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What was the point of the gifted kids poll if not to make gifted kids feel like their problems aren't unique to them?

I have two different ideas on how to answer this ask so I'm going to say them both:

1. Nobody has problems that are 100% unique to their group. Different aspects of who you are can definitely change how you experience a problem, but if a problem is based on something that affects how society functions (like ableism) then there's no way it can be unique to a single hyperspecific group within a group. This isn't to insult you or take away from the problems you faced. This is to explain that someone claiming to face the same problems as you despite not being in your group isn't nessecarily meant to diminish your group.

2. If I had to guess, the poll came from someone who felt weird about relating to problems associated with gifted kids despite not being a former gifted kid themselves. They're probably in spaces where giftedness and talentedness are emphasized a lot and were making the poll to see if other people had their experiences.

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for autospec persodivergent individuals, does your persodivergence influence you being autospec? yes, i have a cluster A pd no, i have a cluster A pd yes, i have a cluster B pd no, i have a cluster B pd yes, i have a cluster C pd no, i have a cluster C pd nuance N/A

Persodivergent = those with specific personality disorders, undefined personality disorders, and personality disorder traits

Autospec = those feel some sort of attraction to themselves, either exclusively or inclusively

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I changed the format of the answers just to make it easier to type after a long day 😅 I also added a category for those with more than 1 personality disorder that are from different clusters.

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Neurodivergent people who WERE NOT gifted kids: do you still relate to the problems former gifted kids often talk about?

Yes, I couldn't keep up with expectations

Yes, I am burnt out as an adult

Yes, I lacked social skills and felt like my brain worked differently from others

Yes, adults often got mad at me for asking questions that I didn't know were rude

Yes, people thought I was more capable than I really was and so I rarely recieved help when I needed it

Yes, I relate to more than one of the above

Yes, I am a perfectionist and struggle to start/complete tasks, hobbies, projects, etc

Unsure, I relate to some aspects but not completely

No, I don't relate to any of these

Button for former gifted kids to press

I personally feel like I can relate to almost all the problems that I see a lot of former gifted kids talk about, but I wasn't getting good grades, nor was I very talented.

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This is for people with intelligence atrophy! Before you knew you had intelligence atrophy, did you think you had an intellectual disability? What did you do about it?

Intelligence atrophy is when you lose a lot of your cognitive abilities. This happens when someone is so severely depressed that they get stuck in a catatonic state. A catatonic state is when you either can't move at all or can only move a little bit. Depressed people in catatonic states spend most of their days staring at the wall or staring at their phone. They are unable to practice things like reading, writing, talking, making decisions, solving problems, or taking care of themselves. These are all a part of cognitive functioning. If someone goes multiple years without practing cognitive functioning, they will lose their cognitive functioning skills. Intelligence atrophy also damages their memory, so they may forget a time where they ever had cognitive functioning skills.

Intelligence atrophy often presents very similarly to intellectual disabilities. So, I'm wondering how many other people experienced intelligence atrophy, but thought they had an intellectual disability instead.

Intellectual disability will be shortened to ID. Intelligence atrophy will be shorted to IA.

No. I experienced IA, but I never thought I had an ID.

No, but I did mistake my IA for something else.

Unsure. I wondered if I had an ID, but never did further research into it.

Yes. I kept it to myself.

Yes. I only told close friends and/or online communities.

Yes. I was open about it.

Yes. I tried to get a diagnosis.

I have an ID and also experienced IA.

I have never experienced IA.

My answer is different from all the ones here.

Please keep the wording the same as I'm trying to write this in plain english (accessible writing).

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whatever your disorder is, do you ever feel like people are trying so hard to get away from your disorder's stereotypes that they end up being dismissive of people who do fit the stereotypes?

Yes

No

No, but I might now that you've mentioned it

Maybe? But it's complex.

I could go off about it but I'd need more than 80 characters

* context: the poll options can only fit 80 characters

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have you ever been "diagnosed" by a non-professional (ex. a family member, a friend, one of your followers on social media, etc) and was their diagnosis correct (whether according to a professional dx or self-dx)

yes, by someone who does have the disorder, and they were right

yes, by someone who does NOT have the disorder, and they were right

yes, by someone who does have the disorder, idk if they were right

yes, by someone who does NOT have the disorder, idk if they were right

yes, by someone who does have the disorder, they were wrong

yes, by someone who does NOT have the disorder, they were wrong

no, this has never happened to me

nuance/it's complicated

Armchair diagnosed usually comes with negative connotations, but I am using it neutrally here. To be armchair diagnosed just means to have your diagnosis be guessed by someone who hasn't done any proper tests or therapy with you.

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has your neurodivergence ever been misdiagnosed (by a professional)?

yes, but i got the correct diagnosis later

yes, and i am currently trying to get a correct diagnosis

yes, but i'm not trying to get a correct diagnosis

i am unsure/questioning if i have been misdiagnosed

no, i have only been correctly diagnosed

no, i have never been diagnosed before

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are you queer, and do you feel that your neurodivergence is connected to your queerness?

my queerness as a whole is connected to my neurodivergence

some aspects of my queerness are connected to my neurodivergence

it's hard to say/it fluctuates

my queerness and my neurodivergence are completely unrelated

i am not queer

nuance

I reworded it to include those who don't self identify as queer! I also included an option for those who feel that they are directly the same rather than just connected!

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do you prefer representation of your neurodivergence in fiction when it is explicitly named or do you prefer when it's just implied? (ex. a character being explicitly referred to as being autistic vs. a character who just has a lot of symptoms of autism) assume that both are positive representation, the only difference is whether or not the neurodivergence is explictly named.

- i prefer explicit representation

- i prefer implied representation

- i like them both equally

- my neurodivergence doesn't have representation for me to judge

- nuance button

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Do you ever have an anxious compulsion to try to explain why you don't like a certain type of art/music/genre in an attempts to ease guilt or avoid the possibility of judgement? I see this a lot with white people and rap.

Yes and I have OCD / No and I have OCD / Yes and idk if I have OCD / No and idk if I have OCD / Yes and I don't have OCD / No and I don't have OCD

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“Neurodiverse people: Do you have giftedness and talentedness?”

“Yes, I have giftedness and talentedness.”

“Chances are that I might have giftedness and talentedness.”

“Unsure.”

“I am probably not gifted and talented.”

“I do not have giftedness and talentedness.”

For a lil context, giftedness n talentedness is a neurodivergence that affects the way of how the brain connects n learn information, makin the process a bit tad quicker than in non gifted or neurotypical people. Gifted folks are known for learnin faster n bein quite intelligent, but it's not jus bein “a genius”, n it comes with certain challenges n characteristics specific to this neurodivergence, like asynchronous development n the lack of social skills that result from it. I recommend doin your research, this topic is quite the interestin.

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Does your neurodivergency cause you to stay in bed for extended periods of time while awake?

Yes, on most days

Yes, on some days

No

No, but I do this due to a physical disability

Unsure

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Question for people who do not have Tourette’s:

Do you experience tics?

Answers:

Yes, all the time

Pretty often

Yes, but only when something/someone triggers it

I have but it’s very rare (either because I rarely encounter their triggers or otherwise)

I have never had any sort of tics

Unsure

I have Tourette’s

Thank you! I just wanted to see how many people are like me :3

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To be fair, "a few days or more" does encompass "forever"

😎 !!

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I FREAKING I freaking forgot the "forever" option

Y'all're gonna have to forgive me I do this so often 😭

how long can you loop a song you really like before you get sick of it (assume you have it on loop nonstop for this time period)?

i could probably do it forever over 24 hours 12-24 hours 8-12 hours 4-8 hours 2-4 hours 1-2 hours 30 mins to an hour less than 30 mins i can't listen to songs on loop at all unsure nuance

I'm going to add an answer or two just because I've known people to go for longer than that, if it's okay!