Look at the challenges faced by people with talent

Difficulty in belonging and in the emotional problems that accompany both children and adults with high skills

Exaggerated, often romanticized as a synonym of genius, is still involved in myths that make it difficult to recognize their complexities. Behind highly average performances, there may be psychic suffering, difficulties of belonging and emotional problems that accompany both children and adults with high skills.

In the last few days, the theme has returned to the center of attention after the humorist and influencer Whindersson Nunes revealed in an interview with Fantástico who received the Diagnosis of gift. According to him, this discovery helps to understand old feelings of inadequacy and the depressive crises that he has faced over the years. “Since childhood I felt different,” he said.

The testimony obtained a repercussion on social networks and expanded the debate on how the gift is perceived – and often neglected – in Brazil. The discussion also connects to the calendar: the day of the gift or the international day of the person with high skills/gifted (Ah/SD), celebrated on August 10, aimed at raising awareness of the challenges faced by this group.

“SuperDotation is not superpower. It is an atypical neurological functioning that needs understanding, support and adaptations, not expectation of perfection”, explains the psychologist Laís Mutiberia, a specialist in neuroscience of behavior and mental health.

Support features

According to La Mutuberria of La, the most appropriate term is currently “high skills/dotal” (Ah/SD). It refers to people with significantly higher performance in one or more specific areas, such as logical reasoning, creativity, language or leadership. It is important to underline that this diagnosis does not imply the higher skills in all aspects of life.

High capacity are part of the neurodactiveness spectrum – a concept that covers neurological functioning other than the standard considered “neurotypical”, as in the case of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or of the hyperactivity attention deficit disorder (ADHD). However, since it is often associated with positive traits in society, this condition tends to have its emotional difficulties and psychic adversities neglected or underestimated.

“It is believed that people with high skills do not need help. But many suffer from a high level of sensitivity, hypervigilance, accelerated thought The awareness, which can lead to the early existential corner, with insomnia, a sense of inadequacy and difficulties of belonging, “says the psychologist, expanded and expanded.

Impact of the gift

In addition to cognitive speed, those who have high skills are often emotionally intense. “It is as if thought and feeling were always at volume, this intensity can be overwhelming – both for those who live and for those who live”, explains Laís Mutiberia.

The impact can be great, especially when there is no adequate diagnosis or support. “Poor children are understood develop anxiety, depression, conflicts with teachers or simply stop being interested in studies. Adults already not diagnosed live with constant frustration, paralyzing perfectionism and even social isolation,” he warns.

The psychologist explains that high performance in specific areas can mask deficit In others, as difficulties with the organization, motor skills, sociability and, since they do not adapt to the idealized image of a man gifted, these people are seriously and often ignored.

Diagnosis and support

The identification of the talent should be performed by the multidisciplinary team, with psychological tests, emotional evaluation and observations in different contexts. The treatment, in turn, is not always medicated as it is not a disease or a disorder, but an atypical way of the functioning of the brain.

To help these people, it is necessary to offer:

• Specialized psychotherapy;
• Adapted educational environments;
• Encourage emotional regulation;
• Spaces of belonging, such as groups and tutoring;
• Actions of self -medication And practices such as meditation and sport.

“It is necessary to expand our gaze beyond the typically recognized difficulties as negative. Those who perform performances higher than the average can also transport invisible suffering – and also deserves care and welcome”, concludes Laís Mutuation.

By Annete Morhy

Source: Terra

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