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

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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…

And My World Changed Forever: The Importance of Parent Groups

By Cait Curley 5 Comments

I had my first baby eight years ago this week. At the time, I knew only one other local pregnant mom. My husband’s colleague had introduced us because we had both recently moved to the area and our due dates were only two weeks apart. After our initial introduction, we emailed each other and met…

The Case for Personalized Learning

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When I was working as a school psychologist in the Boston-area public schools, I often felt frustrated with the public education system. And sad. This was just after No Child Left Behind was passed and, let me tell you, I saw heaps of children left behind. My fellow educators and I tried to get these children the…

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…

Gifted Achievement: Breaking Free of that Proverbial Box

By Cait Curley 11 Comments

Gifted. I used to be afraid of using the g-word. The word gifted conjures images of neatly wrapped packages. It implies that you have been given something, something that gives you a leg-up over others. Something better. But the thing is, gifted children are not better than their peers, they are just different. And just like other…

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