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  • This reprinted article originally appeared in Gifted Child Today, 1999, vol. 22, no. 5. As gifted children grow into adolescence and adulthood, they often experience the need to create a make-believe self to inhabit in the everyday world in order to hide their individuality and uniqueness. They must create a façade, a mask that hides their giftedness, the true self. Gifted females, in particular, are at high risk of losing themselves behind a mask of conformity. If left alone, many gifted girls will find the façade they effected slowly taking over their personality until all they perceive is this false self. By the time adulthood is reached, they have successfully obliterated their true self. This can cause many problems, including depression, loss of perceived ability, self-doubt, lowered self-worth, and feelings of hopelessness and loss. The numerous frustrations, stresses, and special problems coping with life that gifted females encounter have only recently received much attention and study. It is important for counselors to realize that, although most females encounter some strife growing up, "[gifted girls] can, however, experience emotional problems capable of crippling the human spirit" (Schauer, 1976, cited in Strip, Swassing, & Kidder, 1991, p.124). In order for gifted girls to develop into healthy, fulfilled, intellectualized adults, there are a variety of needs that must be addressed. Of greatest importance, they should be assisted in peeling away the mask and discovering who they are so that they may eventually learn to accept and like that true self. It is not just important, but critical that specialized counseling services be available for gifted females of all ages, as well as for their families. It is important that counselors be aware of the special needs and strengths of this population. Without an adequate understanding of the gifted female "experience," the proper help cannot be offered. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: create)

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