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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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Youโ€™d probably think by watching the previous vi Youโ€™d probably think by watching the previous video I posted that my 3rd grader is a confident child; however, she often has anxious thoughts. ๐Ÿ˜ฃ In addition, she has been dealing with increasing self-doubt โ€“ especially at school, even though her teachers are nurturing. ๐Ÿ˜“ โฃ . โฃ If youโ€™ve seen my posts the past 2-3 months, you know she often ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ and that sheโ€™s ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น and ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. ๐Ÿ’ญ๐Ÿ“„๐ŸŽ’ โฃ . โฃ A former teacher said her stress level and ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—บ may be because teachers often have to redirect her. Plus, sheโ€™s getting to the point where peers are fairly self-sufficient when itโฃ comes to managing their time and their work. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ โฃ . โฃ This week, sheโ€™ll undergo ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ with a child psychologist who understands twice-exceptional (2e) kiddos. Iโ€™m relieved that the moment is finally here, but Iโ€™m also feeling nervous. ๐Ÿ˜จ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ of ADHD, anxiety, giftedness and perfectionism ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฝ, so itโ€™s important to know for sure whatโ€™s really going on โ€“ especially if a prescription may be involved. ๐Ÿ’Š โฃ . โฃ Praying for definitive answers soon and that we can get her on a path to feeling more confident in her abilities. ๐Ÿ™
This child is so โ€œextra.โ€ And ornery, too. ๐Ÿ˜ #ihateslurping
Much easier said than done for some kids and adult Much easier said than done for some kids and adults; however, it's ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ important to work toward. ๐Ÿ’ช
Lately, Iโ€™ve been starting off the morning with Lately, Iโ€™ve been starting off the morning with nature sounds to help wake my kids. ๐Ÿฆœ Then, I go into their rooms, give them a few kisses on the cheek, & try to get them moving. ๐Ÿ˜š Occasionally, however, after a couple more attempts, the process evolves to more drastic measures. ๐Ÿ˜
Today's inauguration showed children with speech d Today's inauguration showed children with speech disorders, and other disabilities and unique challenges, that their struggles don't have to define them. ๐Ÿ™… I knew President @joebiden struggled with stuttering, but now I read that 22-year-old @amandascgorman, who gave today's inaugural poem, also had a speech impediment when she was young. ๐Ÿ’ฌโฃ . โฃ As @thejonathanmooney says, "Find your strengths and compensate for your weaknesses." It's ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ what we can accomplish when we lean into that. ๐Ÿ’ช
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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
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