@kaia hm reminds me of some studies about students that were told they were smart tend to be worse at puzzles than the ones that are not. this does not mean they were abused though. one group was praised constantly and the other was encouraged to try harder. that group ended up more likely to solve puzzles while the "smart" kids applied to them less.

although i guess its worth checking for ASD too. sometimes we actually just are smarter and are not humble about it :neofox_laugh: