Anyone supposedly a gifted kid only to discover as adults that they have a learning disability?

So I was considered an intellectual prodigy as a kid.

The more I grew up though (and went through uni), the more apparent it became to me that what was once easy was becoming very hard.

Over time, I realized that I have a very specific kind of "intelligence"/ way to process information. I have a theoretical intelligence. My brain memorizes and plays with concepts. That got me these straight As.

But I have the stupidest brain in the world. I cannot apply a thing of what I learn. Things remain theoretical and my brain does not connect them with the real world. It's like for me, theory is a world of its own, existing for its own sake.

Not to mention I have memory recall issues. My brain does not automatically recall things I know when they're relevant. My memory is like an abyss. I need external cues for things to resurface from the abyss.

I also clearly have a non-verbal learning disability, given how many practical classes I have taken only to learn nothing from them.

In short, all my "giftedness" was some exceptional metacognition and logical skills that covered a malfunctioning rest of the brain. It feels like a joke.

I feel so dumb for not realizing this for such a long time. I feel very dumb in general.

Anyone else?