Femke Hovinga knows which challenges hyper giftedness can entail. Despite a hefty portion of potential, she underperformed for years and developed fear of failure. Femke obtained her diploma by hanging and strangling, after which she followed courses in journalism and business administration. Challenges became opportunities. She trained as a talent coach and from there she specialised in 145+ IQ. At Talentissimo she guides children, parents and schools. She also gives lectures. In addition, Femke is engaged in developing an IQ test for gifted children with SCALIQ. She also works with gifted adults at InterIQ, a recruitment and coaching company for gifted talent. 

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Gifted children might be underachieving in school
• Gifted children experience asynchronicity 
• Gifted children struggle to deal with challenges & failures and sometimes need to learn how to study
• In Dutch the 145+ IQ group is called “Hyper Gifted”
• 1:1000 is in the category of 145+, a very small group and difficult to find research data on this group
• 145+ are more sensitive and they do not have a lot of developmental peers
• People need to mirror with other people in order to develop ourselves and to learn what is normal. People in the 145+ category do not have a lot of people to mirror with.
• There are big T traumas and little T traumas. If you are so different from the normal population you probably have a lot of those little T experiences.
• 145+ humans need to be seen! And in order to be seen they must be recognised
• Traditional IQ test are not made for gifted children
• Autistic children have lower IQ scores on traditional IQ tests than non-autistic children. With the new IQ test from SCALIQ this does not seems to bethe case anymore
• No time preassure on the SCALIQ IQ test and detect the full potential of dyslexic, dyscalculia or color blind children
• The SCALIQ IQ test is like testing the motor of a car to it’s full potential, not just how fast the car is going on the road (traditional IQ testing)
• Gifted people can have CVs which make them look a bit crazy
• The NAGC estimates that 25 % of children who fall into the gifted range do not finish their education!
• In the Netherlands it's estimates that 33 % of gifted people do not work in a place where they can show their potential
• If we want to solve the big issues of today’s world, such as climate change, Covid-19, world peace, we need to include the brightest talents of our societies 
• Companies sometimes see giftedness as a disability
• Be that person you needed as a kid!
• If you are struggling, please know that there are people like you. Please reach out because finding your peers is important for being happy and finding fulfilment

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InterIQ 

SCALIQ 145+ IQ tests 

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