#intellectually gifted

[colombinna]

Why do professors hate advanced/gifted students it feels like 99% of classes are designed to make us lose complete and all interest because they always move on the slowest pace ever until you actually zone out and then you blink and realize you lost important explanations

Like my woman. If you put all the explanations on the textbook why are you spending at least 10 minutes reading a two paragraph footnote about dictionaries that you could've told people to simply read by themselves instead.

Or when you told us to translate a text at home, and how you're asking us to do it in groups in class.

#academics #intellectually gifted #giftedness

[ophelia-network]

“It is not always easy to diagnose. The simplest form of stupidity - the mumbling, nose-picking, stolid incomprehension - can be detected by anyone. But the stupidity which disguises itself as thought, and which talks so glibly and eloquently, indeed never stops talking, in every walk of life is not so easy to identify, because it marches under a formidable name, which few dare attack. It is called Popular Opinion.” —Robertson Davies

Midnight In The Tropics by Joao Ruas

#midnight in the tropics #joao ruas #robertson davies #quotes #surreal art #dark surreal #ophelia net #stupidity #ignorance #popular opinion #society #culture #thought #intellectually gifted #thinkers #philosophy #psychology #awareness #dark art #surreal #bizarre #strange #painting #groupthink #pretence #cool art

[paizleyrayz]

Sensory Processing Disorder

Their unique brain structure and function enables high IQ individuals to receive and process greater amounts of sensory input at once. Gifted people can detect and respond to sensory stimuli more quickly. They can think more complex and abstract thoughts, scan visual images quicker, detect visual and cognitive patterns, and make connections between seemingly unrelated bits of information. They can read micro facial expressions and body language, perceive what others are thinking, and accurately predict their responses. These abilities make high IQ individuals good at researching, detecting, code breaking, and intelligence gathering. Their quick reflexes and superior hand-eye coordination allow them to control a speeding vehicle and reverse a trailer with high accuracy. Their superb memories and auditory processing capacity allow them to function as human tape-recorders and to rapidly acquire foreign languages. In a military setting, their high visual-spatial processing IQ scores flag them as potential elite sniper squad recruits. Combine superior reaction time, hand-eye coordination, physical strength, agility, sniper skills, physical fitness, and a whole lot of ability enhancement via brainwashing – and you have a potential super soldier. This might explain why the CIA targeted high IQ visual-spatial learners.

Unfortunately, that which enables gifted individuals to perform impressive cognitive tasks is the same thing that makes them hypersensitive to sensory stimuli. The higher the IQ, the greater the sensitivity to light, noise, touch, smell, taste, and emotional stimuli. Such sensitivity has been labelled a developmental condition, Sensory Processing Disorder. SPD contributes to why gifted people often turn to drugs and alcohol, to subdue the constant overwhelming barrage of sensory input.

Note that people on the autism spectrum are also prone to SPD. While they share hypersensitivity and certain cognitive abilities, autism must not be confused with giftedness. Remember McGilchrist’s observation that these developmental disorders feature profound right hemispheric abnormality. In stark contrast, gifted individuals demonstrate exceptional right hemispheric functioning. Yet ignorant and jealous health professionals routinely misdiagnose intellectual giftedness as high-functioning autism.

Extreme visual-spatial processing ability renders gifted individuals susceptible to PTSD, and this can confound diagnosis. The high IQ victim is so sensitive that merely hearing a traumatic story second-hand affects them as though they witnessed the event first-hand. They turn the verbal rendition of the event into an internal movie so that the traumatic scene is permanently stored in memory and may be replayed. Their right hemisphere repeatedly plays an internal movie of a trauma incident.

This hypersensitivity makes the trauma-based nature of mind control programming especially painful for high IQ victims. Fundamental brainwashing techniques involve overwhelming the victim’s nervous system with sensory stimuli. Sensory overload is achieved via the parallel infliction of loud screeching sounds, foul smells, electrocution, and forcing the eyelids open to view horrific images.

Gifted individuals have a greater capacity for empathy, to picture themselves in others’ shoes, and anticipate how others might feel, think, and respond in a situation. This tendency to over-empathise also contributes to the gifted individual’s sensory overload. Their capacity for empathy makes the sight of tortured animals and children extra painful. Their empathic nature places victims at risk of revolting

#sensory processing disorder #high iq #intellectually gifted #autism #asc #high functioning autism #misdiagnosis #spd #pz

[zebulontheplanet]

Hearing constantly about gifted autistic kids and people seeing it as THEE autistic trait has completely disregarded those who aren’t gifted and made a HUGE divide in the community. Seeing constantly “yeah autistic people are usually gifted” is so annoying because a VERY large chunk of autistic people, aren’t actually gifted and media has just put the gifted people at the front because they’re more palatable. The “autistic gifted kid burnout” has become more so a trend than anything and I’ve seen a lot of people assume they’re autistic because they are the “gifted kid burnout person” when that isn’t even a requirement for an autism diagnosis. You don’t have to be gifted to be autistic. You don’t have to be!!

Start putting the people who struggle more in the spotlight. Those with intellectual disabilities, those with learning disabilities, those with cognitive disabilities, those who are just generally stereotypically “dumb” and embrace it!

We need to have a very big discussion about this as a community and it needs to start today.

#zebrambles #autism #actually autism #actually autistic #learning disability #learning disabilities #intellectual disability #cognitive disability #gifted kid burnout #gifted kid #autistic #autistic things #Zebplanet

[bright-eyes-strawberry-lies]

What Athena did to Frederick (and by extension, Annabeth) is sooooo fucked up.

No one talks about how fucked up it is.

Imagine someone you’ve only spoken to a few times and only about academia….creates a child with (only) your DNA without your knowledge or consent. And dumps that infant on your doorstep telling you that if you try to rehome it, she’ll kill you and also she’s a goddess so she’s Always Watching and Will Know.

What a fucking nightmare.

#riordanverse #pjo #percy jackson series #pjo athena #annabeth chase #frederick chase #never surprise anyone with children #children are not a gift #i’d say this a monkey paw situation but all frederick wanted was an intellectual conversation and he wasn’t making any wishes

[autball]

[Image description: Words with black lettering on a teal to light green gradient background, by Autball. It reads:

MENTAL HEALTH > SKILLS

Don’t sacrifice your child’s mental health for achievement or skill acquisition.

Because what good are skills to a person who is too broken to use them?]

This goes with the cartoon for this week, but the concept goes far beyond just ABA. This is for everything - school, other therapies, extracurriculars, employment, pushing someone to have a social life. We’re even programmed to do it to ourselves! 

Achievement and skills are fine things to have, yes, IF the person doesn’t have to hurt themselves to get there. Doing that for too long only leads to burnout, and then what do you have to show for all your hard work? What good is getting your kid “across the finish line” to high school graduation if they collapse in a heap and lose all functioning for the next five years? What’s the point of piling on the extra curriculars to impress colleges if you crash and burn once you get there? How does “socializing” help when it leaves us feeling depleted and lonely and only makes us want to avoid people even more? And no one likes to think about it, but what good is any of it if it pushes someone to literal death?

Your number one wish for you or your child should not be fitting in or productivity or complete independence. Those are honestly just not achievable for everyone. But even when they are achievable, *they rely on mental well being to be sustainable.*

Not everyone struggles so much that they have to choose between achieving a goal or preserving mental health. But if you find that you or your child are one of those people, choose mental health. Always. If your child is crying out for a break, either through words or behaviors, for the love of everything give it to them. “Pushing through” may not end the way you hope it will, and everything else really can wait.

Signed,

Someone who was too broken to use them when the time came.

#autism #autistic #actually autistic #autistic problems #adhd #gifted #twice exceptional #intellectual disability #nonverbal #nonspeaking #neurodivergent #mental health #mental wellbeing #burnout

[sheisanimposter]

One of the best pieces of advice a mentor has given me is that perfectionism is just a pretty way of saying "bad at collaboration".

I'm trying to translate this lesson into my student habits now that I've returned to academia.

Perfectionism eliminates opportunities for others to give feedback or contribute, it reduces your opportunities to learn a new perspective, and it limits your final results. Don't be so quick to assume the value of someone else's input even if you're super well informed on the topic.

Ask that question, get that second opinion, schedule that brainstorming session. Be so brave, your mind and soul will thank you.

#academia #student #studyblr #college #perfectionism #type A #perfection #overachiever #burnout #gifted kid burnout culture is #communication #mentor #advice #professional #career #writing #feedback #rsd #rejection sensitive dysphoria #intellectual #education #study tips #university

[nalooksthrough]

I have been thinking, about how people with intellectual disabilities are portrayed by films/television series. Burdens, Tragic Stories or a Punchline (I’m looking at you adult comedy industry.)

And unlike with other portrayals of disabilities over the years, it still hasn’t changed. I’m not saying the problems aren’t also still there for other disabilities, they still are. It’s just they those other disabilities are getting shows that do display more positive nuanced characterization. 

I can understand why. It’s hard to show something that you don’t experience yourself. And unlike with most other disabilities, they sometimes can’t tell you or even know what they want in terms of proper representation. So most of the representation is from an outsiders perspective. 

And unless your personally close to someone who has a intellectual disability. All your going to see is someone struggling with something seemly basic. And this representation of the burden, tragic character or joke has negative effects on people’s mentality of those with intellectual disabilities. Some even going as far as thinking that death would be a more preferable outcome for them and their families.

I just want to see a person living their life. And sure they may not understand how to handle money or drive a car. But they still have fun, go places, meet people. They have hobbies that they may need help with, but who said you had to enjoy a hobby alone? And yeah maybe they can’t live on their own. Lucky they have such a great support system. And a loving family whom they love just as much, even if they can’t show it sometimes.

I can only think of ONE film that is like this. And I think it’s high time that changed.

#rant #intellectual disabilities #this got personal #I have an uncle who has an intellectual disability #and he's the best #he's cheeky and a bit of jokester #he gives great gifts #he's the uncle I'm the closest too #and it is sad seeing people say that people like him would be off died #or never born #like somehow his life isn't as meaningful because he needs help #it's disgusting

[wayward-wren]

Am I the only one who doesn't think that 60s era Doctor Who's trend/themes of 'protect women' isnt sexist?

Most of the complaints I see about 60s Who sexism, and the male characters of that era is largely due to the men being like 'girls stay back.' But a) there is nothing inherently sexist about that imo? Men protecting women is the most healthy masculine thing possible. And b) when the women are like 'no lol' the men are like 'okay fine let's go' and respect their decisions on the whole.

Like that isn't sexism? That's just recognising men and women are different?

#wren rambles #doctor who #classic doctor who #this is mostly about jamie #who yes he does make sexist comments appart from his drive to protect #but only ever does that in the context of trolling his female friends #honestly i feel like if i look close enough i could argue that modern who is MORE sexist than 60s who #tempted to make that argument shfhs #i mean just look at the variety of women we have in the 60s era alone! #theres people from the past (victoria) and the future (vicki) #theres people who hang back and tend to be more damsel in distress (susan) vs women who are on the front lines (polly) #theres ladies who are pretty streets smart (dodo) and ladies who are able to keep up with the doctor intellectually (zoe) #there's BARBARA WRIGHT #the 60s era ladies are so different and all stand out in their own way #they have different skills and gifts and personalities #and (on the whole poor dodo) are pretty well developed characters #vs the same trope of 'Contemporary British Woman Who Adores The Doctor As The Best Ever Who Can Do No Wrong' fits like 70% nu companions #idk man. #i get tired of people saying 60s who is sexist #cos i dont see that it is? but maybe im missing something #i will say that i love all the 60s ladies soso much #and find some of the modern ladies less developed #ANYWAY RANT OVER THANK YOU

[ophelia-network]

"Have no respect whatsoever for authority; forget who said it and instead look what he starts with, where he ends up, and ask yourself, "Is it reasonable?""

Richard Feynman

#richard feynman #feynman #quotes #authority #respect #rationality #reason #thinkers #intellectually gifted #autism #creative minds #ophelia net #question

[paizleyrayz]

there is first and foremost the truly daunting task for the individual diagnosed with autism of proving oneself as not intellectually disabled! From there, cognitive gifts, such as being able to hyper-focus or single-task (which is technically the opposite of multi-tasking), seeing and predicting visual patterns, hearing subtle sounds and nuances, remembering visual details that others don’t even notice, or experiencing sensory phenomena that aren’t within the range of normal experience are viewed as disabling and diagnostic factors in relation to the autism condition, instead of as strengths. In other words, the same skills that give some gifted kids their qualifying strength area, when viewed through the lens of giftedness, become proof of disability when viewed through the lens of autism.

-source

#autism #intellectually gifted #giftedness #asc #pz

[unhelpfulfemme]

'But I have a plan to present you, between now and your wedding, with seven hounds with chains of silver and a golden apple between them — do I ever get them to you alive — so that when you race through the woods and fell your deer and see him undone and brittled there, you will bethink you of O'LiamRoe.' The words were wry, but the tone, with whatever effort, was one of lightest amusement. Her mood opened to him suddenly, the white brow patterned with fine, dry lines which had not been there before, and her eyes searching his. 'I have had dogs enough, O'LiamRoe; and lovers enough.' 'You have no friends,' he said, 'man or dog. I had thought to be a small bit of both.'

Queen's Play by Dorothy Dunnett

ROMANCE IS NOT DEAD (or at least it wasn't in the 16th century)

#for context he is a poor Irish prince who's considered to be a bit of a bumbling idiot but is actually quite clever intellectually #and she is a somewhat callous social climber at the French court #he gifted her a hunting dog once and it got immediately torn apart by the cheetah of the other man vying for her attention #he cried as he slit its throat and she laughed #also the way that this conversation is immediately preceded by talks of patriotism and Irish liberation #the way Dunnett always so expertly contrasts the way people are romantically with how they are politically and analyzes how #it all coheres with their character #just chef's kiss #dorothy dunnett #lymond chronicles #queen's play #also i know that I am leaving out A LOT in my description #but I am trying to get my non lymond mutuals to read it and I don't want to spoil the many many things that recontextualize this scene

[chirpsythismorning]

summoning circle, hope this works

🕯 🕯

🕯 Dustin and 🕯

🕯 Murray interaction 🕯

🕯 in ST5 🕯

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#stranger things #dustin henderson #murray bauman #byler #I just know their dynamic would outsell every dynamic on the show #the sarcasm? #the sass?? #the intellectualism? #also Murray is an expert and sensing romantic vibes #and Dustin is somewhat gifted in sensing romantic vibes BUT he could use some guidance on that #aka him and Murray would be an iconic dynamic duo #I would like to see it

[scramble-crossing]

Being fandom brain poisoned in an academic environment is so embarrassing. I can't have a normal intellectual thought or like a helpful insight I can use in a paper or something it's gotta be like "Wow....Dr. Faustus is kinda Shocore when you think about it 👀🫢💬 Yup. This is going in the fanfic"

#mild disclaimer I havent actually read the play yet I just had my introductory lecture to it #but like...gifted young intellectual corrupted by their ambition to become god through the pursuit of forbidden knowledge #theres even necromancy #whats even the point of an english degree if not to spice up your fanfics #not like theres much else to do with it

[yakshagaana]

I hate booktok like yea elitism is a real problem but at times anti intellectualism parades disguised as anti-elitism and it's just NO pls shut up and try to read books that aren't meant for twelve year olds for once

#and half the ppl r on booktok saying o yea theyre former gifted kids and hav gifted kid burnout which is why they cant sit thru books #with an actual plot and so No one shud b reading books w an actual plit and themes and now #argh #the way booktok appropriates anti elitism and anti ableism into its anti intellectual narrative is just.

[cenobiters]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY — WATERPARKS (2023)

FUCK IT, IN MY STYLE (2022)

#waterparks #mine #art #intellectual property #awsten knight #otto wood #geoff wigington #this was silly goofy but i stand by it #ik i never post Art(TM) anymore but here is my gift (curse?) to the parx fandom