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Adult Giftedness

Call to Action!

The post criticizes a Halloween ‘Former Gifted Child’ costume as dismissive of lifelong giftedness, explains how gifted individuals face masking, mental health struggles, imposter syndrome, and misaligned expectations, and urges families, educators, and policymakers to support gifted people, advocate for services, testing, and sustained resources.

seng_derek October 21, 2024

Miscellaneous

SENG 2023: A Year of Growth, Connection, and Impact

In 2023 SENG expanded programs and resources, launched community groups, introduced three APA offerings, resumed in-person events, advanced DEIB and mental health outreach, and formed partnerships including NAGC. These initiatives strengthened support, access, and inclusion for gifted individuals and set the stage for more 2024 developments.

seng_derek December 18, 2023

Partner Posts

SENG Statement alongside NAGC

SENG supports NAGC in opposing elimination of Javits funding, arguing it provides academic and emotional support for gifted children, helps prevent isolation and anxiety, and fosters resilience. The post urges advocacy through NAGC and the Council for Exceptional Children to contact Congress and preserve Javits funding.

seng_derek November 8, 2023

Miscellaneous

National Association for Gifted Children and SENG Enter Partnership

NAGC and SENG announced a five-year partnership to advance gifted education, including shared conferences, resources, webinars, and training. Leaders from both organizations praised the collaboration, and SENG will present at NAGC’s annual convention. Future joint activities and initiatives will be announced later.

seng_derek October 25, 2023

LGBTQ+

5 Things Neurodivergent Queer Kids Wish the Adults in Their Lives Knew

This post outlines five key points for adults supporting neurodivergent queer children: recognize that peers often accept differences, avoid dismissing identities as phases, distinguish gender dysphoria from body dysmorphia, embrace authentic identities rather than grieve them, and celebrate children’s discoveries.

seng_derek June 23, 2023

Education & Homeschooling

Gifted Services from Equitable Identification are the Key to a Growth Mindset, Part Two

The author argues that gifted services support, not undermine, a growth mindset. Schools should offer engaging, differentiated learning for all while maintaining targeted gifted services. Instead of eliminating programs, districts must improve equitable identification and screening to find and meet the needs of gifted learners so every student can flourish.

seng_derek March 14, 2022

Counselors & Counseling

So Now What? Affirming Your Twice-Exceptional Queer Child

Adults can better support Twice-Exceptional LGBTQ+ children by offering unconditional acceptance, listening to and using children’s self-described identities, balancing personal research with centering the child’s voice, correcting mistakes briefly without over-apologizing, and seeking queer-led resources or clinicians for additional guidance.

seng_derek February 15, 2022

Adult Giftedness

Going Places: A Landscape of Intensities

The author describes being “gifted” as a landscape of intense states — going supernova, going to war, and going to live with the elves — exploring how to manage intense creativity, righteous activism, and necessary withdrawal for reflection and renewal.