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@maikel@vmst.io He was one of the first people to point out that's not really how humans work; 'high potential'/'profoundly gifted' humans don't think like everybody else more quickly, way instead tend to have more bandwidth, make more connections, make intuitive and emotional jumps that they post-hoc justify afterwards - all the things you're saying. Just with some scientific papers to wave in the face of professionals and teachers who are determined to double down on 'that child can't be bright, they aren't perfectly behaved!'.

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[@maikel@vmst.io](https://vmst.io/users/maikel) He was one of the first people to point out that's not really how humans work; 'high potential'/'profoundly gifted' humans don't think like everybody else more quickly, way instead tend to have more bandwidth, make more connections, make intuitive and emotional jumps that they post-hoc justify afterwards - all the things you're saying. Just with some scientific papers to wave in the face of professionals and teachers who are determined to double down on 'that child can't be bright, they aren't perfectly behaved!'.