I'm 68 years old and went to schools that had no gifted or advanced programs. I know I have a higher than average IQ, and I have been told by two teachers that my thinking through problems or questions is done in unique ways. How can I (or someone else) determine if I am intelligent or gifted? I come from a family where women (according to my mother) shouldn't be too intelligent- men don't like it. Luckily I didn't believe that!
The best way to determine whether a person is gifted is with a clinical assessment by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist, but those can be costly. If you choose to try to self-diagnose, I'd recommend taking as many reputable online assessments as possible, and looking for patterns. If you take ten quizzes that all indicate a strong tendency toward giftedness, you can probably trust those results, whereas if you take ten quizzes and your results are all over the map, you probably should not trust those results. Good luck!
Some experts feel that the category of existential giftedness is extraneous because it overlaps with other, stronger categories (intellectual, emotional) and is not often manifested as a primary type. Many gifted people whose skills fall into all the categories also experience existential dread alongside their primary gifted traits, so calling it out as a separate category isn't particularly useful, plus it's hard to measure and quantify.
@@ThriveMindGiftedCoaching I know that it is hard to quantify this and it goes along with other types, but this also means that this important trait remains abandoned and there is only little information about this out there. For me, it happens to be a primary thing 🤷♀
Yes, I do believe that other types of giftedness should be included!
What other types?
Very insightful and well presented 😊
Thank you!
I'm 68 years old and went to schools that had no gifted or advanced programs. I know I have a higher than average IQ, and I have been told by two teachers that my thinking through problems or questions is done in unique ways. How can I (or someone else) determine if I am intelligent or gifted? I come from a family where women (according to my mother) shouldn't be too intelligent- men don't like it. Luckily I didn't believe that!
The best way to determine whether a person is gifted is with a clinical assessment by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist, but those can be costly. If you choose to try to self-diagnose, I'd recommend taking as many reputable online assessments as possible, and looking for patterns. If you take ten quizzes that all indicate a strong tendency toward giftedness, you can probably trust those results, whereas if you take ten quizzes and your results are all over the map, you probably should not trust those results. Good luck!
why existential giftedness had a pushback? And is this why it's not included here in the video? I see this type as equally important.
Some experts feel that the category of existential giftedness is extraneous because it overlaps with other, stronger categories (intellectual, emotional) and is not often manifested as a primary type. Many gifted people whose skills fall into all the categories also experience existential dread alongside their primary gifted traits, so calling it out as a separate category isn't particularly useful, plus it's hard to measure and quantify.
@@ThriveMindGiftedCoaching I know that it is hard to quantify this and it goes along with other types, but this also means that this important trait remains abandoned and there is only little information about this out there. For me, it happens to be a primary thing 🤷♀
Great video!
Thanks! :)