General Information | ADHD | Autism and Asperger Syndrome | Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia | Executive Function | Sensory and other Processing Issues | Other Diagnoses and Symptoms
Twice exceptional children are both gifted and have learning differences, resulting in an extreme asynchrony that can increase parenting challenges exponentially. Some of these exceptionalities may include autism or Asperger’s Syndrome; auditory and visual processing issues; dyslexia and dysgraphia; sensory integration dysfunction; ADD or ADHD; bipolar disorder; OCD; Tourette’s Syndrome; and myriad other dual diagnoses. Some families have found ways to deal with the challenges in their family that make their homes run relatively smoothly; others describe their family lives as akin to “the bar scene from Star Wars.” More resources can be found here.
General Information
- At Risk Youth and the Creative Process by Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D.
- Gifted Children with Learning Challenges (Twice Exceptional) by Corin Barsily Goodwin
- Living with Sensory Sensitivities By Corin Barsily Goodwin and Mika Gustavson, MFT
- Raising My Twice-Exceptional Children… Not What I Signed Up For! (pt.1)by Sarah Garrison
- 2E Homeschooling: the Sequel (pt.2) by Sarah Garrison
- Teaching Your Kid How to Connect with Others through RDI by Sarah Wayland
- Writing Your Own Script: A Parents’ Role in the Gifted Child’s Social Development, by Corin Goodwin and Mika Gustavson. Parents of asynchronous children are often criticized as “helicopter parents” for being overly involved in their child’s social development; others take a hands-off approach out of fear or self-doubt. In this book, the authors explore what we need to know and how we know when we are doing too much or too little to create age- and intellectually appropriate social opportunities for our children.
- Clinical Acumen Key in Discerning Autism, Attention Deficit, by Ann Griswold
- Gifted Children’s Challenges With Learning and Attention Issues
- Giftedness Should Not Be Confused With Mental Disorder
- Hair Pulling! Skin Picking! Nail Biting! Oh, My! Body-focused repetitive behaviors upset and mystify many of us. Here, learn about causes, the ADHD-link, and treatment options.
- Important Link Between the Brain and the Immune System Found, by Bret Stetka
- Intellectually Gifted Kids And Learning Disabilities Often Go Hand In Hand, by Catherine Wormald
- Invisible Disabilities: Communication Complications, by Madeline Goodwin
- Maternal Chemical and Drug Intolerances: Potential Risk Factors for Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (full paper can be found at the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
- New and noteworthy! Neurodiversity by Thomas Armstrong
- Twice-Exceptional Children: Superman with a Limp (Doresa Jennings, YouTube video)
- New! What Exactly Is 2e, Anyway? by Mary Paul
ADHD
- ADHD and Giftedness by Megan Foley Nicpon, Ph.D./ Davidson Institute for Talent Development
- ADHD and Giftedness: It’s Complicated by Kathleen Humble
- ADHD and Giftedness: Strategies That Work by Kathleen Humble
- Brain Scans Link ADHD to Biological Flaw Tied to Motivation, by Katherine Ellison for the Washington Post
- Check out Learning and Motivational Characteristics of Boys with AD/HD and/or Giftedness, a report from the Council for Exceptional Children.
- Misperceptions About Giftedness Diagnosis of ADHD and Other Disorders, by Deirdre V. Lovecky, Ph.D.
- Spotting Inattentive ADHD
- Wait…What Did You Say? Memory in the ADHD Student
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- ASD and Giftedness: Twice Exceptionality on the Autistic Spectrum by Corin Barsily Goodwin, Gifted Homeschoolers Forum, and Mika Gustavson, MFT
- Asperger’s Disorder, by Carol E. Watkins, M.D. This concise but comprehensive overview of what Asperger’s looks like also takes into account the wide range of possible characteristics, rather than using broad strokes to paint one “Aspie” as just like every other “Aspie.”
- Everything you ever wanted to know about Asperger’s Syndrome
- Autism and the art of campervan maintenance – Terrific piece about the heterogeneity of autism.
- Autism features may vary with intelligence
- Autism and Processing Social Information
- New! Autism, Behavior and the Impact of Kindness
- Autism report calls for ‘agile’ response in classrooms
- Echolalia: That’s What She Said
- Experiences of Parents Who Homeschool Their Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders – A small study with interesting results.
- Explaining AS to Parents of Second-Graders in 500 Words or Less, by Jeanne Holverstott
- Exceptionalities often run in families. Living with Aspergers
- An interview with Temple Grandin: Life Among the Yakkity Yaks: The renowned inventor on how the insights she gained from her own autism fueled her career.
- Parenting an Aspie: A Cerebral Task, by Jeanne Holverstott
- Social Stress: Brain Circuitry Fails to Connect in Children with Autism
- Words with Friends…and Asperger’s Disorder, by Jeanne Holverstott
- New! Why Do Gifted Autistic Children Fly Under the Radar?
Dyslexia, Dysgraphia & Dyscalculia
- Dyscalculia: Number games
- Dysgraphia: When it’s more than Bad Handwriting Excellent blog post from Not Otherwise Specified: Life on the Autistic Spectrum
- What is dyslexia really? How the Brain Learns to Read Can Depend on the Language, by Robert Lee Hotz for the Wall Street Journal
- Signs Your Child Might Be Dyslexic, by Dr. Dan Peters
- The Two-Edged Sword of Compensation: How the Gifted Cope with Learning Disabilities, by Linda Silverman
- What the heck is Dyscalculia? The math disability you have never heard of.
- Math and the Brain: Why Things Just Don’t Add Up for Some Students
- LD Hope Therapy for learning problems.
Executive Function
- An Executive Function Primer
- New! Executive Function & Self Regulation
- How Executive Dysfunction Can Cause Trouble Making Friends
- The Nature and Organization of Individual Differences in Executive Functions: Four General Conclusions by Akira Miyake and Naomi P. Friedman, Association for Psychological Science
- Parents can help their gifted students develop executive functions by Ellen Fiedler
- Tips for Parents: Executive Functioning at Home and School by Aimee Yermish
- Good question: What happens when students don’t have good executive functioning skills?
- New! What is Executive Function (in plain English)?
Sensory and other Processing Issues
- New! 7 Things I Wish People Knew About Parenting a Child With Auditory Processing Disorder
- Auditory Processing and Language Processing: What’s the Difference? by Deanna Swallow
- Auditory Processing Disorder and Learning
- Biological Basis for Sensory Processing Disorders in Kids
- Central Auditory Processing Disorders (CAPD): An Overview of Assessment and Management Practices
- Wonderful video! A Child’s View of Sensory Processing
- New! Emergency Responders: Why Address Sensory Issues First?
- Examining the impact of sensory processing difficulties on the family
- Gifted Children with CAPD, by Lorel Shea for BellaOnline
- How our brains keep us focused, and what happens with sensory processing inefficiencies
- New! The Newbie’s Guide to Sensory Processing | A Basic Overview
- Sensory Perception Sensitivity: Researchers Find Differences In How The Brains Of Some Individuals Process The World Around Them
- Good description of Sensory Integration (Sensory Processing Disorder) on Neuropath Learning
- Sensory Processing Disorder or Kryptonite for Gifted Children (YouTube video)
- SPD and Gifted: A Link?
- To the Mom of the Child With Sensory Processing Disorder
- Treating Children for Sensory Processing Disorder
- Understanding Auditory Processing Disorder
- New! Understanding, Diagnosing, and Coping with Slow Processing Speed by Steven M. Butnik, PhD
- How the Vestibular System Affects Your Child’s Behavior
- About OCD
- Brain’s inability to see that something is safe causes OCD
- “Get” OCD? Make Sure Students Know You Do
- How Anxiety Leads to Disruptive Behavior
- How do OCD people think?
- How Does Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Change the Brain?
- New! Immune system, brain structure and memory linked
- New! Theory of Mind: Understanding Others in a Social World
- Understanding Behavioral Symptoms in Tourette Syndrome
- Welcome to Holland – the original article
- The Holland Response by Cathy Marciniak
- Holland Schmolland
- New! What obsessive-compulsive disorder does to a young mind when it grows unchecked
- What OCD Feels Like: Being Absolutely Uncertain
- What is Dysnomia?
- What is Non Verbal Learning Disorder?
- What is Tourette’s Syndrome? (very good, simple explanation of compulsions)
- What is Working Memory and Why Does It Matter?
- What it’s Like to Live with Tourette’s
- What Type of Anxiety Might Your Child Be Experiencing?
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