dr.selfhelp wrote:I'm no Psychologist but this issue is fascinating to me.
I don't know if there is any connection at all between these two but i was wondering if anyone out there did.
In my personal experience dealing with people who are highly intellectually gifted, they often lack basic social skills such as understanding personal boundries, understanding sarcasm or wit, etc.
Maybe I'm just crazy but I can't seem to get this out of my head.
Thanks for looking or replying.
Dr.selfhelp
I don't know what your question is. However, maybe you would like a reply from someone who does have "high intelligence" credentials. I do not call it being gifted, because it's no more of a gift than a pretty face. It's just something you're born with. The lucky ones are taught social skills by their families and environment just like everybody else, without undue attention to their intelligence. The less lucky ones are encouraged through either positive or negative rewards to overfocus on the intellect, and don't do well with other people. I don't know what my IQ is, but I was accepted into Mensa and saw both types there. I know two people right now who are far more intelligent than me. One of them has great social skills and the other is a disaster.
I think you notice the dysfunctional overintelligent more, because the socially aware overintelligent hide it better. In my personal experience, high intelligence has been a problem to be overcome, not a "gift."