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Are intelligent people hypersensitive?
There are indeed links between the two, but also certainly some differences. In 2015, clinical psychologist Elke van Hoof did research on high sensitivity and looked at a possible link with giftedness. She discovered that 87\% of gifted people are also highly sensitive.
Are geniuses more sensitive?
Increased sensory sensitivity and emotional processing. Genius brains can experience “superstimulability.” Some genius brains are highly sensitive to other people’s emotions. This can help relate to other people. But at times it can be overwhelming and tiring.
Why are gifted people so sensitive?
It’s a scientific fact that 20\% of the population is born with a gene that allows them to “process sensory data much more deeply and thoroughly” than other people do.
Are all gifted children highly sensitive?
Most parents of gifted children won’t be surprised that research supports what they can see for themselves: gifted children are highly sensitive to their environment and react with heightened emotional and behavioral responses, more so than do children of average intelligence.
Are Gifted kids highly sensitive?
Many gifted children are highly sensitive individuals. 1 They may take things personally and become upset by words and deeds that other children may easily ignore or get over quickly.
Are intelligent children more sensitive?
But why is my gifted child so sensitive? We know that gifted and creative individuals are more likely than the average population to exhibit what Polish psychiatrist Kazimierz Dabrowski called “overexcitabilities” which are inborn, intense reactions to different types of stimuli.
Can psychologist identify gifted people?
Giftedness is defined as having an IQ in the top 2-3\% of the population. psychologists are able to estimate their clients’ IQs fairly accurately based on experience. I have no difficulty identifying gifted adults, especially when I also see additional characteristics that they possess.