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2e Resource Library
“Watching our 2e child develop so differently from the other kids can feel so isolating. Finally discovering that we're not the only ones has been game-changing!” -Parent
Featured Resource
What: Hero Journey Club — Social-Emotional Learning through Minecraft
Why we love it: Hero Journey Club is a science-backed parent-recommended approach to helping neurodivergent kids and teens master emotional regulation and social skills in a world they already love: Minecraft! Through custom-built adventures, immersive missions, a crew of like-minded peers, and expert guides, Hero Journey Club empowers students to grow and discover their strengths in a way that feels natural and fun. To learn more, check out our recent FlexSchool Speaker Series session with Dr. Michael Fu.
Use this link or enter code FLEX25 to try it free! If you choose to continue your child's membership after the trial, a share of the proceeds supports our mission at no additional cost to you.
2e News & Views
By Jacqui Byrne
Gifted kids may believe their self-worth comes from their impressive abilities. But what happens when they’re faced with a challenge that exceeds their talents?
More Resources We Love
- Boosting Your Child's Natural Creativity by Susan Daniels PhD and Daniel B. Peters PhD (See more by Dr. Dan Peters)
- Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education: A Survey of Current Research on Giftedness and Talent Development by Jonathan Plucker (Editor), Carolyn Callahan (Editor). (See more by Jonathan Plucker.)
- Differently Wired: A Parent’s Guide to Raising an Atypical Child with Confidence and Hope, by Deborah Reber
- The Explosive Child, by Ross Greene. (See other publications by Dr. Greene)
- Gifted and Distractible: Understanding, Supporting, and Advocating for Your Twice Exceptional Child by Julie F. Skolnick
- The Inconvenient Student: Critical Issues in the Identification and Education of Twice-Exceptional Students
- Living With Intensity: Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and the Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Adults
- A Novel Mind, a resource for exploring children's literature that addresses children's mental health and neurodiversity issues.
- A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children, overall guide for parents and also excellent for admins and teachers working with families
- Raising Twice-Exceptional Children: A Handbook for Parents of Neurodivergent Gifted Kids by Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC
- Screwed Up Somehow But Not Stupid, Life With A Learning Disability, by Peter Flom
- Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroom by Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC
- To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled, by Susan Baum
- Twice-Exceptional: Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties, by Scott Barry Kaufman (Editor)
- Ungifted, by Scott Barry Kaufman
- The Warrior Workbook: A Guide for Conquering Your Worry Monster (Purple Cape) by Dan Peters (Author), Lisa Reid (Author), Stephanie Davis (Author) (See more in this series.)
- Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind by Scott Barry Kaufman
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7 Myths about Twice-Exceptional (2e) Students, Amanda Morin, understood.org
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Academic acceleration has no negative long-term effects on the psychological well-being of gifted youth, Research News @ Vanderbilt
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Conversations with The G Word: Homeschooling, Virtual Learning & Gifted Challenges During the Pandemic, Webinar, including panelist Jacqui Byrne, FlexSchool Founder and CEO
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Do Schools Kill Creativity, Sir Kenneth Robinson, TED2006
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The G Word, Marc Smolowitz, Documentary
- The Neurodiversity Podcast, Emily Kircher-Morris, Podcast
- Tilt Parenting, Debbie Reber, Podcast
- To Be Gifted & Learning Disabled with Susan Baum || The Psychology Podcast
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2e News
2e News, the new home of the former 2e Newsletter -
Bright & Quirky
Bright & Quirky website: Help your bright child thrive, even with aspergers, learning disabilities, social, emotional, and/or behavioral challenges. -
Child Mind Institute
The Child Mind Institute
We are an independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children struggling with mental health and learning disorders. -
Eye to Eye
Eye to Eye, unlocking Greatness in the 1 in 5 who learn differently.
A website run by and for people with learning and attention issues. -
Hoagies Gifted
Hoagies Gifted, the "all things gifted" website -
PEERS
The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) is world-renowned for providing evidence-based social skills programs to preschoolers, adolescents, and young adults who are interested in developing and maintaining close friendships and/or romantic relationships.First developed at UCLA by PEERS® Clinic director, Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, the program has expanded to locations across the United States, has been translated into over a dozen languages, and is used in over 150 countries across the globe. -
SENG - Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
SENG - Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
At SENG, supporting the gifted individual is our priority: gifted individuals of all races and cultures, all genders and sexualities, all economic backgrounds, and all ages. Every gifted person has unique needs and traits. SENG works to create a world where giftedness is better understood and gifted needs can be met. -
Social Thinking
SocialThinking.com: Helping over 1 million educators, clinicians and families around the world. Strategies to teach essential life skills including social emotional learning. -
TECA - Twice Exceptional Childrens' Advocacy
TECA - Twice Exceptional Childrens' Advocacy.TECA offers an array of online support groups andworkshops throughout the calendar year, and all sitevisitors are welcome to participate in TECA’s onlineevents. Support groups and workshops are facilitated byprofessionals who have experience and knowledge intopic areas related to the needs of 2e children and theirfamilies. Dates and meeting times of TECA support groupsand workshops are posted on the TECA calendar. TECAmembers pay a reduced fee for all TECA support groupsand workshops. -
Tilt Parenting
More than 20 percent of today’s children are in some way neurodivergent, or what Tilt founder Debbie Reber calls, “differently wired.” Tilt Parenting works to change the way neurodifferences in children — ADHD, learning disabilities, autism, giftedness, processing challenges, twice-exceptionality, and more — are perceived and experienced so these exceptional children, and the parents raising them, can thrive in their schools, their families, and in their lives. -
Understood.org
Understood is the leading nonprofit empowering the 70 million people with learning and thinking differences in the United States. -
With Understanding Comes Calm
Bringing out the best in 2e kids & adultsLooking for guidance to support the twice-exceptional loved ones in your life? You’ve come to the right place.
