Is gifted considered neurotypical?

Giftedness and genius are neurodivergent disorders, just as any other form of neurodivergence is. A “disorder” in psychospeak is a trait or set of traits a couple of standard deviations from the norm. Autism and ADHD are two such “disorders”. So are being “gifted” or being a genius.

Is giftedness a neurodiversity?

“Giftedness” is a type of neurodiversity.

What is the difference between gifted and smart?

“Gifted children show an intense curiosity about nearly everything or immerse themselves in an area that interests them” (page 29). 5-Language Ability: Smart children have a high vocabulary but typically speak words on their age level. Gifted children use advanced vocabulary.

What considered gifted?

Giftedness is often defined as an intellectual ability linked to an IQ score of 130 or over. However, not all gifted children excel in an academic area. A child’s activities both in and outside of school may be considered, along with cognitive abilities, creativity, and affective and behavioural habits.

What is the difference between Neurotypical and neurodivergent?

Neurodivergent refers the an individual who has a less typical cognitive variation such as Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia etc. Neurotypical refers to individuals of typical development, and intellectual/cognitive functioning.

What is profoundly gifted?

Those who are profoundly gifted score in the 99.9th percentile on IQ tests and have an exceptionally high level of intellectual prowess. These students score at least three standard deviations above the norm on the bell curve, so they are at the extreme end of the intelligence, or IQ, continuum.

What do we know about the experience of highly gifted people?

The relatively little that has been written about the experience and cognition of the highly, exceptionally or profoundly gifted is proportionally consistent with the incidence of the phenomena, but the unfortunate result is that the net is cast wide in the existing literature on giftedness.

Is “giftedness” one-size-fits-all?

With various levels and concepts of “giftedness” often grouped together into a one-size-fits-all description, the highly, exceptionally and profoundly gifted are misrepresented in important ways.

What is the difference between mild+ and high+ giftedness?

Those of mild+ or high+ giftedness do not so easily rely on any such “authority”. The real difference in the way the three types think can be seen in their respective cognitive patterns: that is, one step at a time. grouping steps together to be more efficient and quick.

Do gifted people feel like “ aliens”?

We all know that a mild or moderately gifted person can feel a strong sense of being an “alien” in a group of non-gifted people; so too can a highly, exceptionally or profoundly gifted person feel a strong sense of being an “alien” in a group of mild or moderately gifted people (the same is true between profoundly and highly gifted too, and so on).