Some people learn how their brains work when they are children. Some folks don’t find out until adulthood. Either way, how you approach life and gain fulfillment depends on self-awareness.
If all humans can come to one another tabula rasa – giving the benefit of the doubt and without expectations – my hope is that we can gently and kindly go into this next year with minimal trauma and maximum connection.
The twice exceptional profile (gifted with a learning difference) often comes with perfectionism – a drive to do and be better. Sometimes that perfectionism reaches a high enough level to
Feeling marginalized, unseen and experiencing a concentration on their perceived deficits, 2e learners’ access to appropriate education is often compromised. Add cultural diversity to the 2e profile, and this ‘3e’ learner is almost guaranteed barriers such as implicit and explicit bias, against their success.
There are certain apparent patterns with challenging twice exceptional behavior. Frequently the unwanted behavior we see in our twice exceptional children and students, or experience as 2e adults, is in
Parents, educators and clinicians have the supreme honor and ability to change a 2e child’s life; to stand up, speak out and tenderly hold the 2e child’s larger-than-life heart.
Instead of telling kids what to do and how to do it, (or worse, assuming you know what’s going on for a 2e child), lead them toward a conclusion or action and not only will you achieve buy-in, but you’ll teach self-efficacy as well.
As we gear up for our on-line Educator Conference, Let’s Talk 2e, I note that our mission is not only to help educate and arm teachers of Twice Exceptional students
With respect to those who suffered in 2020; the parents the teachers and especially the 2e student, we’ve got to change our ways.
Transitions are never easy for gifted and twice exceptional kids. Looking forward, there are specific actions that can help bridge leaving and returning to school as the holiday season approaches.
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