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We've been a little busy this school year here at actuallygt, but don't worry -- we're still here! I've been doing lots of studying for a busy week, so we'll still be a tad slow for a bit to come, but we are always here if you want to ask/submit anything! We're here to support you. :)

This morning, the way giftedness affects adults was on my mind, so I was looking for some literature on the subject. I found very little, but there are a few nice articles. This one lists five traits gifted adults have. However, it is based upon 15 case studied, seemingly done by one person. It does reference a lot of other literature about gt individuals, but something about it is throwing me off. (It never once mentions the 2e gt person, and I view this as a downfall. They likely were aiming for simplicity, but they never acknowledged that they had left out 2e individuals.) I think there's something else about it bothering me but I can't place what it is.

Thoughts?

She/her/hers, cis, bisexual, Cuban, Jewish

http://nagc.org.442elmp01.blackmesh.com/resources-publications/resources-parents

Here's a list of some resources I find useful. I usually use the "For Parents" resources on websites because as a GT Adult who can look at things for herself, I find that the "For Students" information on GT websites is rarely if ever written to me or in the terms that I need it. The information designed for parents is much more in depth and describes things better most times, and I find that it helps me a lot more.

Things in that list I recommend reading are the Glossary, Myths, FAQ, Identification, Characteristics, and Traits. Of course, it's all useful information (that entire website is), but those are my favorite pages to refer to on their website.

Yes, this is absolutely normal! Something even adults who are supposed to identify gifted students often forget (or purposely ignore) is that a GT student is not always broadly-GT. The areas that come easily can be subject-specific, and it’s very possible for a GT student to struggle, or even need extra help in other areas. Unfortunately, they aren’t always allowed that help, even though they should be.

http://hiqnews.megafoundation.org/Review_of_Winners_Book.html

This book review says that this book touches on this topic, which honestly makes me eager to go find the book to read it! It’s extremely hard to find reading on this topic because it’s something that isn’t talked about nearly as much as it should be. Not to worry though, that’s something that is actually far more common that people tend to believe!

If you are able and the cost is reasonable, you could take another IQ test. Note, that IQ is not static, it fluctuates! Also, it's important which IQ test you take. The WISC and Stanford-Binet tests will have different scores, especially for those students outside of the average range. If you Google IQ tests and gifted students, you'll likely find hundreds of articles of people discussing just that.

-Shan