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Unfortunately, just having done that track, it's hard because _a lot_ of the gifted kids I was in class with had some kind of issue. Maybe not being neurodiverg
by iteria 3y ago
Unfortunately, just having done that track, it's hard because _a lot_ of the gifted kids I was in class with had some kind of issue. Maybe not being neurodivergent, but there was a lot of mental health issues and obsessive behavior. Being just a standard human who smart was a minority position. It's interesting to me, because at my university those kids didn't have a high presence at all and I'm not sure if college was just biased against them a la gifted burn out stereotype or if I lived in a bubble
- randomdata 3y agoThe only unique thing that university provides is access to a unique social network. Meanwhile, those with such issues tend to not want such social experiences, either as a direct result of their issue or as their condition leaves them to feel that they are (and maybe actually are) social outcasts. Why would you, in the general case (there are always exceptions), find them in a university? That would be much like finding vegetarians at a steakhouse.
- aaplok 3y agoMaybe the gifted kids that are not neurodivergent are better at avoiding to stand out, and so are more likely to escape notice?
- lapcat 3y agoThis. I spent a lot of my childhood trying very hard to look "normal", to not stand out. There was a significant amount of playing dumb.