What is the difference between an indigo child and an anti-social kid?

Question

The descriptions I've read sound like people (in their 20s now) who have high opinions of themselves and low opinions of others. What do you think?

"Indigo Children are often the offspring of New Age parents. Exposed to New Age thinking, it might be taken as unsurprising that the children possess a greater tendency to use spiritual language than earlier generations. Having been told that the vast majority of children are now Indigos, New Age parents in fear of suppressing this special generation may be encouraging antisocial behaviors. It is said that many of the traits identifying Indigo Children could simply be interpreted as simple arrogance and selfish individualism." (Quoted from Wikipedia)

Answer 1

A lot of children are being diagnosed with such problems as ADHD, and they do show a great deal of anti-social behavior. It is possible that this is a way for parents to look on the positive side when faced with bringing up children with problem behavior. It's unclear why so many children now are hyperactive, poorly socialized, and so on. Perhaps it's a result of over-stimulation from television, additives in foods, or impurities in the air.

Answer 2

I think you've misunderstood something from what you've read,

Indigos aren't antisocial, for starters..

ok... imagine it this way. you get in a class. and the teacher is teaching things. no problem, the stuff makes sense, not all that hard to learn... a nice informative class that you understand and are good at.

then you talk to the other people in the class... and almost nobody else in the class can even keep up. they study and study, take notes, work at the class, and can barely make sense of it.

is naturally going "what the hell are you talking about? this stuff is easy!" antisocial? or a natural reaction? is it arrogant? pompous?

now imagine 80% of LIFE being like that. that you look at something, or read something, and you understand it... and nearly everyone else looks at it and has far far far more difficulty understanding it.

now, thats slightly exaggerated for the point... but maybe it'll help you get the idea.

personally I'm not an Indigo, but I'm in many ways of a similar... variety and can relate to some of the issues.

your wiki quote is more or less nonsense. Indigos existed before the new age thing, and the phenomena that truly identified Indigos showed up before as well,

the distinction is very obvious when your close to it. for starters by time kids who truly are indigo or similar are in their early teens... they'll likely be surpassing their parents in spiritual/supernatural awareness and understanding, and teaching their parents things.

ADHD stuff... well this too has a big difference. for starters authentic ADHD people in their unmedicated state, at an equivalent age, will have trouble focusing even if they are interested in whats going on. an Indigo or similar will have no issue concentrating if its actually interesting and something they have a reason to pay attention to.

big difference.

like so many other things... some of it is authentic, and some is fake, and to those who aren't in the fold, the difference can be entirely indistinguishable, even when its an obvious, clear distinction for those directly involved or connected to it.

Answer 3

I've been called an "indigo child" time and time again and i'm gettin a lil tired of it. When i close my eyes and 'meditate' if you will.. i can see colours that bounce off not only every living thing but everything else as well. My gf went.. "Oh my God! You can see auras! You're so cool!" *Groan* Here's my opinion. Too many people with too much fukcin time that we're headed back to the "peace n love" stage again, with a difference. Why the heck do we need to 'understand our past' to understand our present? All that's necessary if you ask me is a passion to live our current lives and to just keep moving, taking and making a stand to do good. I've been told by fortune tellers and card readers and 'spiritual' people from everywhere that i used to be part of the occult when in my past life and that i was a very powerful man and bla bla bla. Here's what i think of that. I don't give a **** who i used to be. I'm trying to make a difference in the world here and now and have other people on this planet realise not only what's happening around us but to take a step forward and do something about it. Indigo kids and such nonsense? Don't waste your time. I haven't seen or heard of anyone in our time being able to split a red sea yet ;o)

Answer 4

Anti-Social is NOT being quiet or shy. It's a mental sickness so watch out whilst you name a reserved individual anti social. An anti social individual does not emphasize with different men and women. A lot of them come to be serial killers. Shy men and women don't seem to be continually introverts. There is a change among introvert and shy. A shy individual may also be an extrovert. Shyness is a individual who's quiet since they're terrified of social activieis or do not know the way.Usually has low self-worth. Reserved is a time period to explain any one who's quiet and an introvert. In a few circumstances, the individual is shy, however no longer continually. They might like being on my own and impartial. Quiet is simply being quiet.

Answer 5

I really don't want to offend anyone, but when I was growing up the traits of an "Indigo" child were simply seen as being a spoiled brat. So now we have a new name that is more politically correct. But I really don't see the difference.

Answer 6

Most Indigo children are undisciplined children. The parents have been in a contest with one another to see who has the most psychic kid. There have always been psychics, this generation is nothing new.

Answer 7

I hadn't read that about indigo kids.

I heard they were intelligent, active, intuitive, spiritual, etc.

Never read the low opinion of others stuff. Where did you get that?

Edit add: Antisocial in the psychology world is typically referred to those without a conscience who engage in criminal behavior and violate others frequently.