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Education & Homeschooling
Richard Olenchak

Creative Development and Twice Exceptional: Where Art Thou?

An educator recounts revising a fourth-grader’s IEP to recognize her twice-exceptional profile. By integrating accommodations with creative development and advanced math opportunities, the revised plan fostered the student’s strengths, improved reading outcomes, and established programs like a creative math club to support talent alongside remediation.

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Richard Olenchak July 12, 2017
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Nicole A. Tetreault, PhD

Brain fingerprints

This post argues that neurodiversity is normal and humans cannot be boxed; brains are uniquely individual. Recent neuroscience mapping identified 180 cortical areas, revealing individual ‘brain fingerprints’ that highlight brain individuality and advance understanding of functional brain differences across populations.

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Nicole A. Tetreault, PhD April 14, 2017
Miscellaneous
Nicole A. Tetreault, PhD

Three minute mindful breath

This short guided mindful-breath practice outlines a simple three-part exercise to bring awareness to the present moment. Steps guide posture, breath awareness, body scanning, tracking inhalation and exhalation, counted breathing, and reopening awareness. It can be done anywhere and repeated as needed.

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Nicole A. Tetreault, PhD April 11, 2017
Miscellaneous
Stephanie Tolan

Election 2016: A Message to the SENG Community

The author reflects on post-election distress and advises parents of gifted children to acknowledge fears, model compassion and civic engagement, and take constructive action. She urges addressing parents’ own anxieties, teaching the Golden Rule, and supporting children to think and act responsibly in uncertain times.

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Stephanie Tolan December 1, 2016
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Gilman Whiting

Strength in America: A Message to the SENG Community

The author reflects on the 2016 election’s impact, describing anxiety among gifted students and the broader resilience of American communities. He urges parents and educators to guide children through political outcomes, explain the electoral process, encourage civic engagement, and teach respectful dialogue across differences.

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Gilman Whiting November 30, 2016
Intelligence
Lisa Hancock

Giftedness has always been part of my life.

The author describes lifelong giftedness, early efforts to hide abilities to fit in, academic successes, and later challenges in career and parenting gifted children. She highlights persistent issues like anxiety and low self-esteem in gifted individuals and the value of comprehensive evaluations and community resources to improve fit and support.

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Lisa Hancock January 26, 2016
Miscellaneous
Marianne Kuzujanakis, MD, MPH

Have A Happy Holiday – Not An Exasperating One

This post explains why holidays can overwhelm gifted or twice-exceptional children—sensory overexcitability, asynchronous development, anxiety, introversion, allergies—and gives practical parental strategies: prepare favorite snacks and quiet spaces, warn hosts, maintain routines, limit triggers, allow exits, and prioritize calm to reduce meltdowns and preserve holiday enjoyment.

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Marianne Kuzujanakis, MD, MPH October 25, 2015
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Joy Lawson Davis, EdD.

Director’s Corner: Social Justice and the Gifted Child

An educator reflects on youth-led social justice actions—from a personal high school walkout to historic protests like Barbara Johns, Hector Pieterson, Malala, and the Children’s Crusade—arguing gifted young people often show intense moral conviction and can drive lasting community and societal change when supported.

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Joy Lawson Davis, EdD. May 25, 2015
Miscellaneous
seng_derek

Fly

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seng_derek December 18, 2014
Education & Homeschooling
Amy Harrington

Homeschool Blog Review

A short review highlighting several homeschool and giftedness blogs that offer insight on non-violent communication, overexcitabilities, and parenting twice-exceptional children. The author recommends blogs by Bob Yamtich, Mona Eby Chicks, and Sarah J. Wilson for practical strategies, empathy, and relatable experiences.

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Amy Harrington November 21, 2014