July 2010

Contents

Helping Your Young Adult with AD/HD Prepare for Independence

Parenting Post-secondary Students with Disabilities: Becoming the Mentor, Advocate, and Guide Your Young Adult Needs

The Big Move – Preparing Your 2e Child for the Transition to College

A Conversation with Matt Wanzenberg, Ph.D. 

A Conversation with Wendy Eisner, Ph.D.

Resources to Help in Making the Transition to College

Pat Schuler Joins Editorial Advisory Board

Open University of Japan to Air Program on 2e

Column: Dear Dr. Sylvia

Resource: The Dana Foundation

Events

Letter from the Publishers

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Helping Your Young Adult with AD/HD Prepare for Independence, by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D.

Like the song says, “Growing up is hard to do.” And it’s even harder when you have AD/HD, both with and without hyperactivity.   Continued...

Parenting Post-secondary Students with Disabilities: Becoming the Mentor, Advocate, and Guide Your Young Adult Needs 

The importance of involving parents in the education of elementary and secondary school students is widely encouraged.… Once youth with disabilities graduate from high school, however, resources and guidance to help parents with this challenging new phase of parenting become difficult to find.   Continued...

The Big Move – Preparing Your 2e Child for the Transition to College

This is the time of year when parents of twice-exceptional children are either starting the college search and application process with their children or planning to pack up and send off their children to college. In either case, these parents may be filled with a sense of trepidation, hoping that their offspring are up to the tasks that have likely caused parents much stress throughout grade school and high school — planning, organizing, focusing, prioritizing, problem solving, etc.   Continued...

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A Conversation with Matt Wanzenberg, Ph.D.

In his consulting practice, Wanzenberg has worked with twice-exceptional students and their families to build the skills the students will need to be successful in college, select an appropriate college, and learn to function independently in the college environment. Following is an edited interview with Matt Wanzenberg about his work with 2e students.   Continued...

A Conversation with Wendy Eisner, Ph.D.

Wendy Eisner’s background in psychology and education, experience as a parent, and role in 2e advocacy alerted her to the unmet needs of twice-exceptional young adults entering college. She organized and chaired a college-wide, collaborative effort among faculty members, administrators, and consultants, to explore what needs could be served by a special 2e program and then to design that program.    Continued...

Resources to Help in Making the Transition to College

A listing of articles, books, websites, and other resources  Continued...  

Pat Schuler Joins Editorial Advisory Board

The publishers of 2e: Twice-Exceptional Newsletter are pleased to announce that Patricia Schuler, Ph.D., has accepted an invitation to join the newsletter’s Editorial Advisory Board.  See entire article.

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Who's Doing What

Find out what's happening in the 2e community.  See entire article.  

Open University of Japan to Air Program on 2e

Professor Nobutaka Matsumura is the primary lecturer in the TV course by the Open University of Japan titled “Gifted and Talented Education,” broadcasting since April. This month, the 13th chapter (out of 15) covers the topic of twice- exceptionality.  Continued...  

Column: Dear Dr. Sylvia  

Grades or learning − which is more important in high school? See what Dr. Sylvia Rimm has to say. See entire article.

Resource: The Dana Foundation

We often find ourselves calling up the home page of the Dana Foundation (www.Dana.org) to see what’s new in the realm of brain research and publications.  Continued...

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May 2010

Contents

Mental Health Providers Serving 2e Children: Which One's Right for Your Child?

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Mental Health Providers Serving 2e Children: Which One's Right for Your Child?

There are many types of professionals qualified to provide mental health services. You may not realize just how many until you start searching for one.  Continued...

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Clinical social workers help people overcome problems related to their physical, psychological, and social functioning. These professionals provide services in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders.  Continued...

The School Psychologist

School psychologists generally work to resolve students’ learning and behavior problems in elementary and secondary schools or in school district offices. They collaborate with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to identify appropriate teaching and learning strategies; work with gifted and talented students and with students who have disabilities; and provide crisis intervention.  Continued...

The Mental Health Counselor

Mental health counselor is a term that encompasses a number of different licensed mental health professionals. While they all provide similar services, their exact titles and educational requirements can vary somewhat.  Continued...

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The Clinical Psychologist

Clinical psychologists study the workings of the human mind. They are concerned with people’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.   Continued...

The Neuropsychologist

A neuropsychologist is a psychologist with special training in neuropsychology, an area of specialty that focuses on the relationship between brain functioning, and learning, emotions, behavior, and skills.  Continued...

The Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist may be either a medical doctor (M.D.) or a doctor of osteopathy (D.O.). Following medical school, these doctors complete four or more years of additional training, focusing on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illnesses.  Continued...

Resources for Finding a Mental Health Professional

A listing of articles, websites, and other resources   Continued...

The Emotional Toll of Being Twice Exceptional, by Claire Spicer, Ph.D.

Lisa has attempted to take her life at least three times. I say “at least” because Lisa herself isn’t sure whether the times she was rushed to hospital for self-harming were expressions of pain or attempts at suicide.  Continued...

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Kids Who Cut, by Marlo Payne Thurman, M.S.

In my practice, where I have specialized in twice-exceptionality for over 15 years, I have seen a lot of kids who cut themselves. Over the years I have gained valuable insights that have helped me understand cutting behaviors and enabled me to offer appropriate supports to young people for whom cutting has become a method of coping.   Continued...

Book Review - Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture, reviewed by Linda C. Neumann

The concept of being wounded by school is not a foreign one to many parents of twice-exceptional children and to 2e children themselves. With their extremes of strength and weakness, 2e students’ fit in the typical classroom is often not a comfortable one.  Continued...

Column: Dear Dr. Sylvia

Can a child with differences fit in? Dr. Sylvia Rimm offers advice. See entire article.

Column: Bob Seney on Books

I have been asking myself: Why did I put off reading this book? I didn’t realize that I had been depriving myself of such a wonderful read in the 2010 Newbery Medal winner, Rebecca Stead’s When You Reach Me.  See entire article.

Parents' Perspective: The Search for a Psychotherapist, by Allison La Rosa

It’s never easy accepting that your child is experiencing emotional problems and needs therapy. Even being a therapist myself didn’t save me from agonizing over the fact that my youngest son, then 11, was clearly suffering from depression and would need the help of a therapist and of a psychiatrist for medication.  See entire article.

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March 2010

Contents

Twice-exceptional Students: Who Are They and What Do They Need?

A Conversation with Professor Nobutaka Matsumura

Diamonds in the Rough Conference 

Diamonds in the Rough Conference Coverage − Late, Lost, and Unprepared

Diamonds in the Rough Conference Coverage − How Homeschoolers Help Students who Learn Differently  

Diamonds in the Rough Conference Coverage − Three Times Exceptional: The Smart and Anxious Students who Learn Differently

Diamonds in the Rough Conference Coverage − Effective Parenting Based on an Understanding of the Brain  

Diamonds in the Rough Conference Coverage − 30 Years of 2e

2010 Summer Camps for the Gifted and 2e

Column: Dear Dr. Sylvia

Column: Bob Seney on Books

Events

Letter from the Publishers

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Twice-exceptional Students: Who Are They and What Do They Need? by Micaela Bracamonte

Studies as early as the 1970s indicated that students from special populations could also be gifted....In the intervening years, the concept of the 2e student has become commonly accepted among education researchers. Research has produced a generally accepted definition of the 2e student and the realization that 2e students require a unique combination of educational programs, enrichment, and counseling support.  See entire article.

A Conversation with Professor Nobutaka Matsumura, by J. Mark Bade

Nobutaka Matsumura, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Kansai University in Osaka, Japan, and also an adjunct professor at the Open University of Japan. His research interests include the individual needs of gifted, and especially 2e, learners. He recently granted us this interview. Continued...

Diamonds in the Rough Conference 

Last month, in the Washington, D.C. area, the Weinfeld Education Group and co-sponsors AEGUS (Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students) and SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) put on an enjoyable, highly-focused conference called “Diamonds in the Rough: Smart Kids Who Learn Differently.” At the conference, Susan Baum, a pioneer in the field of educating twice-exceptional children, was recognized with a life-time achievement award.  Continued...

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Diamonds in the Rough Conference Coverage − Late, Lost, and Unprepared

The title of this session comes from the title of the book the presenters, both clinical psychologists, wrote: Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning (Woodbine House, 2008). The focus of both the session and book are executive functions, which the presenters describe as “brain-based skills that help with regulating ourselves and allocating resources that we need to reach goals.” Continued.... 

Diamonds in the Rough Conference Coverage − How Homeschoolers Help Students who Learn Differently

“Homeschoolers don’t fit into one stereotype,” presenter Kathy Kuhl explained. A growing number of parents – 2.5 million, according to a private study Kuhl cited – are teaching their children at home for a variety of reasons. Among the reasons is Kuhl’s own, having a child who learns differently.  Continued...

Diamonds in the Rough Conference Coverage − Three Times Exceptional: The Smart and Anxious Students who Learn Differently

The focus of this presentation was “three times exceptional” children, those who are gifted, have learning difficulties/disabilities (LDs), and also have anxiety.  Continued... 

Diamonds in the Rough Conference Coverage − Effective Parenting Based on an Understanding of the Brain

Presenter R. Patrick Savage, a psychologist with a background in neuropsychology, described parents as change agents, changing neuropathways in their child’s brain.  Continued... 

Diamonds in the Rough Conference Coverage − 30 Years of 2e

One of the sponsors of the “Diamonds in the Rough” conference was AEGUS, the Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students, founded 30 years ago. In attendance were the current president of the organization and the three past presidents, all educators, researchers, and authors in the areas of giftedness, special education, and twice exceptionality.... In a wide-ranging discussion with 2e Newsletter editor Linda Neumann, they shared their experiences in and perspectives on the field and how it’s changed over the past 30 years.   Continued...

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2010 Summer Camps for the Gifted and 2e

Now is the time when parents start to wonder, “How will I keep my kids happily occupied during those long summer months?” If you’re looking for a summer camp, here are some ideas and resources that might help.  See entire article.

Column: Dear Dr. Sylvia

What should parents do about a son who's resistant to attending the alternative high school he selected? Dr. Sylvia Rimm offers advice. See entire article.

Column: Bob Seney on Books

Every once in a while, I read a novel that sticks with me, one that I just can’t seem to get out of my head. Our novel in question is one of those for me. See entire article.

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January, 2010

Contents  

Instructional Strategies for Gifted/LD Students

Providing the Support a 2e Student Needs

Energy and Wellness in 2e Children - Part 2

Debunking the Organization Myth

Susan Baum to Be Honored at March Conference

Column: Dear Dr. Sylvia

Column: Bob Seney on Books

Events

Letter from the Publishers

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Instructional Strategies for Gifted/LD Students, by Amy Bisland (Mims)

Many researchers have noted the need for instruction in specific strategies to help students who are both gifted and learning disabled compensate for their disability in order to become more independent learners. Therefore, gifted education teachers, special educators, and regular education teachers should consider implementing learning-strategies instruction within their classrooms to assist these students. Each individual strategy is actually a compilation of several small steps that can be used as an instructional routine to complete assignments. Although some teachers assume that all students know how to approach learning and assessment situations, the students frequently do not. Therefore, learning strategies can be an efficient method to teach students these skills. Continued...

Providing the Support a 2e Student Needs, by Wendy Stewart

Parents and teachers of twice-exceptional (2e) children already know that they’re disorganized! However, these children often face additional challenges as well that can make it hard to achieve success, especially success as a student. Continued... 

Too Tired! Energy and Wellness in 2e Children (Part 2), by Marlo Payne Thurman

Sensory modulation issues are best described as the inability to filter sensory information and process only what’s important. A good way to understand sensory modulation is to first understand the continuums of arousal and the “adrenal” response. Continued...

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The Mythology of Learning Series, Part 6: Debunking the Organization Myth

Thinking that there is only one way to be organized may cause stress at home or in the workplace. Gaining a clearer understanding of diversity in organizational systems, on the other hand, can lead to greater appreciation of the different paths to success. The rest of this article will help you match organizational strategies to your child’s organizational preferences...  See the entire article.

Susan Baum to Be Honored at March Conference

Educator and consultant Susan Baum, Ph.D., is to be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the “Diamonds in the Rough” conference, scheduled for March 11-13 in Rockville, Maryland... Continued...

Column: Dear Dr. Sylvia

Dr. Sylvia Rimm offers advice about stuttering in one of a set of bright triplets. See entire article.

Column: Bob Seney on Books

2e Newsletter book review, Bob Seney, reviews The Unfinished Angel, by Sharon Creech. See entire article.

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