☆Misdiagnosis of Gifted (empath) Children/adults (⊙.⊙(☉̃ₒ☉)⊙.⊙)

(Just a note, when I say gifted, I really mean being an empath, psychic, energy sensitiveetc. Even though the article doesn't say it. It's our truth.)

I wanted to talk about an article I was reading. I've thought a lot of things about myself, and tried to find out the reasons I am the way I am and act the way I do. I feel like I had thought similar things to what normal psychologists may think, however I think I was wrong and they maybe too.

When I think about it, it makes a lot of sense. I know I'm gifted. I know I'm different than other people, I just didn't understand it and I think it's been hard for others too. It's hard to understand people who are different. When children are born special, they don't always fit well into how society has formed things to be. This can create problems and difficulties in the gifted child.

I know there are a lot of gifted children being born into the world, and I do believe there are misdiagnosed and confused gifted adults here! However I can only speak for myself.

The big thing about being different and gifted and what throws a wrench in the diagnosis process, is they don't take in account that we are different. That our personalities are different, that our brains work different. "Gifted children ? and gifted adults? often are extremely intense, whether in their emotional response, intellectual pursuits, sibling rivalry, or power struggles with an authority figure. "

These ideas come from an article that I will link at the end.I feel strongly for what I have read and it's really struck a cord inside of me. I originally found the article when I was looking up "Conduct disorder", because I felt I have or had that. and then the article came up. I remember reading that indigo's have had problems with authority as well. I just don't think our culture is able to handle such a change in children. I don't think our culture knows how to let children be an individual.

There's a chart i wanted to paste in here, but the table itself wont format. So I'm going to color coat it. It's positive qualities vs the negative outcomes of them in child/adults that are gifted. It's basically how things have gone wrong in us, but is from good traits. We must all learn how to go back to understand things from a positive prospective and not let people bully us around and say there's something wrong with us.

So positive is going to be teal and negative is going to be red.

Acquires and retains information quickly. -Impatient with slowness of others; dislikes routine and drill; may resist mastering foundational skills; may make concepts unduly complex.

Inquisitive attitude, intellectual curiosity; intrinsic motivation; searching for significance -Asks embarrassing questions; strong-willed; resists direction; seems excessive in interests; expects same of others.

Ability to conceptualize, abstract, synthesize; enjoys problem-solving and intellectual activity -Rejects or omits details; resists practice or drill; questions teaching procedures.

Can see cause?effect relations-Difficulty accepting the illogical-such as feelings, traditions, or matters to be taken on faith.

Love of truth, equity, and fair play -Difficulty in being practical; worry about humanitarian concerns.

Enjoys organizing things and people into structure and order; seeks to systematize -Constructs complicated rules or systems; may be seen as bossy, rude, or domineering.

Large vocabulary and facile verbal proficiency; broad information in advanced areas -May use words to escape or avoid situations; becomes bored with school and age-peers; seen by others as a ?know it all.?

Thinks critically; has high expectancies; is self-critical and evaluates others-Critical or intolerant toward others; may become discouraged or depressed; perfectionistic.

Keen observer; willing to consider the unusual; open to new experiences-Overly intense focus; occasional gullibility.

Creative and inventive; likes new ways of doing things-May disrupt plans or reject what is already known; seen by others as different and out of step.

Intense concentration; long attention span in areas of interest; goal-directed behavior; persistence -Resists interruption; neglects duties or people during period of focused interests; stubbornness.

Sensitivity, empathy for others; desire to be accepted by others-Sensitivity to criticism or peer rejection; expects others to have similar values; need for success and recognition; may feel different and alienated.

High energy, alertness, eagerness; periods of intense efforts-Frustration with inactivity; eagerness may disrupt others? schedules; needs continual stimulation; may be seen as hyperactive.

Independent; prefers individualized work; reliant on self. May reject parent or peer input; non-conformity; may be unconventional.

Diverse interests and abilities; versatility-May appear scattered and disorganized; frustrations over lack of time; others may expect continual competence.

Strong sense of humor. Sees absurdities of situations; humor may not be understood by peers; may become ?class clown? to gain attention.

https://sengifted.org/archives/articles/misdiagnosis-and-dual-diagnosis-of-gifted-children

Always in my heart,
╰⊰❀SacredBlossom`❀⊱╮