Gifted Through the Lifespan

Gifted Through the Lifespan

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Gifted and Humble: How Does That Work?

Gifted and Humble: How Does That Work?

Most intellectually gifted adults don’t think of themselves as gifted. Smart enough maybe, but not so special as to be gifted.

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Deborah Ruf
Oct 29, 2024
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Most intellectually gifted adults don’t think of themselves as gifted. Smart enough maybe, but not so special as to be gifted. After all, they were lucky, or worked hard, or didn’t get the best grades, or … whatever. Because of this reality, this tendency, it is that much harder for advocates to get the systems in place that might help gifted children t…

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