Overexcitability, it seems, has become a controversial topic. For almost forty years, overexcitability (OE) has been part of the conversation about the social and emotional experience of gifted people. Many gifted adults have seen themselves in…

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We knew pretty early on that our son was a little different. At a young age, he'd go up to other kids on the playground and speak in proper sentences: “Hi, nice to meet you. I'm 18 months. How old are you?” By age 3, he understood…

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What is overexcitability (OE)? Is there empirical evidence that gifted children and adults have greater OE? Does OE portray gifted children as emotionally needy and peculiar? Why is the concept controversial? Can we distinguish OE from AD/HD…

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