Greetings,
I am a PG 23 year old living in Georgia.
I have some questions for you all about giftedness in general:
Do any of you feel that you and/or your children are sometimes/often misunderstood by administrators, teachers, professors, psychologists, or even therapists because of giftedness? For instance, if you or your child indicates that a class is not sufficiently challenging, this might be taken as arrogance though this was never the intention? If you and/or your child has or still encounters this, how do you deal with these irritating incidences? Is this feeling of being misunderstood something we must become accustomed to?
Another question is this:
Do any of you and/or your children suffer from hypersensitivity--i.e. extreme sensitivity due to noises in the background, lights flickering, clocks ticking, or even an intensity in terms of experiencing physical pain and emotions? These first three are overwhelming for me at times and I am wondering if any of you encounter these traits/incidences.
