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Scenario

Why High Intelligence Can Feel Like Social Blindness

I can solve complex mathematical proofs but I cannot figure out why people laugh at jokes or how to join a conversation and I wonder if being gifted was worth missing out on being human.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cognitive giftedness exists alongside emotional and social developmental gaps.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gifted education and its discontents?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.