da anormalidade

"Because they can be so greatly stimulated, and because they perceive and process things differently, gifted children are often misunderstood. Their  excitement is viewed as excessive, their high energy as hyperactivity, their persistence as nagging, their questioning as undermining authority, their imagination as not paying attention, their passion as being disruptive, their strong emotions and sensitivity as immaturity, their creativity and self-directedness as oppositional. They stand out from the norm.

[...] Gifted children should not be pressed to 'fit in' with all of the other children the same age. Rather, their capacity for intense experiencing is an asset that deserves to be understood and affirmed instead of squashed."
Susan Daniels, Michael M. Piechowski, in Living with Intensity