What percentage of autistics are gifted?

About 70\% of autistic people have an intellectual disability, which means they have an IQ lower than 70. The remaining 30\% have intelligence that ranges from average to gifted.

Is giftedness a form of Neurodivergence?

Neurodiversity refers to the differences in brain structure that lead to cognitive, sensory, and emotional differences. Giftedness is a form of neurodiversity; the pathways leading to it are enormously variable, and so are children’s resulting learning needs.

Is giftedness on the spectrum?

While only a small minority of gifted students are considered twice-exceptional, or possessing gifts/talents and a disability (e.g., Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), learning disability, etc.), an even smaller portion are thought to be both gifted/talented and have a diagnosis on the autism spectrum.

Does Rett syndrome fall into the autism spectrum?

Rett syndrome (RTT, MIM#312750) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is classified as an autism spectrum disorder.

Are intellectually gifted people Neurodivergent?

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”.

How common is giftedness in Asperger syndrome?

Though widely supported, the new criteria for Asperger syndrom does not explain or acknowledge its notable coexistence with giftedness. Using fairly stringent criteria for giftedness (IQ>130), it has been speculated that as many as 7\% of people with AS are gifted (Henderson, 2001).

Is there a difference between high intellectual potential and Asperger syndrome?

Background: An increasing number of clinicians point to similar clinical features between some children with High Intellectual Potential (HIP or “Giftedness” = Total IQ > 2 SD ), and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) without intellectual or language delay, formerly diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome.

Can an autistic person have a high IQ?

So while more than half of autistics ( 53.1\%) has above average intelligence, only 15.9\% of neurotypicals does. Based on these statistics, autistics have a far better chance of having a high IQ than non-autistics. So perhaps a more logical question would be: Can a non-autistic person have a high IQ?

What percentage of the US population is gifted?

This is in comparison to the general population in which about 2\% are considered gifted.