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Academic Acceleration and Homeschooling Gifted Children

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I can’t believe we’re still talking about academic acceleration and gifted children. Quite frankly, it makes me sad… and angry… and then sad once more. It breaks my heart to think of all those kids who spend countless hours in classrooms all over our country waiting to learn. Year after year, these children sit and wait…

Asynchronous Development and The Gifted Child

by Cait Curley 111 Comments

When Leo was 3-years-old, he was obsessed with dinosaurs. Obsessed. We had dinosaur books everywhere, he drew pictures of dinosaurs, he wrote books about dinosaurs. We read [easyazon_link identifier=”0545694809″ locale=”US” tag=”mylitpop-20″]Dinosaurumpus[/easyazon_link]! so many times that I still have it memorized. Our copy is worn and tattered, well-loved. One night, when I went to tuck Leo in for…

What Twice-Exceptional Looks Like in Our World (and 5 Things that Help!)

by Cait Curley 17 Comments

Gifted children are, by their very nature, asynchronous. Twice-exceptional (2E) children are even more out-of-sync. These children are both gifted and learning disabled. These learning challenges can include anything from anxiety to autism to dyslexia and more. Because the disabilities are so varied, this population is diverse and all-too-often misunderstood. Many twice-exceptional children are able to…

Integrated Listening Systems: Home Therapy for SPD

by Cait Curley 19 Comments

Our 8-year-old son struggles with sensory processing disorder. When things spike, we head to occupational therapy… until our insurance bumps us. Sensory processing disorder is not a recognized medical disorder and that makes insurance coverage challenging. It can look like this: You might start off receiving OT under one code and then get bumped after x-many…

My Kid is Gifted. (Yes, I’m THAT Mom.)

by Cait Curley 8 Comments

My kid is gifted. G-g-g-gifted. I used to stumble over the word if I said it at all. Parents are afraid of using the g-word. Once you throw it out there, people assume certain things about you and about your child. They might even think that you are That Parent. Well, folks, I am. I am the…

Everyday Autism by Shawna Wingert

by Cait Curley 1 Comment

Early on in our gifted-twice-exceptional-suddenly-unexpectedly-homeschooling-journey, I stumbled upon Shawna Wingert’s blog, Not the Former Things. I immediately connected with Shawna’s story. I fell in love with her writing, her honesty, and her overriding love for her boys. I identified with her struggle and her journey. Yes, we were on different paths, but we shared some similarities and…

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