Julie F. Rosenbaum Skolnick, M.A., J.D., is the Founder of With Understanding Comes Calm, LLC, and author of the award-winning book Gifted and Distractible. An internationally recognized expert on twice exceptionality (2e), Julie consults with parents of gifted and distractible children, mentors 2e adults, trains educators, and advises clinicians and organizations seeking strength-based, research-informed approaches to complex neurodivergent profiles.
With over a decade of experience supporting families and adults worldwide, Julie is known for translating nuanced theory into practical tools that reduce shame, increase clarity, and elevate self-confidence. Her work integrates gifted education, ADHD research, emotional regulation science, and positive psychology.
Audiences consistently describe her presentations as validating, rigorous, and actionable — often sharing, “I finally feel seen.”
Julie hosts courses, memberships, and book studies for parents, adults, and professionals, and publishes the widely read Gifted and Distractible newsletter.
Located in Maryland, USA, Julie’s clients and audience hale from all four corners of the globe.
She lives in Maryland with her husband and their three twice-exceptional children, who continue to inspire both her work and her humor.
Julie serves as Secretary to the Maryland Superintendent’s Gifted and Talented Advisory Council, is an advisor for the Masters of Education Program for the Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity, and is an advisor for “The G Word” full feature film. Julie is the SENG (Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted) Maryland liaison, a SENG Model Parent Group (SMPG) trained facilitator and on the Simultaneous Supports committee for the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). She is trained in the suite of tools “Putting the Person into Personalized Learning” through the 2e Center for Professional Development at Bridges Academy. Julie is also an invited member of the Gifted Homeschoolers Forum Professional Membership Committee.
Julie Produces theLet’s Talk 2e! Virtual conferences, hosts Let’s Talk 2eParent Empowerment Groups, publishes the free monthly newsletter,“Gifted & Distractible,”and maintains the free listing service,2eResources.com. A frequent speaker and prolific writer, Julie is also the mother of three twice exceptional children who keep her on her toes and uproariously laughing.
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