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Mar 1
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WTF is the Gifted Child? (Feat. Leslie &...

Sara Abbott, MSW, LCSW, LICSW
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This episode explores the social concept of the "gifted" child and the ways in which neurodivergence can present as giftedness, the social and class structures that influence giftedness, and ultimately the shame and emotion dysregulation that many adults who were raised as gifted children experience. THE DEFINITION OF THE GIFTED CHILD: A gifted child is a ... Show More
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