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when an extroverted child develops social anxiety
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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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You know how childrenโ€™s comments take your breat You know how childrenโ€™s comments take your breath away sometimes? Last night, my son made a remark that did this to me. ๐Ÿคฏ During dinner, he said that there should be something called hugunism. (Iโ€™m not sure if this would be the correct spelling, ๐Ÿง but he pronounced hug-yoo-nism.) Or maybe hug-you-nism? ๐Ÿ˜‚ โ€œThat should be a thing,โ€ he continued. โ€œYou could hug your way to victory!โ€ ๐Ÿค— What do yโ€™all think? I know weโ€™re in a pandemic & all, but isnโ€™t this wonderful? ๐Ÿ˜ป #differentlywired #wholechild #scatterkindness #counSELing #socialemotionallearning #emotionalintensity #twiceexceptional #2ekids #childanxiety #childmentalhealth #1stgradeteacher #2ndgradeteacher #3rdgradeteacher #iteachupperelementary #iteach456 #iteachmiddle #inquirybasedlearning #projectbasedlearning #geniushour #differentiatedinstruction #iteachmiddleschool #iteachhighschool #harrypotterteacher #starwarsteacher #schoolpsychologist #schoolslp #middleschoolcounselor #schoolcounselor #iteachgifted #compassionatekidsarecooler
Each week during the month of August, when you sho Each week during the month of August, when you shop on Etsy and pay with your Mastercardยฎ, you have a chance to win $5,000. ๐Ÿ’ต Whatโ€™s more, Etsy will give $5,000 to the Etsy shop owner you purchased from. ๐Ÿค Pretty awesome, right? ๐Ÿ˜Š . Want ideas? I posted some awesome tees Friday, called โ€œShirts that Convey Love, Inclusion and a Growth Mindset.โ€ ๐Ÿ‘• And a few of them are made by teachers and school counselors! ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ๐Ÿซ . I've also highlighted creations by Etsy artists and small businesses in some past articles. ๐ŸŽจ To see them all, click on my Etsy Faves button in my Instagram bio. ๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ It takes you to a page that contains links to them, including: enrichment for grown-ups, ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿณ ways to fill a space enthusiast's bucket ๐Ÿš€ and articles for Harry Potter, Minecraft and Star Wars fans. ๐Ÿ˜ . ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด 8/31/20. ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜ธ๐˜ธ๐˜ธ.๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜บ.๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ/๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ/๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ-๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ-๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด-๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด
Educators, Iโ€™m working on a blog article that gi Educators, Iโ€™m working on a blog article that gives parents insight into what you need most this fall. ๐Ÿ (In addition to flexibility and understanding, that is.) ๐Ÿ˜… . What would make great teacher gifts and class contributions, regardless of whether or not youโ€™re teaching students from school or home? ๐Ÿค” . ๐—ง๐—ฝ๐—ง ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ to help offset what you spend on lesson plans, digital escape rooms, fast-finisher activities, etc.? ๐Ÿ’ณ Contributions toward a ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค classroom magazine subscription? ๐Ÿ“– A ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜? ๐Ÿ’ช Something else? ๐Ÿง . I want the ideas in this article to be both: ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ to take action on, and super ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ (and, therefore, students). โœ…โœ… Your input and insights are essential to accomplish that. ๐Ÿค— Thanks, in advance, for your time. ๐Ÿ’• . #elementaryteacher #firstgradeteacher #secondgradeteacher #thirdgradeteacher #fourthgradeteacher #iteachfifth #iteachsixth #iteachupperelementary #iteachtoo #iteachgifted #iteachmiddleschool #iteachhighschool #teacherblogger #schoolcounselor #schoolpsychologist #schoolslp #socialemotionallearning #distanceteaching #teachfromhome #remotelearning2020 #distancelearningtpt #inquirybasedlearning #projectbasedlearning #iteachstem #iteachscience #iteachmath #iteachhistory #iteachsocialstudies #iteachela #iteachreadingworkshop
Have you ever seen an intellectually โ€œgiftedโ€ Have you ever seen an intellectually โ€œgiftedโ€ kid (a.k.a. kite kid), who did well in elementary school, but started to flounder in middle school or high school? Some adults attribute it to laziness โ€“ and tell these kids so. Repeatedly. ๐Ÿ˜ฃ . What often is happening with really bright kids isnโ€™t that, thoughโ€ฆ ๐Ÿค” . For some, itโ€™s that their excellent memory and reasoning skills made schoolwork easy in those younger years. ๐Ÿง  Homework took no more than 5-10 minutes each night and they never had to study for tests. (They grasped everything so quickly that doing so wasnโ€™t necessary.) ๐Ÿ˜ฎ . However, as schoolwork became more complex โ€“ and required more steps โ€“ those skills, that their classmates had to learn at younger ages, became necessary for them, too! ๐Ÿ“š Adults assumed they knew those skills like everyone else. But they didnโ€™t... ๐Ÿ˜ฌ . When this occurs, it can cause stress, then shame and full-blown anxiety, and after a while, even a sense of hopelessness. The negative self-talk is harsh and unrelenting. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ . One of my friendโ€™s precocious kids even attempted suicide because of it. ๐Ÿ˜ญ (Thankfully, she was unsuccessful.) After a lot of hard work, including how to tame perfectionism, sheโ€™s in a much better mental state now. ๐Ÿ™Œ . The take-away: Donโ€™t assume exceptionally bright kids know how to: plan, prioritize, manage and track details, etc. ๐Ÿ™… These skills are rarely second nature. And for โ€œgiftedโ€ kids, they may need to learn these โ€œexecutive functionsโ€ later than most children (when they start to have a greater need for them). ๐Ÿง That process can look different, too. Partly, because these kids will be older, but also because this is neurodiversity. Therefore, their brains receive and process information in atypical ways. ๐Ÿ˜‰
Want to remind them they matter & that you care? ๐Ÿค— Check out the awesome tees! ๐Ÿ’• Link in bio. ๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ #wholechild #beyondbehaviors #selfregulation #socialemotionallearning #growthmindset #compassionatekids #childmentalhealth #1stgradeteacher #2ndgradeteacher #3rdgradeteacher #iteachupperelementary #iteach456 #iteachmiddle #differentiatedinstruction #iteachgifted #iteachmiddleschool #iteachhighschool #schoolpsychologist #schoolslp #spedteacher #middleschoolcounselor #schoolcounselor #counselorsofcolor #counSELing #distanceteaching #teachfromhome #distancelearningtpt #teachersofinstagram #assistantprincipal #schooladministratorsinnigeria
Yes! ๐Ÿ’ฆ #igteachers #elementaryteacher #schoolc Yes! ๐Ÿ’ฆ #igteachers #elementaryteacher #schoolcounselor #schoolpsychologist #schoolsocialworker #assistantprincipal #schoolslp #childpsychology #childtherapy #playtherapy #pediatricians #pediatricnursepractitioner #socialemotionallearning #findyourpurpose #iteachtoo #iteachfirst #iteachsecond #iteachthird #iteachfourth #iteachfifth #iteachgifted #iteachupperelementary #iteachmiddleschool #iteachhighschool #childmentalhealth #distanceteaching #teachfromhome #remotelearning2020 #distancelearningtpt #distancecounseling
Anyone need this reminder? I know I do some days! Anyone need this reminder? I know I do some days! ๐Ÿ˜ฌ #raisingkitekids #teachingkitekids #twiceexceptional #2ekids #schoolcounselor #schoolpsychologist #schoolsocialworker #schoolslp #childpsychology #childtherapy #playtherapy #pediatricians #pediatricnursepractitioner #socialemotionallearning #kindergartenteacher #firstgradeteacher #secondgradeteacher #thirdgradeteacher #fourthgradeteacher #fifthgradeteacher #iteachgifted #perfectionist #iteachmiddleschool #iteachhighschool #childmentalhealth #distanceteaching #teachfromhome #remotelearning2020 #distancelearningtpt #distancecounseling
Lately, Iโ€™ve been soaking in wisdom and insights Lately, Iโ€™ve been soaking in wisdom and insights from @melrobbins. I listened to ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ-๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜™๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ earlier this summer. ๐Ÿš€ And last week, I finished ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ, an @audible original that includes a mixture of her one-on-one life-coaching sessions. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ผ . It was really interesting, and showed over and over again, how long childhood ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ (and unhealthy coping mechanisms) ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜‚๐˜€. ๐Ÿ˜ณ The number of ways that this can play out in adults is incredible. ๐Ÿคฏ It also reinforced for me how ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ. Every.single.person. ๐Ÿ’ฏ . In the coming weeks, Iโ€™ll talk more about my take-aways from that audiobook. For now, remember that we are each important. ๐Ÿ˜˜ . ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€. ๐Ÿค— And itโ€™s essential to ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜€ that ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ and weโ€™re here for them. ๐Ÿ’• . #raisingkitekids #teachingkitekids #twiceexceptional #2ekids #schoolcounselor #schoolpsychologist #schoolsocialworker #schoolslp #childpsychology #childtherapy #playtherapy #pediatricians #pediatricnursepractitioner #socialemotionallearning #kindergartenteacher #firstgradeteacher #secondgradeteacher #thirdgradeteacher #fourthgradeteacher #fifthgradeteacher #iteachgifted #perfectionist #iteachmiddleschool #iteachhighschool #childmentalhealth #distanceteaching #teachfromhome #remotelearning2020 #distancelearningtpt #distancecounseling
Yep, MLK Jr. was โ€œa kite kidโ€ as I like to cal Yep, MLK Jr. was โ€œa kite kidโ€ as I like to call โ€œgiftedโ€ children. ๐Ÿช Check out these intellectual and social-emotional indicators. โฌ‡ 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: ~ Was memorizing hymns and Bible verses by the time he was 5 years old. ๐ŸŽต ~ Read dictionaries as a kid. ๐Ÿ“š ~ Skipped two grade levels (9th and 12th) and began his freshman year at Morehouse College at age 15. ๐Ÿ˜ณ ~ 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“ . 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˜†: ~ Tried to commit suicide twice as a child when he was distraught about his grandmotherโ€™s well-being. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ ~ Had an immensely strong sense of justice. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš–๏ธ ~ Exhibited strong emotional expression. ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ . ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ 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˜€) ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ? ๐Ÿค” If so, Iโ€™d love to hear them. ๐Ÿค— . I suspect the imaginational OE is a strong possibility. It doesnโ€™t seem like a stretch that he might have gotten totally lost in his ideas or lost a sense of time. Especially with as many thoughts as he clearly had running through his mind! ๐Ÿ’ก
Many people, including educators and counselors, b Many people, including educators and counselors, buy into ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ "๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ" ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€. A big part of the reason is that they receive no formal training on the topic, even though they'll almost certainly have these students in their classrooms. ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿคท That's a big part of why it took ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด to realize my oldest child is the G word. (I truly had no idea.) Yes, we knew he was smart, but his struggles were so prominent that they overshadowed his strengths, even though he was getting very high scores on standardized tests. ๐Ÿ˜ณ This is common with twice-exceptional (2e) learners, meaning that they're both "gifted" and outside the norm in another way, too. (The 2nd exception can be any number of issues: an anxiety disorder, ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia, the list goes on and on.) ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ To help bridge the knowledge gap about what "giftedness" is (and isn't), here are ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ and ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„. ๐Ÿ’ก Is there something I forgot to include? If so, tell me what I missed. ๐Ÿ˜‰ #differentlywired #wholechild #beyondbehavior #selfreg #socialemotionallearning #emotionalintensity #twiceexceptional #2ekids #childanxiety #childmentalhealth #1stgradeteacher #2ndgradeteacher #3rdgradeteacher #iteachupperelementary #iteach456 #iteachmiddle #inquirybasedlearning #projectbasedlearning #geniushour #differentiatedinstruction #iteachmiddleschool #iteachhighschool #harrypotterteacher #starwarsteacher #schoolpsychologist #schoolslp #middleschoolcounselor #schoolcounselor #iteachgifted #giftededucationfoundation
Who says reading by flashlight is just for nightti Who says reading by flashlight is just for nighttime? ๐ŸŒง๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฆ๐Ÿ˜‰ #booknerdigans #bookish #booklover #bookaholic #raisingkitekids #teachingkitekids #emotionalintensity #differentlywired #raisingpoppies #1stgradeteacher #2ndgradeteacher #3rdgradeteacher #4thgradeteacher #5thgradeteacher #iteachreading #iteachlanguagearts #schoollibrarian #iteachmiddleschool #iteachhighschool #schoolpsychologist #schoolslp #middleschoolcounselor #schoolcounselor #counSELing#iteachgt #lmft #pediatrician #pediatricnursepractitioner #rainydayactivities #booklove
Many adults feel like they're living in a pressure Many adults feel like they're living in a pressure cooker right now & are finding it difficult to control their emotions. ๐Ÿ˜  Sometimes stressors aren't as obvious as you may think, though. This is true of adults ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ of children. ๐Ÿค” Please remember this when you see a child "misbehaving." There may be an inner struggle going on that you don't even know exists. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธ๐Ÿ”
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