Exceptional, exceptional

Sign up to test the Roleplanning Game for free at exgifted.com/roleplan 

Donate at ko-fi.com/reneliza

All monthly donors will get a shout-out at the end of each podcast episode!

Find me at Exgifted.com or Instagram

Also, check out @nerdish_mom on Instagram and nerdishmom.com for more executive dysfunction tips and commiseration. 

References:

1. r/Gifted: https://www.reddit.com/r/Gifted/
2. Gro-Gifted: Giftedness research
3. Misperceptions about Giftedness
4. Learning disabilities in adolescents with high IQ scores. H C Faigel. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1983 Mar;4(1):11-5. 
5. Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children
6. Updated: Jan 10, 2019
7. By James T. Webb, Edward R. Amend, Nadia E. Webb, Jean Goerss, Paul Beljan, & F. Richard Olenchak.
8. Innate Talents: Reality or Myth?:  M J Howe, J W Davidson, J A Sloboda. Behav Brain Sci. 1998 Jun; 21(3):399-407; discussion 407-42. 
9. Domestic Blisters on TikTok
10. The Mini ADHD Coach on Instagram

Music

 Kawai Kitsune by Kevin MacLeod

 Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4990-kawai-kitsune

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

PROBLEM?

Topic: Twice exceptional - what if there’s more overlap between giftedness and disability than we thought?

2E or twice exceptional refers to kids who are both gifted and disabled in some way.

I offer the possibility that for gifted kids, being neurodivergent is not the exception, but the rule, and that giftedness as a trait might actually be a manifestation of its own neurodivergence.

What can we do about it?

• Research the claim that giftedness is neurodivergence and what support needs gifted kids have
• Restructure education to offer more support to non-gifted kids in academics, and more support to gifted kids in social and life skills
• Develop our own systems and structures to fill in the gaps we each have...