by Julie F. Skolnick M.A., J.D. | Sep 3, 2019 | 2e, 2e families, education, educators, gifted, gifted education, Parents, School, teachers, Twice Exceptional, Uncategorized
Some people are detail oriented and others need to see the big picture in order to understand the world. Does it matter? I believe it does for at least two critical reasons: 1. For educators to better teach their 2e students and, 2. For parents to better communicate... by Julie F. Skolnick M.A., J.D. | May 7, 2019 | 2e, 2e Adults, 2e families, educators, emotion regulation, gifted, neurodiversity, teachers, Twice Exceptional
Top ten lists are fun. (Thank you David Letterman). I wanted to synthesize a bunch of thoughts about 2e children (actually in many cases, these apply to 2e adults too), and hope that I am providing thought-provoking ideas to reflect upon. When you read this top ten... by Julie F. Skolnick M.A., J.D. | Mar 1, 2019 | 2e, 2e families, Advocacy, educators, emotion regulation, gifted, gifted education, gifted families, neurodiversity, Parents, School, Strategies, teachers, Twice Exceptional
I don’t know where you live, but I live in a bubble. The bubble where I live simmers with high maintenance, high achievement, and high expectations from families, parents, schools and selves. The 2e population suffers when this pot, roiling of self-comparison, boils... by Julie F. Skolnick M.A., J.D. | Feb 5, 2019 | 2e, 2e families, gifted
A client’s middle school 2e son made an observation as he walked into his therapist’s office the other day. He noted his discomfort at the fact that “anxiety” was part of the center’s name above the door where his therapist works. That his challenge was there in big... 
by Julie F. Skolnick M.A., J.D. | Jan 6, 2019 | 2e, 2e families, educators, gifted, Strategies, Twice Exceptional
It might be the most important place; the in-between. That space where the 2e brain, accustomed to intense stimulation, compensates in the absence of excitement. Craving stimulation, if the 2e brain doesn’t get what it needs, it creates its own frenzy. It’s the time...
