And I presume you know these &#x27;gifted HNers&#x27; well enough to know they are self-proclaimed?<p>Trust me, having an IQ 50% higher than the average of the rest of the population isn&#x27;t fun. And though IQ is generally all that is needed to be considered &#x27;gifted,&#x27;it isn&#x27;t everything. There have been many studies on this.<p>I am not self proclaimed, I have the tests to prove it and I get sick of people telling me how smart I am and how they wish they could be like me. I&#x27;ve gotten that line from surgeons and psychologists, people who&#x27;s job I couldn&#x27;t do even if I tried. I try to frame it in their mindset to show them that they can do it too. I truly think if they would get out of that mindset, they could be much &#x27;smarter&#x27; also. Biology plays a role but it&#x27;s not everything.<p>I don&#x27;t identify with the people in the article. I wasn&#x27;t particularly weird, eccentric, bullied, or any of the typical things that you hear about. I had friends, girlfriends, etc... About the only typical nerd thing was I was usually the teacher&#x27;s pet. But I think that&#x27;s just because I was always wanting to help.<p>I was diagnosed with ADHD at 14, refused to take the medications and have been dealing with it ever since. Tags, sock seams, etc... didn&#x27;t bother me. I had the typical ADHD symptoms, but that&#x27;s about it.