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Uniquely Gifted Resources
by Meredith G. Warshaw
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Dual Exceptionalities
Resources from ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (thanks HoagiesGifted!)
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ADHD and Children Who Are Gifted
by James T Webb and Diane Latimer
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2e Twice-Exceptional Newsletter
Website and newsletter provide information and resources on raising twice-exceptional children, educating them, and meeting their social and emotional needs.
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The Two Edged Sword of Compensation: How the Gifted Cope With Learning Disabilities
by Dr Linda Silverman
Abstract: More gifted children suffer from learning disabilities than anyone suspects. Many underachievers are actually twice exceptional: gifted and learning disabled. Twice exceptional children often compensate for learning disabilities, making them
difficult to detect, and learning disabilities can mask giftedness, making the child appear “average.” Compensation is a two-edged sword: It helps an individual to adapt, but it also acts to prevent accurate diagnosis and recognition of disabilities by oneself and others. While modality strengths can be counted on consistently, compensation requires extra energy and tends to be unstable. Fatigue, illness, and stress all rob the person of sufficient energy to be able to compensate. Some deficits, like dyslexia, may also enhance other aptitudes, because different parts of the brain develop as a means of compensation. Early identification and intervention, as well as assistive technology, are keys to success for twice exceptional children. Gifted people with disabilities are heroic. They are to be admired when their compensation attempts work and supported when these mechanisms are inconsistent.
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Listening To Learn Guild
The Listening To Learn Guild, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 organized in Denver, Colorado by a group of dedicated parents and volunteers. The mission is to increase awareness about reading acquisition problems which are caused by physical and visual impairments, dyslexia, and other learning disabilities.
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