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Accurate Assessment for Twice-Exceptional Kids
Episode 44
We've had mixed results in our efforts to identify 2e kids. It's a complicated process, and many of the assessment tools used to identify ASD and oth…
6 years, 11 months ago
School Counseling: Gifted Kids Need It Too
Episode 43
School counselors wear a variety of hats, but "giftedness expert" often isn't one of them. On episode 43, Jean Peterson and Susannah Wood, authors of…
6 years, 11 months ago
The Fast Track to College
Episode 42
Advanced Placement is a good way for many kids to get a head start on college. On episode 42, Andrew Scanlan and Chester E Finn, Jr. of the Thomas B.…
7 years ago
Part Three: A Mother's Story - Suicide Among the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional
Episode 41
This is the final installment of our series on suicide among gifted and 2e people. Today, Lisa shares the story of what led to her son's suicide, and…
7 years ago
Part Two: Suicide Among the Gifted and Twice Exceptional
Episode 40
In part two of our series on suicide among high-ability people, we explore some of the signs of depression and suicidal ideation with Lisa Van Gemert…
7 years ago
Part One: Suicide Among the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional
Episode 39
Is suicidal ideation more prevalent among the gifted population? Do our beliefs about suicide square with statistics? In part one of our series on su…
7 years ago
A Mind Matters Manual for Middle School
Episode 38
As parents and educators prepare for the start of the new school year, middle schools everywhere are welcoming a new crop of excited, nervous, and so…
7 years, 1 month ago
You Never Outgrow Giftedness
Episode 37
Gifted kids turn into gifted adults, it's something you live with for your entire life. When adults forget about their own atypical wiring, they open…
7 years, 1 month ago
Empathy With Intensity: Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children
Episode 36
Giftedness can be a double-edged sword when it comes to empathy and compassion. When we help kids realize their emotional potential, their capacity f…
7 years, 2 months ago
ADHD By Any Other Name? Try "Attention Divergent Hyperactive Giftedness"
Episode 35
People with ADHD have to face both the strengths and struggles that come along with their diagnosis. When ADHD is combined with giftedness, a conditi…
7 years, 2 months ago