Living with Intensity, edited by Susan Daniels, Ph.D. & Michale M. Piechowski, Ph. D.

A fascinating look at the 'super-stimulability' of highly gifted kids (and adults) and how to work with the sensitivities and intensities, rather than fighting against them. This book explains and expounds on psychologist Dabrowski's theory of overexcitabilties with great examples. There is plenty to learn from it, also, for our concepts of what is 'normal' in development and behavior, in general.

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Favorite Quotes so far: 

"Had psychology chosen life science as its model... the concept of what is normal would not be the average, but rather what is well-functioning-- that is good health."

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"In today's world, there is a tendency to see anything different as abnormal.... But what if these symptoms were productive and actually a necessary step toward development?"