📋 What to expect
What is Giftedness / High Intellectual Potential?
High Intellectual Potential (HIP), commonly called giftedness, refers to a particular mode of cognitive and emotional functioning, generally associated with an IQ above 130 (top 2nd percentile). Approximately 2–3% of the population has HIP. Gifted adults are often characterised by tree-branch thinking (rapid associative connections), emotional hypersensitivity, an intense need for intellectual stimulation, a strong sense of justice, and a tendency to become bored in under-stimulating environments.
Common characteristics in gifted adults
Gifted adults often report: a sense of 'thinking differently' from others, insatiable creativity and curiosity, difficulty adapting to rigid or repetitive environments, over-analysis and perfectionism tendencies, hypersensitivity to injustice and conflict, and paradoxically, sometimes feelings of failure or underperformance (impostor syndrome, underachievement). HIP frequently co-occurs with ADHD, autism, and anxiety.
About the test
This test evaluates the main behavioural and cognitive markers associated with High Intellectual Potential. It does not replace a full neuropsychological assessment (WAIS-IV) for IQ measurement. It serves as a preliminary exploration tool to identify traits compatible with HIP and guide towards professional evaluation if appropriate.