Smoking weed, drinking and trying some other drugs, Weed Girl preferred the pot smoking which she explains “took the edge off of her brain.” This was the beginning of Weed Girl’s new lifestyle which landed her in jail and rehab several times each. Sadly, by the time I met her, Weed Girl was pretty convinced [...]
Mia Wasikowska earned acclaim for her intense performance in the HBO series “In Treatment.” She plays the title role in the new “Alice in Wonderland,” and notes that at age 20 she is still fairly new to acting: “I was at dance school doing about 35 hours practice a week until I was 14. Then [...]
Article by Cathy Goodwin “James is so restless and energetic. I wonder if he’s hyperactive.” “Nancy seems to be all over the place. She’s got a dozen projects going at once!” “Harley does things so fast! He put up a website in two weeks.” “Marlene is so intense. She needs to lighten up.” While it’s [...]
Backgrounds and practical recommendations By Noks Nauta, Sieuwke Ronner This article was published in Dutch in Tijdschriftvoor Bedrijfs-en Verzekeringsgeneeskunde (Journal for Occupational Health- and Insurance Physicians), TBV 16, no. 11 (Nov. 2008): 396-399. Publisher: Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, Houten, The Netherlands. The editor agreed with translation and publication on this website. Key words: GIFTEDNESS, CHARACTERISTICS, [...]
Polish psychiatrist and psychologist Kazimierz Dabrowski (1902 – 1980) worked with creative adults and adolescents, and developed a theory of personality and emotional development that is often applied toward understanding the psychology of gifted and talented individuals. One aspect of his Theory of Positive Disintegration is the concept of unusual intensity and reactivity, as Lesley [...]
In a very real sense, everyone may be called “underachieving” regardless of whether they are gifted or not. One short definition is “Performance below potential.” But high ability and giftedness are much more than advanced potential, high scores and notable achievements. What really matters in talking about underachievement is the inner experience of “falling short [...]
A number of movies include gifted and talented characters, and depict a variety of characteristics that are positive and relate to exceptional abilities, but also can generate not so positive reactions – such as “You think you’re so smart,” or, “You’re too verbal… too bossy… too nerdy… too sensitive.” And, of course, we may still [...]
The image is food critic Anton Ego from the movie Ratatouille [video clip]. I was reminded of the stuffy and dour character while reading Laura Berman Fortgang’s The Little Book on Meaning , and her reference below to “high analytical ability.. often black-and-white thinkers.. Quick to decide what is good and what is bad..” I [...]
[Description from Youtube:] “One of the most talented singers the world has seen – Nora Foss Al-Jabri (13) from Norway singing “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” Nora’s management: aktomter@online.no www.anjazz.no > See more videos at Oprah’s Search for the World’s Smartest and Most Talented Kids. ~~ Nora Foss Al-Jabri, gifted children identification, gifted teens
Daniel Tammet is able to recite 22,514 digits of pi from memory. An author with autistic savant syndrome, he thinks such astounding abilities are not due to some cerebral or genetic fluke, but based on an associative form of thinking and imagination. He thinks differences between savant and non-savant minds have been exaggerated, to the [...]
To avoid being seen as too weird or different, and to fit in better with others, gifted children often learn to stifle or cover up their unusual cognitive and other abilities. As adults, many still follow a pattern of hiding. When she began directing in the forties, Ida Lupino sometimes claimed not to know the [...]