Gifted and exceptional children seem more inclined to gender nonconformity and they represent a significant proportion of the ROGD teens discussed in Dr. Littman’s research. Sasha and Stella explore why there may be a link between brilliance and transgender identity.
Links:
Overexcitability and the Gifted: https://www.sengifted.org/post/overex...
Where Overexcitability and Gender Dysphoria Meet https://www.thirdfactor.org/intensity...
Gender Identity and Overexcitability Profiles of Gifted College Students (2009) https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Gender Dysphoria and Gifted Children by Lisa Marchiano https://4thwavenow.com/2017/06/25/gen...
Dr. Lisa Littman's ROGD Study: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/art...
Living with Intensity: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Intensi...
Carol Dweck & Mindset: https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/
The Social Dilemma Film: https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224
Cotton Wool Kids by Stella O’Malley: https://www.amazon.com/Cotton-Wool-Ki...