Category: Adult Giftedness

This article discusses challenges gifted adults face at work, describing characteristics such as rapid thinking, sensitivity, introversion, perfectionism, and learning differences. Case studies illustrate how recognition, appropriate job adjustments, psychological assessment and career guidance can restore motivation and help gifted employees contribute effectively.

This article describes five traits common among gifted adults—divergency, excitability, sensitivity, perceptivity, and entelechy—and examines their positive and negative social and emotional effects. It suggests practical self-growth options such as self-knowledge, acceptance, finding personal power, and nurturing supportive interpersonal relationships throughout adulthood.

This article outlines five affective needs for gifted adults: acknowledging gifts, nurturing identity, accepting imperfection, managing overexcitabilities, and learning coping skills. It explains validation, affirmation, affiliation, affinity, and practical stress-management and communication strategies to support emotional growth and model healthy behavior for gifted children.

This post surveys literature on gifted adults, noting that giftedness extends beyond eminent figures and can be unrecognized from childhood. It summarizes three SENG articles addressing development, challenges (emotional intensity, moral issues, social realities), characteristics, and practical strategies for nurturing adult giftedness and coping skills.