Ethan Moore
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Coastal Midnights :
8y son who absorbs information very emotionally aware and physically good but not as strong as peers but holds his own, weak speech but great vocab and he’s very funny/witty. Makes friends easily but I’m concerned with his desire to work through hard issues, he doesn’t like struggling
2026-01-25 03:59:12
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12 21 :
i think that it comes down to socializaton. "giftedness" is just one aspect of a life. if their social needs arent met, they will ace a test but fail a social interaction (do by all accounts the "wrong" thing)
2025-11-26 06:09:14
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Hannahbananajr :
as someone who's starting to unmask, i actually identified my asynchronous development (low social skills) as "lack of opportunities for socializing" even before i discovered I'm gifted. so yes. opportunities, environment and support is also a factor for asynchronous development 💯
2026-06-24 11:51:03
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Mel :
My son is 2e, he is cognitively, emotionally and socially ahead. He’s behind in gross and fine motor development. He still has a lot of feelings around his relationships with the younger and same age friends, it’s much easier for him with older children for sure.
2025-11-25 20:19:05
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Raymond Davis499 :
It’s not that they are underdeveloped emotionally. The adults and children around them can’t handle their emotions and ideas, so they learn to self censor. It’s also that they value truth, which goes against deceit inherent in neurotypical interactions.
2026-01-22 18:22:16
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andrea :
Totally agree with your theory Ethan! Love your content- I am a clinical psychologist and also gifted and I think there are multiple reasons why socially and emotionally things may look a little different as compared to the obviously powerful cognitive abilities, but my experience maps onto your theory.
2025-11-25 21:37:39
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susannapeppikaroliina :
so true!! the environment should support these ”gifted” children better 💕 if there was a supported and resourceful environment, throughout the childhood, maybe then this so called "asynchronous development” wouldn't happen, and the children would actually, like you suggested, have the tools to develop in a ”synchronous” order – maybe they are trying so hard from early on to conform to their environment, but it takes time and energy for them to figure out ”what the f is going on” 😂 and to fit in… – whereas if the environment (caregivers, peers, physical environment etc) would had supported them thoroughly, there would not be such ”delay” in the development (just a quick breakdown and thoughts about this as this came up here in the fyp!!!! 💕)
2025-11-26 05:36:08
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Evereverie :
I learned very early on that I can be lazy and get through school anyway. Now that life is getting hard, I'm starting to struggle with this laziness. I also agree with you on the social and emotional aspect.
2026-02-23 12:25:39
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Светлана Николаева :
The thing is that neurodivergent people develop emotional intelligence through cognitive processing, but neurotypical caregivers can’t teach it that way. So neurodivergent children often have to learn it by themselfes and it takes longer
2025-11-26 20:13:49
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Lydia :
This really cleared up some thoughts and questions I was having about my younger self. Now I can articulate that I was intellectually ahead, emotionally age-appropriate, but socially behind/a “late bloomer”.
2025-12-06 11:33:04
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ok2feel :
I think going to a gifted school saved you from that, I was like this and so was my little brother and he had a lot of social struggles and then we sent him to a gifted class and he started thriving, socially too. Because he wasn't the weirdo and his peers finally understood him.
2026-01-20 18:13:32
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user7272645057533 :
I wonder how many high functioning autistics that have not been diagnosed yet are skewing this term of asynchronous learning.
2025-11-29 12:48:20
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Jennifer R :
Yeah, I always assumed the social challenges were secondary to not having common understanding to build connections off. Kind of obvious when you live it, right?
2025-11-25 23:02:31
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Fabi :
I think many of us have a hard time with gray areas. which many see emotions as such. I don't see them as gray at all but that's part of the problem when trying to make a connection. it either is or it isn't.
2025-11-25 20:00:30
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harry :
Our motor control is also behind
2026-01-15 09:00:13
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Thepeoplesprincess :
I always resonated with older children because my peers were not cognitively at the same level and I was used to hanging out with adults.
2025-11-25 21:10:58
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peacelovelight :
I didn’t have the social issues but I think it was because I very involved in sports as well and there was a lot of comraderie and interest in that focus outside of the academics.
2025-11-27 17:46:33
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user6382570983 :
You made me want to have a 3 hours talk with a specialist
2025-11-25 20:45:06
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Dragon_fruit :
It’s incredibly lonely being the smartest in the room, so they’re not going to fit in with less intelligent peers who bond over things that are incredibly simple or boring to the gifted kid.
2025-12-17 03:17:18
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mimus :
I'm obsessed with exploring feelings since nobody cared to do that as a child and I spent most my time alone and in silence because I was too overwhelming and different
2025-11-25 21:08:09
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nimkee21 :
I thought you were talking about promises
2025-11-25 22:31:11
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pk :
Also, oftentimes, caregivers will assume that just because you are exceptional in one area(intellectually), you can figure out the rest on your own, hence contributing to the 'delayed' development.
2025-11-28 14:45:12
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Ida 🧠 ND flow state :
My theory is that gifted children (and grown ups) have intense emotions, which require the adult to be very resourceful and emotionally regulated themselves to support them in their feelings. Being a (gifted) parent to a gifted child is soo intense😂🙈. I mean I feel over stimulated but I have to take a deep breath and help my 4 year old through his “mental breakdown”, because (of cause) as his mom, I am a safe place to let it all go💛
2025-11-25 21:28:18
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Moon✯ :
This is really interesting bc this is quite similar to Autistic / ADHD kids. Where it’s just a part of neurodiversity and they need different resources + help. I think what would helpful in general even for non gifted individuals is having access to help early. In my experience, when children are slower than others if they are given appropriate resources then they would catch up. I think this relates to your point regarding the need for a reshift in perception of the term “asynchronous development.” It reminds me of most neurodiversity being a “disability” than just different ways the brain process information. I had a conversation before with my friend, who mentioned how Autism and ADHD is seen as a disability only due to how society is constructed. I agree and disagree with this, as in I don’t think can just say (bc its usually a spectrum) people don’t experience difficulties in certain areas but also that it’s not all that there is.
2025-11-29 05:04:08
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Scoobiedoodet HC :
Anyone who actually is gifted…wouldn’t claim to be ☺
2026-01-19 03:27:47
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