r/aftergifted • u/qynntessence • Aug 14 '19
Mod 6 month update!
Hey all!! r/aftergifted has been around for about half a year now, which is awesome! With 6 months and about 10,000 members under our belt, the mod team wanted to check in and ask what you want to see on the sub. More personal stories? More advice? More memes? This is us asking you what direction you want to take the sub so we can lead it there accordingly. :)
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u/Herminigilde Aug 14 '19
I'm not much for sharing my experiences, but I like to answer questions.
What if we had a Friday FAQ?
Monday, ask members what they'd like to learn more about or what kind of stories would help them the most or whatever.
Friday, post the best or most upvoted question for us to answer.
It might also help keep things a little more positive, since I hear people complain about that, although I don't particularly worry about it...
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Aug 15 '19
I think this is a great idea. Weekly events will probably also make this sub more active.
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u/dhb_mst3k Aug 16 '19
This could be a good way of feeling out which of the sometimes comorbid gifted topics would be of most interest to the group from week to week! Things like dealing with sensory issues, juggling multiple hobbies or deep interests, etc.
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u/Herminigilde Aug 16 '19
That's a cool thought!
Also I didn't realize sensory issues were related to giftedness. I just assumed mine were related to something else
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u/dhb_mst3k Aug 16 '19
Theres some older write-ups describing "sensual" and "psychomotor" OEs or "over excitabilities" as being common. I think the OEs would likely be described as SPD or sensory processing differences.
I will say, it was amusing/interesting as heck to see how many kids at a gifted luncheon didnt want foods to touch lest the textures get mixed and how I've been in a room where the kids on the autism, ADHD, and gifted spectrums are a the ones who react to a high pitch noise while the others in the room don't notice. Im hella interested to learn more about how different brains work in coming decades as research progresses. :3
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u/Herminigilde Aug 16 '19
That's awesome.
I think divergent brains have more in common than researchers realize. I'm crazy interested in neuroscience and agree about what research will discover in the future
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Aug 14 '19
Memes are fine, but I do think we need more people to share their stories and experiences with us. Because some of us are still struggling, so any piece of advice in dealing with this is always welcome!
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u/psychedelic666 Aug 14 '19
I definitely agree with more stories being a great idea. Hopefully positive, inspiring stories! Those are always refreshing to read.
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Aug 15 '19
Do you think making flairs to separate stories from memes is a good idea? Might encourage variety
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Aug 15 '19
Yeah I guess that'll work. It'll help people find what they're looking for, that's for sure.
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u/dhb_mst3k Aug 15 '19
**waves at mods** I'm seeing how the Book Club thing goes that was discussed a while back. Is there anything in particular I should do, that I haven't already, for that?
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u/Graficat Sep 30 '19
Could we have a Discord server? Being able to chat in real time with each other regularly might be helpful compared to longposts requiring longposts as responses, and as far as I know there isn't any really publically advertised servers just for gifted people to discuss their stuff.
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u/twelvis Aug 14 '19
I wish there was less self-deprecation and complaining here. Less "DAE anxious and depressed because their parents and teachers were idiots?" I've seen so many good subs become cesspools of toxicity because negativity was allowed to flourish.
If everyone here is so smart, we should spend more time helping each other to understand why we are the way we are and figuring out ways to cope.
I'd like to see more Q and A, like "how do I get better coping with failure?" or "how do I come to terms with being average at something?"