Posts Tagged ‘twice exceptional’
Want A Deeper Connection With Your Child? Try This
One of the most valuable lessons that I learned from my dad was the art of cool-headed, active listening. He wasn’t one to jump into lectures or to give unsolicited advice. He didn’t yell or fly off the handle. This doesn’t mean that I didn’t get clear messages from him when I had crossed a…
Read MoreTwice-Exceptional Students: When Strengths Hide Struggles
When I was in graduate school, I completed a fellowship at a nonprofit where I evaluated children and adults who suspected they had a reading disorder. Again and again, bright and capable people would sit across from me and say, “I must be stupid because I can’t read well.” Dyslexia isn’t related to low intelligence.…
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