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👩‍👧‍👦 Two kids; both are twice-exceptional learners 🔎 Separating fact from fiction about “gifted” & 2e children (or as I call them, kite kids) 🪁
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Hard to believe it's been 5+ months since I've posted on IG. I planned to take a break for a week or two in June, but needless to say, it turned out to be much longer! ⁣ . ⁣ I've been struggling personally for a while now and things have really come to a boiling point. ⁣ . ⁣ I'll be back soon I hope. This mission to explain some children's complex behaviors – and often invisible challenges – has become part of who I am. However, right now, I'm simply in survival mode. ⁣ . ⁣ If you're struggling as well in any way, remember that you're stronger than you may believe. ✨ 2022-11-21 22:53:10 Hard to.. 28 -18% 4 -36%
This is applicable to so many scenarios, isn’t it? Whether you’re in a work environment where you can’t be yourself, a marriage in which you’re constantly walking on eggshells, or you’re different in some way that isn’t socially acceptable, so you feel like you have to hide that part of yourself due to myths and stereotypes. ⁣ . ⁣ It’s even true when it comes to “giftedness.” Many families with a “gifted” or twice-exceptional child find themselves trying to tip toe around various conversations with folks from school, church, sports teams, the neighborhood, everywhere... ⁣ . ⁣ Why? Because people may not understand why these kiddos seem different. And if the mom dares to utter the G word, people will automatically assume she’s bragging. This can create a lonely existence for the child and the child’s parents. They feel pressure to hide a big part of who they are. (And yes, it is a big part because true giftedness is a type of neurodiversity that is present 24/7.) Hint: often the parent who is bragging has a child who is bright, but they push their child to study a lot in order to get those grades. That is not the same thing. With giftedness, studying is rarely necessary. These “kite kids” remember things after hearing it once. Or in some cases, they figure it out on their own, often before that level has been taught in school. . ⁣ So yes, a child with an I.Q. of 135 will seem just as “different” as one with an I.Q. of 65. And that can absolutely contribute to ridicule, masking and loneliness. Let’s provide environments where everyone feels safe to be themselves. 2022-06-17 07:28:42 .. 46 +35% 8 +28%
Let your light shine, friends. 🌅 2022-06-15 07:02:12 Let your light shine, .. 29 -15% 3 -52%
In my last few posts, I’ve been talking about what Polish psychologist, psychiatrist and physician Kazimierz Dabrowski called 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (OEs). . In the 1960s, as he studied kids with unusually high intellect, he realized 𝘢𝘭𝘭 of them had atypical 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹s 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 when it came to their interests and other aspects of everyday life. He dubbed this phenomenon overexcitabilities. (Two other terms you may hear are “intensities” or “super-sensitivities.”) . The final intensity, which I describe in the images above, is the 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗘. Former teacher and gifted intervention specialist colleenkessler (now author, educational consultant and more) says on her site, “Kids with psychomotor overexcitability have 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲, they are 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲, and often show a 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. They may have 𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, and may have 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴.” . In addition, some “gifted” kids with this OE are 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗. 💊 To be clear, a child can be gifted 𝘢𝘯𝘥 have ADHD; however, sometimes it's just one or the other. That’s why it’s imperative to be evaluated by psychologist who understands both types of neurodiversity and the ways they can mimic each other. . Have you ever seen the psychomotor OE? 🪁 2022-06-13 20:57:25 .. 31 -9% 12 +92%
The past several posts, I've been highlighting various types of 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (a.k.a. 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 or 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.) Today, I'm going to break down the sensual overexcitability (OE). Yes, I know “sensual” makes this type of intensity sound weird or kinky, but what Dr. Kazimierz Dąbrowski was referring to with the children who have this type of OE is that they're constantly in a heightened state of experiencing, and responding to, sights, sounds, tastes, smells and physical touch. You know, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀. . If you've been following me for a while, you know my son experiences this phenomenon (peeling 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀 off stamp books, pushing 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 into corkboard, and sharpening 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀 with an old-school pencil sharpener); however, my daughter's sensual intensity is even more extreme. 😅 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱 can soothe her anxiety and she's obsessed with all things 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗵. So much so that, when she was six years old, she announced that she had “an acute case of the fuzzies” after wrapping herself up in a plush blanket. And her 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 are next level. In fact, sometimes I wonder if she's going to end up being a professional taste tester or a food critic. (Scroll through my “slides” for this post to see what I mean!) . Like all OEs, there are unpleasant aspects to sensual intensities, too. 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 or 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝘀 drive some of these kids nuts and they may throw up when eating 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀. They also may be particularly sensitive to 𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲. . Have you seen a bright child, client, student or patient experience this? 🪁 . Also, for more information on the sensual OE, and the other ways “gifted” and twice-exceptional (2e) children can be highly sensitive, read the Overexcitabilities page on my blog. There’s a link to it in my bio. ☝️ 2022-06-12 20:56:02 .. 27 -21% 3 -52%
Want more info on this? 👆 In addition to the “slides” above, here’s an excerpt from description by Sharon Lind that I found on sengifted 's website: “Often children high in Imaginational OE 𝗺𝗶𝘅 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, or create their own private worlds with 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to escape boredom. They find it 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 where creativity and imagination are secondary to learning 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺.” . In fact, some kids with this OE become so frequently engrossed in imaginary play that they end up isolating themselves. (Learn more in my November 2019, blog article on 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.) . If you've been following me since November 2020, you also may recall me saying that when my daughter's 3rd grade teacher played 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, she said my daughter stood up and seemed to be “𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.” 🎼 When another student asked her to sit down so he could see the board, my daughter “came to” and looked embarrassed. The teacher approached her and asked her quietly why she was standing; my daughter responded that she didn’t know. . Have 𝘺𝘰𝘶 seen this OE before? How did it show up? 🪁 2022-06-11 22:36:30 .. 29 -15% 3 -52%
Whether you call them intensities, overexcitabilities (OEs) or supersensitivities, the feelings are bigger than normal – “positive” feelings and “negative” feelings alike. And the intensity starts 𝘸𝘢𝘺 before puberty. That’s because children with emotional intensity often have 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 and things. They may worry a lot or show 𝘂𝗻𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 for their age. 🥺😩 . Other emotions are amplified, too. If something makes them angry or someone hurts their feelings, their 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽, especially when they’re no longer toddlers. 🤔 . “Characterized by intense highs and lows, gifted children who experience this level of sensitivity are 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁 by others. They are 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 and will become 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱 if they believe they have emotionally hurt another,” explains former school psychologist cfonseca_edpsych in her book 𝘌𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 📚 . As you might guess, the emotional OE makes frequent appearances at home, too. Like the saying goes, “Wherever you go, there you are.” 😅 . For more information on emotional intensity, and the other ways “gifted” and twice-exceptional (2e) children can be highly sensitive, read the Overexcitabilities page on my blog. There’s a link to it in my bio. ☝️ 2022-06-11 01:15:42 .. 48 +41% 6 -4%
I have quite a few new followers, so it seems like a good time to revisit intensities, or overexcitabilities (OEs), in 2022-06-09 23:53:49 .. 19 -44% 7 +12%
The antics of Prince Louis during the four-day celebration of his grandmother have been generating many reactions. 😏 . I can’t help but see some similarities with the kids that I talk about here on Instagram. They 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼, and expecting them to 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 isn’t realistic – 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 for days (or months or school years) at a time. . GATE teachers, counselors and psychologists, and parents of these inquisitive and passionate children, what do you think of the parallels I made? Did I forget anything? 🤷‍♀️ 2022-06-08 01:48:10 .. 60 +76% 18 +188%
In 𝘜𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦-𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭-𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳, author Linda Silverman, PhD, explains why 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 who are better at receiving and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 and 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 versus seeing it and thinking in images. “Successful students have good sequencing skills,” she says. “𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽-𝗯𝘆-𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 the way teachers teach and the way curriculum is designed. They are able to show their work easily because they took a series of steps to get there.” ⁣ . ⁣ Processing information that way is 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆. It doesn’t mean they’re less intelligent though. 🙅 ⁣ . ⁣ “𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹-𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 are more often counted among the underachievers, the 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, the 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽-𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 (some of whom are being homeschooled), the 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 children who hate arithmetic, the 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 who struggle with reading, the 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 whose learning occurs after school hours at their computers, the 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱, the 𝗱𝗮𝘆-𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 who can’t focus when the pace is too slow, and 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀.” 2022-06-06 19:17:46 .. 29 -15% 2 -68%
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Twice-exceptional (2e) students are outside the box in more than one way; therefore, 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 (educators, therapists, psychologists, parents) 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴. Linda C. Neumann, former editor and co-publisher of 2𝘦: 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘦-𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, does a great job of distilling this complex matter down to the basic 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: ⁣ . ⁣ “2𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴. 𝘖𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 (𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯) 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭.” ⁣ . ⁣ Complicated stuff, right? It’s true though. A “gifted” learner can also have one or more learning disabilities, and a student with one or more learning differences can also be extremely advanced in one or more subjects and have an I.Q. in the gifted, highly gifted, or even profoundly gifted range. ⁣ . ⁣ 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 (or neither because, on the surface, they appear to cancel each other out), 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀. It can contribute to anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, teasing by peers, shaming by adults, and more. 2022-06-04 19:02:14 .. 33 -3% 9 +44%
The world feels very heavy, so when this photo popped up in my memories, it was a welcome reminder of lighter moments...and how wonderfully 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 kids can be! My 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 (2𝗲) daughter, who is almost 10, was a preschooler in this image. By the time she was in the 4-year-olds class, I was already hearing she might have ADHD; and yet, she was already telling me she loved the word 2022-05-30 21:48:57 .. 18 -47% 9 +44%
This post isn’t to shed any insight into asynchronous development, overexcitabilities, or what it means to be a twice-exceptional (2e) learner. ⁣ . ⁣ Right now, I’m simply here to say that I see you, educators. I see your 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿. I see your 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. And I see how 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 you are. I also see 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲.⁣ . ⁣ Someone not far from my house was setting off fireworks last night and it put me on edge. I can only imagine how noises like that would affect many of you right now…⁣ . ⁣ The answers are complex, of course, but not allowing 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁 to purchase an assault rifle (𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 before they’re allowed to buy a beer or even rent a car) would be a great start. 🧠⁣ . ⁣ Another excellent measure would be to allocate funding to meet the 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝘁𝗼-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿, 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝘁𝗼- 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝘁𝗼-𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭. ⁣ . ⁣ My kids’ elementary school (more than 800 students) and middle school (about 900 students) didn’t have a psychologist on staff the entire 2021-2022 school year. And at least part of the previous year, they shared one. (The National Association of School Psychologists recommends one school psychologist for every 500-700 students.) 😣 ⁣ . ⁣ So...I see you, educators. I do. ⁣ . ⁣ This isn’t right. You deserve better and students deserve better. It is 𝘸𝘢𝘺 past time for change. 2022-05-27 19:51:47 .. 23 -33% 2 -68%
I really dislike the term “gifted.” It makes this type of neurodiversity sound like Easy Street. (Although the reasons may not be obvious to onlookers, 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆.)⁣ .⁣ As I began creating my blog, and trying to think of a different name for these children, I began to picture a kite. There are tons of similarities!⁣ .⁣ Gifted and twice exceptional (2e) kids have the 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗮𝗿, but they can’t accomplish that on their own. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱. When they only have a little, they start to take off; then, they flounder and descend. With no wind at all, they drag along the ground – and may even break apart.⁣ .⁣ Kites are 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲. (Hello, asynchronous development!)⁣ .⁣ Also, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗴𝗼 of a kite once it’s flying. One way this plays out with gifted kids is that, because they talk like, and have the intellectual capacity of, an older child, most people assume they also have the social and emotional maturity of an older kid. This is totally false. Problems, sometimes serious ones, occur when people make this assumption.⁣ .⁣ Another parallel with kites is that if these kiddos get a bit too wild, they may need a tug to 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. (Overexcitabilities, anyone?)⁣ .⁣ What’s really cool is that you can influence a kite’s “lift” by adjusting what’s called its angle of attack. That’s the point at which the kite 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. This reminds me of the day my son was evaluated. It was the happiest I’d seen him in months. The psychologist gave him challenge after challenge, and instead of feeling stressed, he had a “bring it on” mentality. Even 𝘴𝘩𝘦 was surprised how far he could go. After he and I left, he kept telling me he wanted to go back. It was bewildering, but also funny – and a relief. He was comfortable in his own skin. Finally!⁣ .⁣ Watching gifted and 2e kids flounder can be baffling. And helping them succeed is 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲. But once you optimize the competing forms of pressure, they come alive in the most beautiful ways! 2022-05-24 23:28:37 .. 46 +35% 17 +172%
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If you’re new here, one thing that may seem strange, at first, is that I still read to my kids sometimes – especially my 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 (2𝗲) 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, even though she's an advanced reader. The main reason is quality time (her love language). Plus, it prompts good conversations! . After getting my daughter's 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 findings, which included an 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 among other things, someone recommended the Clementine book series to me. Clementine is also a bright girl with some executive-function challenges, and she’s such a funny character! We loved all three books! . The author also wrote a series about Waylon, one of Clementine’s classmates. I wasn’t sure if the series would appeal to my daughter as much, but I figured it was worth a try. And I’m happy to report that she loved it too! . Waylon is just as 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗸𝘆 as Clementine, but in a totally different way. The 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 (OE) is strong with this kid! (That’s one of 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 that a “gifted” child may have.) . Waylon doesn’t strike me as being 2e; just a sweet “gifted” boy, who 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 – and who desperately wants a dog, but his mom is allergic to them. You also get to watch Waylon’s tween sister start to figure out who she is (a 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗱, who is often misunderstood). . Like the Clementine books, the Waylon series is great for kids who have a #rainforestmind ; however, they’re also great for those who want to help all children develop an appreciation for those who are 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀. 2022-05-23 01:46:48 .. 23 -33% 4 -36%
When true giftedness is present, a child will interpret – and respond to – his or her surroundings in atypical ways. Most age peers (and even many adults) won’t understand why the child is “so intense” or “so sensitive.” Classmates and neighbors may even say, “You’re annoying,” or “You’re weird.” ⁣ . ⁣⁣ Many parents, who lobby to get their children into schools’ GATE programs, have no idea what giftedness even is. They simply think it means being really smart. What they don’t realize is that it’s a form of neurodiversity and, like any form of neurodiversity, it affects the whole child. ⁣⁣ . ⁣⁣ One contributor to this confusion is that there’s no standard⁣ for entry into GATE programs. Some school districts accept any student who scores 90% or above; others require that the child’s IQ be in the “gifted” range. And some schools have no GATE program at all… ⁣⁣ . ⁣⁣ And then there’s the fact that most general educators are taught nothing about giftedness when earning their bachelor’s or master’s degrees. Not even basic traits, like intensities (a.k.a. overexcitabilities or supersensitivities). ⁣⁣ . ⁣⁣ No wonder these kiddos are so misunderstood. Like most⁣ children, they barely understand themselves! And unfortunately, for them, most adults (even experts like educators, pediatricians and child therapists) don’t understand them either. 2022-05-21 21:16:00 .. 147 +331% 15 +140%
Two examples are 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 (2e) kiddos and 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹-𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀. ⁣ . ⁣ Twice-exceptional students are children who are 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 “𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 (autism, ADHD, an anxiety disorder, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, auditory processing disorder, etc.). Often, only one-half of the equation stands out, though, so the child only gets part of what he or she needs in terms of accommodations. ⁣ . ⁣ Visual-spatial students are big-picture thinkers. They 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗽 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 (and don't focus on the details until they understand it at a higher level). As you might imagine, trying to teach these students in a step-by-step fashion can be painful. They may be slow to catch on when being asked to sequence or break a whole into parts. ⁣ . ⁣ Challenging tasks and 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 are more engaging to visual-spatial learners. In fact, if a task is too simple, the right hemisphere of their brain tends to “check out.” Some professional fields that lend themselves to visual-spatial thinking are: engineering, architecture, graphic design, photography, painting, therapy, clinical psychology, biochemistry, genetic science, industrial design, landscape architecture and cartography.⁣ . ⁣ Was this helpful? If so, check out my IG bio for more interesting topics. 😉 2022-05-17 22:11:55 .. 27 -21% 1 -84%
Bright kids have countless expectations placed on them. Some are stated; others are implied. And the pressure can feel unbearable. ⁣ . ⁣ In 2019, I wrote an article called 2022-05-15 18:53:46 .. 32 -6% 5 -20%
We all have strengths and weaknesses; even those who are exceptionally bright. ⁣ .⁣ For children who do have higher-than-average intellect, their difficulties may be more social-emotional in nature. They can even have an anxiety disorder, or suffer from debilitating perfectionism that 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 tells them they must do better. (Challenges like these are common for “gifted” children, or as I call them, kite kids.) ⁣🪁 .⁣ Here's how this type of neurodiversity plays out for my oldest child... Despite being one of the youngest students in his grade, he has always gotten strong scores. He seems to retain information after hearing it once; sometimes twice. He says there's 2022-05-14 21:15:11 .. 22 -36% 6 -4%
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There are so many questions that I’d ask my grandmother if she was still alive today. This photo of her was taken in 1931. My dad says she wanted to be a journalist, but in her generation, few women pursued that, so she went to nursing school. Although not her first career choice, I hear she was very good at it & physicians often asked for her opinion. I suspect was rare back then. 😉 ⁣ . ⁣ In addition to having a shared love of writing, my grandma and I both have a deep understanding of what it means to love an outside-the-box child. One whose deep curiosity and passion for information far exceeds the pace of learning in most schools. ⁣ . ⁣ It’s common for other adults to think how easy it must be to raise a child like this. What they don’t realize is the anxiety and frustration that can accompany it. How these kids experience, and react to, their surroundings (and the world at large) is different than their age peers. As a result, they’re the ones sitting in class each day wishing there wasn’t so much review. The ones who seem 2022-05-09 00:07:37 .. 11 -68% 6 -4%
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