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05 Jul 2025, 1:48 am

I'm multi-exceptional. I'm curious if there are any others that have found a home here before me. You don't need to share your story unless you feel comfy doing so. I'm mostly just curious because I understand we're an incredibly small and rare community inherently. Even so, Thank you!


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08 Jul 2025, 6:33 pm

what does that mean?


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08 Jul 2025, 6:54 pm

Ivy League member of three school honor societies.



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08 Jul 2025, 9:21 pm

I find that term kind of insulting, because it snobbishly looks down on all other talents, achievements and distinctions as nothings - if you weren't in an ivy-league college.

For example, my IQ is said to be at a "superior" level, and is about 7 points higher than the average Ivy league student - or so I'm told. But do I qualify as exceptional, by your measure? No.

I guess I'll just have to centent myself with the mere and repugnant "Superior" gift, I guess. :roll:


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09 Jul 2025, 4:21 am

There was no such thing as 2e when I went to school (1961 - 1975) . I possibly could be.



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09 Jul 2025, 8:11 am

LunarFox wrote:
I'm multi-exceptional. I'm curious if there are any others that have found a home here before me. You don't need to share your story unless you feel comfy doing so. I'm mostly just curious because I understand we're an incredibly small and rare community inherently. Even so, Thank you!

I thought I would offer a definition, in case there are people that are not familiar with the terms. (I was not familiar with the terms.)

Twice-Exceptional
Multi-Exceptional does not have such a Wikipedia page devoted to it.
I found this webpage.
What is multi-exceptionality?



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12 Jul 2025, 5:39 am

pcgoblin wrote:
LunarFox wrote:
I'm multi-exceptional. I'm curious if there are any others that have found a home here before me. You don't need to share your story unless you feel comfy doing so. I'm mostly just curious because I understand we're an incredibly small and rare community inherently. Even so, Thank you!

I thought I would offer a definition, in case there are people that are not familiar with the terms. (I was not familiar with the terms.)

Twice-Exceptional
Multi-Exceptional does not have such a Wikipedia page devoted to it.
I found this webpage.
What is multi-exceptionality?


Thank you, this is what I was referencing when I wrote this.


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12 Jul 2025, 5:43 am

CapedOwl wrote:
I find that term kind of insulting, because it snobbishly looks down on all other talents, achievements and distinctions as nothings - if you weren't in an ivy-league college.

For example, my IQ is said to be at a "superior" level, and is about 7 points higher than the average Ivy league student - or so I'm told. But do I qualify as exceptional, by your measure? No.

I guess I'll just have to centent myself with the mere and repugnant "Superior" gift, I guess. :roll:


The Critisism Section On The Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twice_exceptional
"The term "twice exceptional" has been listed among terms to avoid using for neurodivergent people, possibly because it is a synonym of "special", itself identified as an ableist term."
So we're using Gifted Plus now it seems


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12 Jul 2025, 7:22 am

BTDT wrote:
Ivy League member of three school honor societies.

This is my story, not a definition!