I wasn't a gifted kid by any stretch of the imagination, but I've definitely encountered people like this in real life as it relates to autism.

Whew! Us scheming neurodivergents sure had it easy amirite?

Good to see this shit gets taken down quickly.

I let my curiosity get the better of me. Not looking at the removed comments next time.

  • anaesidemus [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    For me it's like, you are "gifted", you do good at school, you know more than your peers, you process information a bit faster and then what? The schooling will catch up with your "gifts" and you will either adapt quickly, slowly, or not at all.

    • RION [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      I remember reading at a "12th grade level" in middle school according to a test and feeling so smart. Then every year after that I felt a little bit worse because that result stayed the same. Suddenly you're in the 12th grade and there's nothing special about you anymore.

    • ToastGhost [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      i aced literally any standardized test thrown at me in high school, but get to college and they want you to write two pages? i couldnt complete a single assignment and dropped out.

      parents pushed me so hard only seeing the speed i was moving at, when only i could see the brick wall i was speeding towards, and i didnt dare express concerns because it would only land me with more accomodations i didnt need and wouldnt use but would make me feel more alienated from my peers.