In episode 65, Chris and Emma continue their two-part conversation with Dr. Linda Silverman. Linda shares her insights on asynchronous development, emphasizing the importance of understanding IQ scores as minimal estimates and not definitive indicators of a person's potential.
Linda also reflects on her involvement with the Dabrowski Congress and the evolution of the giftedness community. She recounts her role in developing the concept of asynchronous development with the Columbus Group and creating Advanced Development Journal, a unique publication dedicated to adult giftedness.
Chris and Emma express their gratitude for Linda’s decades of work and share how her contributions continue to inspire new generations to explore the intersections of giftedness, neurodivergence, and positive disintegration. This episode explores the challenges and triumphs of advocating for a deeper understanding of giftedness and positive disintegration.
Links from this episode
Gifted Development Center website
Institute for the Study of Advanced Development (ISAD)
For a deeper dive into asynchronous development, we suggest the book Off the Charts by Neville, Piechowski, & Tolan (Eds.)
Download “Giftedness: The View from Within” by Martha J. Morelock (1992), the first published article about asynchronous development. It was published in the journal Linda mentioned, Understanding Our Gifted.
Episodes with people we mentioned:
Episode 5, Researching Overexcitability, with Frank Falk
Episode 19, The Challenge of Levels, with Stephanie Tolan
Episode 48, Piechowski’s Insights on Positive Disintegration with Michael M. Piechowski
Chris’s paper from ADJ: The Primary Importance of the Inner Experience of Giftedness
Michael Piechowski’s Table of Forms and Manifestations of Overexcitability
Giftedness as Neurodivergence, Not Functioning Label by Marni Kammersell and Katy Higgins Lee. The link is a YouTube video of their presentation from the 2024 Dabrowski Congress.
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The Tragic Gift blog by Emma
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