In many ways, it was most importantly, I had the confidence and resources available to get officially diagnosed with anxiety and depression, start on antidepressants, and get into therapy. These are common themes among ‘gifted kid burnout’ posts, as well as feelings of constantly underachieving, difficulty sleeping, and issues with time management and procrastination. Between struggling with anxiety since my gifted childhood days and depression manifesting in high school, I had looked forward to college being a fresh start. Gifted students face social-emotional difficulties including anxiety, depression, and harmful perfectionism. “Gifted kid burnout syndrome,” while not a real medical condition, is very real in practice. Student Voice: An Artistic Journey to Self-Advocacy by Nick Johnson Now that I am in 11th grade and my AELP journey is effectively over, considering the scheduling conflicts that come with being a gifted student who fills up their schedule entirely, I can now certainly say what kind of effect this experience has had on my life. I arrived at that meeting unsure of what was in store for me or what effect it would have on my life throughout the next 5 years during which I would meet with various AELP teachers at various schools. I remember near the end of the school year I was pulled from my normal class to meet the AELP teacher, current 4th graders, and my other classmates who had been identified. Your child may feel that she has little in common with her classmates or may have trouble initiating play or joining groups.
When I was in third grade, I was tested like all the other students to determine my eligibility for AELP (the Ankeny version of TAG). Gifted children may appear to be socially mature and well adjusted, but might feel lonely or sad about problems with peers. Student Voice: The Impact of TAG by Alexis Watgen Giftedness and the Importance of Proper Identification by Maggie PattenĬlick on the link to access the pdf: PDF. burnt out gifted kid vibescurrently praying this doesn’t get blocked because reuploading playlists is a pain i really wanted to change the songs to fit the g.
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