The Bright Insight Blog

Giftedness and Magical Thinking: How Magical Is It?

How many of us gifted pattern-finders and meaning-makers have been accused of magical thinking or something similar such as apophenia?

Complex Trauma, cPTSD, and Gifted Neurodivergence

And gosh, I could say that giftedness intensifies the complexity of the already complex.

Neuro-Authenticity, Neuro-Identities, and the Neuro-Industry? A Response to an Unscientific Attack on the Neurodiversity Movement

And since I readily used the word "nincompoopery" which the Google corrected the spelling of, you might already guess at my stance.

Trailblazer: An Anthem of Authenticity

Do not apologize for your intensities. For your fears. You are big. And lush. And multilayered. Like a Duff Goldman birthday cake.

Is Giftedness a Neurodivergence?

So, from head-to-toe, a gifted person is different in a variety of ways, and certainly in how their neurology compares to neurotypical peers

Finding My Meaning

I would have died from lack of oxygen trying to help those around me first.

Discovering Giftedness (Part 3)

When my neurodivergent research kept resonating with me, I sought an assessment to ‘reality test’ my ideas, thoughts, and intuitions.

Discovering Giftedness (Part 2)

Did I just want to think of myself as special? What if I preferred to hide and stay a misfit for the remainder of my life?

They

They say cracks are where the light comes in, forgetting that meant to see the sun, I had to first be broken.