In this week's episode, Liz discusses the gifted and talented programs that are common in school systems throughout many regions today, with an emphasis on the negative effects that they have on gifted children who are also autistic. This one's pretty emotional. 

Sources:

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED535140.pdf

https://shannonlitt.medium.com/the-toxic-consequences-of-gifted-programs-5367b2401b7d

https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-gifted-education-history-models-issues.html#:~:text=Gifted%20education%20is%20a%20type,opening%20in%20Massachusetts%20in%201901.

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/gifted-childrens-challenges-with-learning-and-thinking-differences

https://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-blog/burnout-in-gifted-children/#:~:text=What%20is%20Gifted%20Kid%20Burnout,or%20few%20to%20no%20breaks.

https://autisticempath.com/speaking-as-a-former-gifted-kid/

https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/why-gifted-kid-burnout-is-a-thing-c55432bb33c1

https://www.hikiapp.com/hiki-blog/2021/4/13/a-former-gifted-kids-reflections-on-burnout

https://psychcentral.com/autism/autistic-and-gifted-supporting-the-twice-exceptional-child#define-giftedness

https://www.readandspell.com/us/signs-of-a-gifted-child#:~:text=Giftedness%20is%20often%20defined%20as,abilities%20relative%20to%20their%20peers.

https://www.scarymommy.com/parenting/gifted-kid-burnout

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/03/autism-and-addiction/518289/

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-10-25/people-with-autism-at-higher-risk-for-suicide-self-harm-study