilege.

Wes basically became Leon's bodyguard, scaring not just crazy fans, but also the media and Rose. Leon has anxiety and is generally a people pleaser, so Wes tells people "no" for him.

As for Wes's feelings about the crazy fans, he just adds them to the list of people who want him dead. Leon does not like this, but much like with the Galarian media slandering Wes in the papers, he can't really do anything about it.

Wes yelling at people who want Leon to do things has been great for his mental health, as he now doesn't have to stress about unnecessary "Champion duties" and can now stress about Wes and Hop instead.

Patreon - Etsy

#desertsportshipping #trainer wes #wes pokemon #champion leon #leon pokemon #pokemon colosseum #pokemon sword and shield #leon: i know rose wanted me to do something... #wes: i told him to take that press appearance and shove it up his ass #part of the reason why hop approves of wes dating his brother is that he gets to see leon more often #and leon seems happier and less stressed #leon has gifted child syndrome and i stand by that #also to the braver fans: wes will bite them #wes does not give a shit about how other people saw him as long as they left leon alone

[ethereal-bumble-bee]

When I was in elementary school our Talented and Gifted program was called “Flight” (as in like soaring to great heights or whatever, idk don’t ask me), and I think the fondest memories of my entire child/tween years were in that little room in another school (and then another little room in middle school).

No matter who we were or who we hung out with outside of that class, for an hour each day we just chatted and laughed at/with each other and learned together. No one was “popular” or “cool”-- we were all just a bunch of nerds that liked to chatter constantly.

That Flight class taught me to give speeches/presentations, to work hard and not give up when I didn’t know something, and to just reach for the goddamned stars. It taught me that it wasn’t such an awful thing to be different, and that the way I saw the world didn’t make me any lesser than the neurotypical kids my age.

This sounds like a total exaggeration, but i genuinely think that class saved my life. There were so many issues that Mrs. Penn (the T&G teacher a few years ago) helped me through and taught me how to navigate, and I owe literally all of my achievements to being taught to be resilient and confident in my intelligence and potential. Being a “gifted” kid sucked/still sucks sometimes, but I couldn’t imagine ever knowing myself to be any different.

#I feel like all I really think about sometimes is the negative of being a former gifted kid #But through the expectations and failures there is a silver lining #I can confidently say that I wouldn’t be alive today if not for those teachers and everything they did for me #It literally saved me from suicide #So thank you Mrs P and Mrs B #and to any other former gifted kids that don’t feel like they’re smart anymore or worth anything #You are worth so much #and I love you #<333 #gifted kid #gifted child #gifted kid burnout #gifted kid problems #gifted kid shit #talented and gifted #gifted kid syndrome #gifted kid things

[lostsometime]

zoro you are twelve. at most. you cannot be ready to die because you're not already the Best At Swords!

#this child!!!!! #very Gifted Kid syndrome tbh #it was always easy for him to be better than everyone else so the first time he's not #it fucks him riiiight up #he's lucky it happened when he was 12 tbh #opla #opla liveblog #opla episode 4 #the pirates are coming #roronoa zoro

[kirakat369]

My parents needed a smart kid. With perfect grades, I towed the line. I lost myself while learning, but surely I'll be fine.

My parents needed some help, so quickly I was put to use. I had no time to be myself. Their grip tightened like a noose.

My parents needed me to act as maid and childcare, while my sibling got to have fun. I know it wasn't fair.

They needed an adult. All they had was a child. I traded fun for functionality, and any slip-up was reviled.

Now that I'm fully grown I'm trying to make up for lost time, but I don't know where to start. It's an overwhelming climb.

All that I missed out on, my friends treat it as a joke. I'm struggling, swimming upstream and they're cheering as I choke.

Their condescending comments, and "funny" little jabs hit me where it hurts like sharp little stabs.

They don't treat me like a peer, who's grew up a different way. They see me as a child, and I know it's not okay.

I'm drowning in the irony. I grew up far to fast only to be treated like a kid when that time has clearly passed.

#poetry #original poem #poems on tumblr #vent #parentification #gifted kid syndrome #poetry on tumblr #vent poetry #vent poem #parentified child

[kindyu]

a reminder to teachers: if there's a really talented kid in your class that's already doing really well and you see their huge potential and want to push them to do even better: don't. if you want to see the child thrive and do even better, DO NOT do it through negative criticism. this kid is already a perfectionist, they are doing their absolute best. and if you only point out the flaws, if you judge them harshly than their peers and criticize the shit out of them in order to perfect them, they'll burn out. you're not creating a diamond by applying pressure. you're stomping them into the ground. this child is learning that their hard work is not good enough. they're learning that no matter what they do, they will fail. they're learning that they can't trust themselves to asses their work because even though they're satisfied with it, the teacher they desperately seek approval from will never be. so they think they're not good, actually. they're trash. they're not good at anything. because the field in which they've been the strongest, they're actually bad at. they're learning that their worth is dependent on how well they do in school.

what you should do instead is show them exactly what they did well. i'm not saying to never correct them. show them what they could do better, absolutely. but do it gently. these perfectionist kids will take your criticism and they will better their work. you don't need to worry that they won't, you don't need to shove it in their faces in order for them to understand.

give them opportunities. give them additional work that they can do if they wanna get even better, but don't have to. and don't punish their creativity and their worldview if it's different from yours. they don't have to like what you like. they don't have to do things the way you did them. they are not an extension of you. they're not tools through which you can realize the success you never had. they're fragile little humans that need your guidance and love, not your tough hand.

and praise them. tell them you see their efforts, tell them the truth: that they're hardworking, intelligent, extremely creative people. because by doing the opposite, you will not get them to go far. you're going to destroy them.

and also, show they they're more than their success. that their succes or lack there of doesn't determine their worth. that is the most important part.

sincerely,

a "gifted child" that was belittled and pushed to the ground in order to be even better, but only burned out, is mentally ill and has not been able to grow to their fullest potential (yet) because they had to recover first.

#gifted child #gifted kid #gifted kid syndrome #teachers #teaching #burn out

[cityandking]

vesper is experiencing inquisition like a game of chess where there is always a Right move to make and she has to balance that against her own sense of duty and morality and justice. narayani is experiencing inquisition like a game of chess but she doesn't know the rules so she's eating the pieces when her opponent isn't looking

#she doesn't know bishops can't do that. sounds like a skill issue. #the thing is at the end of the day even with (especially with) the circle vesper unfortunately has gifted child syndrome #whereas narayani has never known an authority figure in her life that she couldn't sit down with and/or talk back to #the deeper I get into narayani's run the more I want them to hang out. post-game vesper and post-game narayani would be So interesting #anyway #dragon age #da lb #narayani #vesper