Neurodivergence Includes Hungry, High-Capacity Brains

Some people grow up being called “gifted,” “too smart,” “weirdly intense,” or “hard to keep up with.” Others were never labeled but have always felt different—thinking several steps ahead, devouring ideas, or struggling with boredom and restlessness in environments that move more slowly than they do.

We work with folks who:

• Think or process information rapidly or intensely

• Experience boredom or frustration in conventional environments

• Feel a deep need to understand everything

• Were labeled as “gifted,” “precocious,” or “difficult” in school

• Experience analysis paralysis or perfectionism

• Carry the impact of being told they were “too much” or “not enough” at the same time

We often describe these folks as having hungry brains—minds that need complexity, depth, and engagement to feel regulated and alive.

This isn’t about superiority or comparison. It’s about recognizing that some neurodivergent people are wired for deep cognitive and emotional intensity—and that wiring needs support, too.