20 Reasons It's Awesome Growing Up Gifted

Reddit recently asked its readers, "[for those] labeled as gifted children, do you think the label harmed you, or helped you?" It sparked a big discussion, highlighting some real drawbacks to growing up gifted.

Tumblr founder and high school dropout David Karp — who just sold his company to Yahoo for $1 billion — even once said in an interview, "there's a lot that I feel like I missed out on. Just a whole lot of normal, social, childhood kind of stuff that I definitely missed out on."

However, there are plenty of positives to growing up uniquely gifted. Being at the top of your class opens doors and gives you confidence that can last a lifetime. One Reddit user even said, "surprisingly enough, it helped me socially."

After highlighting all the reasons why it's horrible growing up gifted, we're now presenting the best parts of having an above-average IQ.

We've edited some excerpts for clarity.