A Parent’s Journey: A Child Who is Twice-Exceptional
Parenting is never easy, but raising a child with exceptional talents who also struggles with learning differences (such as autism, ADHD or dyslexia) is even more complex. This combination of giftedness and challenges — known as twice exceptional (2e) — Read more >>
Differently Wired. A Parent’s Guide to Raising an Atypical Child With Confidence and Hope
Today millions of kids are stuck in a world that doesn’t respect, support, or embrace who they really are—these are what Deborah Reber is calling the “differently wired” kids, the one in five children with ADHD, dyslexia, Asperger’s, giftedness, anxiety, Read more >>
Twice-Exceptional Kids: Who They Are and How to Help Them Thrive
When Kodi Lee appeared on America’s Got Talent, he did so with the help of a cane and his mother. Walking to center stage and speaking took immense effort. After Lee introduced himself, his mother explained that he is blind Read more >>
A Parents’ Guide to Understanding and Supporting Twice-Exceptional Children
Twice-exceptional children — those who are gifted and have a learning disability or neurological disorder like ADHD — often struggle with issues related to social-emotional growth and/or regulation. As a result, many of these students battle anxiety, stress, emotional regulation, Read more >>
Twice-Exceptional & Proud: On Being Gifted with ADHD — Q&A Session for Parents of ADHD & 2e Students
ADHD expert Sharon Saline answers ADDitude Magazine readers’ questions about gifted children and adults who have ADHD — and struggle with the misconceptions surrounding both. Read more >>
Rate of ADHD, Autism Diagnoses Higher Among Children on Medicaid, Study Finds
Children covered under Medicaid are twice as likely to be diagnosed with disorders such as ADHD or autism compared with those who have private insurance, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry found. Read more >>
5 Tips for Culturally Responsive Teaching
Audrey Muhammad, a college success instructor at Durham Technical Community College in Durham, NC, has long used straightforward and easy-to-implement strategies in her classes to put culturally responsive teaching in action by honoring and celebrating the unique background of all Read more >>
Schools Confront a Wave of Student Misbehavior, Driven by Months of Remote Learning
School districts across the U.S. say they are seeing a surge of student misbehavior in the return to in-person learning, after months of closures and disruptions due to the pandemic. Schools have seen an increase in both minor incidents, like Read more >>
We hear more about gender expression these days than we used to. Yet it’s rare to hear a raw, firsthand account about what it really feels like when your gender identity doesn’t match your biological gender — from shame and Read more >>
Kids and Anxiety: What’s Normal and When to Seek Help
The first day of school. The first time at the pool. A surprise meeting with a gigantic dog. Plenty of situations make kids feel nervous and uncomfortable. But how do parents know when a child is suffering from anxiety that Read more >>
