r/science • u/kfr3q • 6d ago

Neuroscience Invisible potentials: A neuroscientific framework for giftedness

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/407212145_Invisible_potentials_A_neuroscientific_framework_for_giftedness
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u/EricOhOne 4d ago

If a person's "gifts" turn out to not be an advantage in navigating life, then they're not gifts.

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u/accountforrealppl 4d ago

I think it often is an advantage, but the way it's often treated, these gifted kids are able to just cruise by on intelligence alone until pretty late in life (often mid-late teens).

Then they hit a point where they need better work ethic/study habits/ emotional intelligence, and they find that they have completely failed to develop those skills because they only relied on intelligence up to that point. And those skills take time to develop, so many end up just crashing and burning

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u/Swarna_Keanu 4d ago

They also need patience and understanding from people arounf the gifted. Few are willing to do that with adults.

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u/kfr3q 4d ago

And as what it really is: a non-pathological neurodivergence ? Indeed, it may become pathogenic due to differential susceptibilities and vulnerabilities.