Common Problems of Gifted Children, Gifted Adolescents and Gifted Adults

  • Underachievement
  • Learning disabilities
    • Reading disabilities: dyslexia
    • Writing disabilities: dysgraphia
    • Math disabilities: dyscalculia
  • Perfectionism
  • Procrastination
  • Low motivation
  • Existential depression
  • Homework refusal
  • School refusal

If these problems persist they can develop into true psychiatric disorders:

  • Anxiety disorders
  • Obsessive compulsive disorders
  • Depressive disorders
  • Bipolar disorders
  • Adhd