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2e or not 2e? That is the question

Damojo

Has anyone got a 2e ("twice exceptional") diagnosis? That's a combination of neurodivergence and giftedness. If so, is giftedness the part of your diagnosis that your are most likely or least likely to admit to in public? (Reply, "I like bumble bees," if you are not going to admit to it.) How do you think it has impacted your life?

If you don't relate to giftedness, what is your take on it?

Here's a Venn diagram to get your creative juices flowing.

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  • in reply to Damojo

    Nope, me neither. I can’t say I am really good at anything particularly. The idea of savants and those with high IQ is a very interesting one though, I expect their brains have been examined in great detail to check for any abnormalities. 

  • in reply to Autismman

    Well, we are talking about people with high general intelligence, rather than people with high specific intelligence.

    About 50% of savants are autistic and 10-30% of autistic people have some savant skills. I think I'm in the 70-90% that don't. I cannot point to any specific skill I have and say, "I'm much better at that skill than the average plebeian." But, then again, how do I know I'm not vastly superior at visualising fruit in my head? Am I? Is there an online test for that?