TPP 055a: Dr. Devon MacEachron on Assessing and Supporting Twice-Exceptional Children
Apr 22, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Dr. Devon MacEachron, a clinician, researcher, author, and speaker who specializes in assessing and supporting twice-exceptional, or 2e, learners founded a private psychology practice in New York City where she meets the psychoeducational, assessment, and education planning needs of the families of bright learners. Her mission is to help position these awesome students to achieve their goals and dreams, and to help parents feel confident their doing their best for their children. And that’s what we get into in this episode.
Devon MacEachron, PhD provides comprehensive neuropsych and psychoeducational assessments focused on discovering the student’s unique profile of cognitive strengths and weaknesses and identifying how individual differences impact learning, achievement as compared to ability, social, emotional, and behavioral functioning, and interests and affinities. As a specialist in twice-exceptional and gifted learners, dyslexia, ADHD, Asperger’s, and academic motivation with a positive psychology focus on strengths and interests, Dr. Devon is an expert diagnostician who provides an actionable game-plan to families enabling students to achieve their highest potential.
Things you’ll learn from this episode
How 2e or “twice exceptional” is defined
How parents can recognize when something is “off” with their child or they suspect they may be 2e
Why it’s important to look at a child’s behavior and their environment when doing a neurological assessment
What the optimal age is for an assessment to determine if a child is twice exceptional
Why there usually isn’t a good school option for kids who are 2e
How parents can best support their twice-exceptional children, even if they are in a traditional school setting
Resources mentioned for supporting 2e learners
Dr. Devon MacEachron’s website
Email Dr. Devon
Dr. Devon on Facebook
Dr. Devon on Twitter
Cattell-Horn-Carroll Theory of Intelligence
Bright Not Broken: Gifted Kids, ADHD, and Autism by Diane M. Kennedy and Rebecca S. Banks
The Mislabeled Child: Looking Beyond Behavior to Find the True Source and Solutions for Children’s Learning Challenges by Brock Eide
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