I test in the ninety-ninth percentile for intelligence but I cannot remember to pay bills or keep my apartment clean and everyone thinks I am lazy when really I think my brain only works for complex things.
More people experience this than they realize.
Cognitive strengths in abstract thinking coexist with executive function deficits.
“Where Are You with Gifted education and its discontents?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.