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Rising above the obstacles of giftedness

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Tis the season for gift giving. If youโ€™d like ideas, here are some for the kids, their teachers and you. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Meet Patti

Meet Patti

Thanks for stopping by. I created this site after learning why my son had been bullied & excluded since age five. It took three years to find out โ€“ mostly because of long-standing myths. That's far too long, so now I'm on a mission to help others. I explain what "the G word" is &, just as important, what it isn't. With the help of many experts, you'll also see tips for navigating this type of neurodiversity. Join me as I share what I'm learning.


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While earning his bachelor's degree, Martin Luther While earning his bachelor's degree, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote an essay about ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป & the importance of critical-thinking skills. You've probably seen the quote "Intelligence plus character โ€“ that is the goal of true education," which was part of the same paper. โฃ .โฃ I think this excerpt is equally wonderful: โฃ . โฃ "๐˜›๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข, ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. ๐˜Œ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.โฃ . โฃ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ. ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜บ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด." โฃ .
It's true. MLK Jr. was โ€œa kite kid,โ€ a term I It's true. MLK Jr. was โ€œa kite kid,โ€ a term I prefer to โ€œgiftedโ€ children. ๐Ÿช โฃ . โฃ Here are several intellectual and social-emotional indicators. โฌ‡ โฃ .โฃ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ: โฃ ~ Was memorizing hymns and Bible verses by the time he was 5 years old. ๐ŸŽต โฃ ~ Read dictionaries as a kid. ๐Ÿ“š โฃ ~ Skipped two grade levels (9th and 12th) and began his freshman year at Morehouse College at age 15. ๐Ÿ˜ณ โฃ ~ At the integrated school in Pennsylvania, where he earned his 2nd bachelorโ€™s degree, he not only graduated at the top of his class, he was elected president of the largely white senior class. ๐ŸŽ“ โฃ . โฃ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: โฃ ~ Tried to commit suicide twice as a child when he was distraught about his grandmotherโ€™s well-being. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ โฃ ~ Had an immensely strong sense of justice. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš–๏ธ โฃ ~ Exhibited strong emotional expression. ๐Ÿ—ฃ โฃ . โฃ Can you think of other examples of ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€/๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ (๐—ข๐—˜๐˜€) that he had? ๐Ÿค” If so, Iโ€™d love to hear them. ๐Ÿค— โฃ . โฃ The ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ข๐—˜ seems like a strong possibility, too. It isn't hard to envision him getting totally lost in his ideas or losing all sense of time. Especially with as many thoughts as he had running through his mind! ๐Ÿ’ก
This weekend, Iโ€™m soaking in ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ from Seth Perler as I attempt to help my daughter get better at ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ that her teacher says ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ before 4th grade next year. ๐Ÿ˜ฃ (Some of these pain points include: organization, sustained focus, time management and asking for help.) ๐ŸŽ’๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“โฑ โฃ . โฃ Coaching her on EFs isnโ€™t easy for me because ๐—œ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ, ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ; especially since I began battling depression a few years ago. (Anxiety and depression often hinder our executive functions.) ๐Ÿ˜ฌ โฃ . โฃ If you want to learn how to help kids develop these โ€œ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€ ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€, Seth is a true expert. ๐Ÿ™Œ You can find his work: at SethPerler.com, on his YouTube channel, and through interviews heโ€™s done for various podcasts (e.g., episode 61 of #cultofpedagogy; episode 71 of @theneurodiversitypodcast; episode 108 of #parentingadhdpodcast with @pennywilliams; episodes 85, 123 and 124 of @tiltparenting). ๐ŸŽง โฃ . โฃ In addition, Seth is a featured expert in the @letstalk2e ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ that I mentioned a few days ago. Itโ€™s an awesome lineup with 25 experts on how teachers, counselors & other school staff can support twice-exceptional (2e) students.๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ The conferenceโ€™s on-demand interviews release Jan. 25; early-bird pricing ends Jan. 18. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
Each person has their own way of processing input, Each person has their own way of processing input, but with synesthesia, the senses interpreting that input overlap. For example, some synesthetes see sounds; others hear colors. Apparently, some even associate flavors with different shapes or words! ๐Ÿ˜ณ . I first heard about this phenomenon in an online group for parents of neurodivergent kids. It kind of blew my mind. ๐Ÿคฏ . I had never heard either of my kids talk about it; however, my daughter is creative in many different ways, so I figured I'd ask her. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ To my surprise, she said that, yes, in her experience, some numbers & letters do have specific colors. ๐ŸŒˆ . This is how she described them. ๐Ÿ‘† I took the video above in December & asked her about the same letter & numbers again today (about 2.5 weeks later). Out of the 10 numbers & letters that she mentioned last month, only one answer changed. (In the video, she said E is orange; this time she said E looks yellow.) ๐Ÿ˜ . From what I understand, there are tests for synesthesia so I can't definitively declare that she has it. Either way, though, I think it's pretty darn fascinating! โ˜บ๏ธ . Have you ever known anyone with this condition? ๐Ÿค”
Meeting the needs of a twice-exceptional (2e) stud Meeting the needs of a twice-exceptional (2e) student means adjusting your approach. ๐Ÿค” It requires gaining a deep understanding of the studentโ€™s specific strengths & struggles. ๐Ÿ”Ž It also means trust & partnership with both the student & his/her parents. ๐Ÿค . Through the 2e virtual conference for educators, youโ€™ll learn how to reach & teach your 2e learners. ๐Ÿ’ก The online event features 25 experts & thought leaders to help you connect with โ€“ and bring out the best in โ€“ these complex, but super cool, kiddos. ๐Ÿค— . Crazy busy? ๐Ÿ˜ฃ Of course you are โ€“ this school year more than any other! Event organizer Julie Skolnick M.A., J.D. knows that. ๐Ÿ‘ That's why, once you register for the conference, you can watch โ€“ and rewatch โ€“ the on-demand sessions ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜. ๐Ÿ™Œ All of them will be available starting Jan. 25; you can go through them as you have time & in whatever order youโ€™d like. You also may be able to earn CEUs. โœ…โœ… . Early bird pricing ends Jan. 18. โฑ๏ธ . For more details, see the conference link in my bio. ๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ
My 8-year-old, who seems to have a lot of sensory My 8-year-old, who seems to have a lot of sensory issues, says this is โ€œvery satisfying.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜Œ She & my son also recently said that about inserting push pins into a cork board & sharpening pencils in an old-fashioned pencil sharpener that came with our โ€œnewโ€ house. ๐Ÿ“Œโœ๏ธ
Fear of monsters? No. โŒ Being dropped off at pr Fear of monsters? No. โŒ Being dropped off at preschool? Or the church or gym nursery? Nope. โŒ Germs? Oh yes! โ˜‘๐Ÿคง โฃ .
A friend of mine recently said she felt guilty mak A friend of mine recently said she felt guilty making posts about her new baby; a child that she welcomed after three stillbirths. ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿ‘ผโฃ . โฃ I hate that she felt this way, but I can certainly understand it. In ๐—ฎ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†, she didn't want to ignore the anguish others were going through. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ โฃ . โฃ But my goodness, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜! ๐ŸŒŸโฃ . โฃ If you experienced something good or hopeful in 2020, feel free to share it below. No guilt here. Just joy. ๐Ÿ˜˜ โฃ . โฃ I'll start. I have three, actually! ๐Ÿค— โฃ . โฃ 1) After a decade of trying, my husband ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐Ÿ™Œ โฃ . โฃ 2) His new job prompted a relocation that's given my 2e 10-yr-old a "clean slate" so to speak. Because I now understand his strengths and challenges, I told his teacher immediately and she ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€. I think having to wear a mask helps him feel more emotionally safe, too! ๐Ÿ˜‰ โฃ . โฃ 3) We've been on a waiting list since mid-summer for a new puppy. ๐Ÿถ (No shaming, please. Every member of my family has allergies & I have dander-induced asthma.) Last night, I received an email that we're finally going to ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† from a new litter. ๐Ÿ˜
๐ŸŒŠ "...and you have never looked above you to gu ๐ŸŒŠ "...and you have never looked above you to guilt the clouds for taking their time as the cross the noonday sky. You simply accept: these clouds must travel must travel at whatever pace they need to. โ›… Oh, what a difference it would make if you gave yourself the same grace.โ€ ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฃโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ›Œ โฃ . โฃ I recently came across the work of @morganharpernichols. It's so insightful and affirming. ๐Ÿค— โฃ . โฃ This message above feels particularly relevant while trying to navigate pandemic living; however, I think it's important to always keep in mind. I hope it resonates with you as much as it does with me. ๐Ÿ’•
โ€œThere are no seven wonders of the world, in the โ€œThere are no seven wonders of the world, in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.โ€ โ€“ Walt Streightiffโฃ โฃ #wholechild #beyondbehaviors #selfregulation #zonesofregulation #socialemotionallearning #twiceexceptional #2ekids #childmentalhealth #teachergram #igteachers #teacherPD #kindergartenteacher #1stgradeteacher #2ndgradeteacher #3rdgradeteacher #iteach456 #middleschoolteacher #highschoolteacher #principalsofinstagram #assistantprincipal #schoolpsychologist #schoolslp #schoolot #schoolsocialworker #counselorsofinstagram #schoolcounselor #pediatricians #pediatricnursepractitioner #playtherapist #childtherapist
When I came across this quote, it immediately spok When I came across this quote, it immediately spoke to me. The activist who said it was talking about ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ; not myths and ridicule related to ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. ๐Ÿง  โฃ . โฃ However, her desire to channel her anger in positive ways is how I approach ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ advocacy efforts, as well. ๐Ÿ˜ โฃ . โฃ Shaming the parents of kids who have ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ my child (or ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ when he tried to form friendships with them), won't make me feel any better. ๐Ÿ˜’ Nor will lashing out at the ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ and ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ who ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ (or even have suggestions on where I should go for help). ๐Ÿ˜ฅ โฃ . โฃ Instead, after finally learning my son is differently wired, ๐—œ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜†๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€. ๐Ÿค” Why didn't his 1st grade teacher understand what was going on, or give me more information? ๐Ÿ˜ฃ Why did his 2nd grade teacher, who was completing a master's degree, downplay his extremely high STAR scores? ๐Ÿคจ And why didn't the school counselor, who I cried to on the phone, know that a Friendship Group wouldn't help in this instance? ๐Ÿคท โฃ . โฃ What I discovered is that most educators and counselors aren't trained in what "giftedness" really looks like โ€“ and ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ not to spot a student (or patient) who is ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น (2๐—ฒ). ๐Ÿ˜ฃ Even during their master's degree programs. ๐Ÿคฏโฃ . โฃ Like everyone else, these ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜, ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ are ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ. Stereotypes about "gifted" kids and stereotypes about their parents. ๐Ÿ˜ญ โฃ . โฃ It ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ to me that there isn't more training on this, but I choose to use my anger as a force for good. Like Austin Channing Brown says, "My anger can be creative and imaginative, seeing a better world that doesnโ€™t yet exist." I love that. ๐Ÿ˜ โฃ . โฃ I pray that my blog, and my little space here on Instagram, help ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜€. ๐Ÿ™ And the fact that the admission process for some "gifted" programs isn't true neurodiversity โ€“ further perpetuating the myths that exist. ๐Ÿ’ก โฃ . โฃ When we know better, we do better. ๐Ÿ’ช
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