“White crows”, in my opinion, is the most striking manifestation of a person’s individuality. Most often, this phenomenon occurs from 11 to 18 years old, when no longer a child, but not yet an adult, is faced with the fact that he needs to combine all the existing knowledge about himself. Accept them and make them harmonious. The most important thing at this moment is to understand that his understanding and perception of himself is consistent with how others perceive him. According to E. Erikson, the foundation for a prosperous youth and the achievement of an integrated identity is laid in childhood. However, beyond what adolescents take away from their childhood, the development of personal identity is strongly influenced by the social groups with which they identify. For example, E. Erikson drew attention to how excessive identification with popular heroes (movie stars, super athletes, rock musicians) snatches a “flourishing identity” from its social environment, thereby suppressing the individual. The inability of young people to achieve personal identity leads to what E. Erikson called an identity crisis. An identity crisis, or role confusion, is most often characterized by an inability to choose a career or continue education. Many teenagers suffering from age-specific conflict experience a piercing sense of insecurity, mental discord, and purposelessness. They feel unadapted, alienated, and sometimes rush towards a “negative” identity - the opposite of what their parents and peers persistently offer them. At this moment, teenagers begin to get involved in subcultures, thus showing their internal conflict. At this moment, “white crows” can be divided into 2 types: The first can withdraw into themselves, try to “average out,” find many shortcomings in themselves, and acquire many complexes. Such children may perceive their classmates as enemies and stop communicating with them, dreaming only of finishing school quickly. People around them often ignore such people and treat them with disdain. Sometimes such “white crows” focus on doing something, for example, music, drawing, etc. The second version of “white crows” represents human leaders. They are ready to lead themselves in order to achieve any goal. They constantly come up with something new and are not afraid to stand out from the crowd. They love to argue and prove their point of view. They prefer to always be in sight. They try to solve all the problems given to them in a non-standard way, since no one has solved them before. Their distinctive feature is that they take responsibility for all their actions. They are very self-confident and goal-oriented. In the classroom, such children often become leaders. At work, they are well motivated by complex tasks and delegation of responsibility for solving this problem. The most creative leaders are the “white crows”, as they are always in search of something new and non-standard. It is precisely such people who move science and “roll this world.” The phenomenon of the “black sheep” has been little studied in psychology, but nevertheless it is a very interesting topic, discoveries in which will be of great benefit in matters of raising children and their social adaptation.