Hi @juxprose
Because you have selected ‘Term Object’ as the return type, you are getting an object (just like you have chosen).
This object can be seen clearly in your var_dump.
Is there a problem that I am not seeing? Do you need help rending the object? This would work:
<?php
$specialtopic = get_field('specialist_topic', 'user_' . $curauth->ID);
?>
<h3><?php echo $specialtopic->name; ?></h3>
