“What is well conceived must be clearly stated”. Nicolas Boileau Understanding the psychology of HPI and their behaviors Also known as zebra, atypical intelligence, or more commonly as gifted, precocious child, more recently high potential, HPI, high intellectual potential or intellectually precocious child. The English version, gifted, comes from the root gift . At Suivez …
Tell me, Auntie, what is a zebra? Alice, my teenage goddaughter, asked me this question one Christmas when she was 11 years old while I was writing an article on my blog. How to explain without pretension, what is a gifted person and what it means to be gifted? I find it much easier to …
How I knew I was a zebra Jt’s just over a year since I created Follow the Zebra that I’ve never really explained in a dedicated article how I knew I was gifted. It’s actually quite simple… I took the WAIS IV test (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) at a psychologist who specializes in giftedness, i.e. …
Profil atypique kezako? For me, an atypical profile is to the gifted what Venetian blond is to the redhead! This year, I was asked to organize master classes for Bachelor and Master students on the theme of atypical profiles. What is an atypical profile? What / who are we talking about? It’s true that since …
Suivez le zèbre tested for you: how do you say you’re gifted? – How do you tell your colleagues or employer that you are gifted?– How do you explain to your parents that you’re a zebra? – How do you tell your friends that you have high potential? I know how important this subject is …
Learning to trust yourself and others when you’re gifted. Why are overcoming fear and self-confidence so important when you’re a zebra? I went on a tour of New Zealand in a van, and during this period, I had put Follow the Zebra on hold for a while. People often ask me why and how I …
Me, a precocious child? Gifted? Zebra? High Potential…No, you’re wrong! It’s not the destination that counts, but the road travelled When a zebra is detected as an adult, it’s often hard to believe! After all, being a zebra is an extraordinary thing, and when you find out about it, it can be terribly frightening! Why …
Little Zebra, we’re going to learn to let go! When you’re gifted, high potential or hpi, you tend to put a lot of pressure on yourself! We want to be perfect… But letting go means accepting your limits! Accepting that you’re not perfect. Accepting to be as you are! In fact, even the term “letting …
Solutions to avoid being an anxious giftee! Ever since I took the WAIS IV and was found to be gifted, I’ve been really interested in what giftedness is! I’ve joined several groups on Facebook, I follow quite a few specialized French associations, and I read a lot, a lot, a lot! Why? Because I want …
HPI or Borderline? Why do we confuse the two? Before I knew I was a zebra, I was diagnosed as borderline. No, I’m not borderline. I’m not borderline, but I do have some of the characteristics of borderline personalities . High-potential and border line personalities are often confused because of our sometimes complicated emotional management. …
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