That's an interesting article, and I agree that the 'gifted' label is somewhat pernicious. I came to resent, and reject it, when my impairments became a serious obstacle to me in the later years of schooling.

Not sure if you caught this when it front-paged, but here's another theory about why 'gifted' people may fail:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22901962