Raising Twice-Exceptional Children

Just because a child is gifted doesn't mean they don't have other types of neurodivergence, like ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and more. Conversely, even children with one of these diagnoses can be cognitively gifted. Raising Twice-Exceptional Children provides you with a road map to understand the complex make-up of your "gifted-plus," or twice-exceptional, child or teen. The book helps you understand your child's diagnosis, meet their social-emotional needs, build self-regulation skills and goal setting, and teach self-advocacy. It also shows you effective ways to collaborate with teachers and school staff, and it offers advice on finding strengths-based strategies that support development at home. For too long, these kids have fallen through the cracks. This book provides key information on how to best support neurodivergent children by leveraging their strengths while supporting their struggles.

Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC, is a mental health counselor for gifted and twice-exceptional people and host of The Neurodiversity Podcast. Growing up as a twice-exceptional kid led her to pursue supporting neurodivergent kids for her career. She has two identified twice-exceptional kids, and her youngest is still to be determined.

Introduction Part I: Understanding Neurodiversity, Giftedness, and Twice-Exceptionality Chapter 1: What Is Neurodiversity? Chapter 2: Gifted and... Chapter 3: Identifying and Understanding Twice-Exceptionality Chapter 4: Talking About Twice-Exceptionality Part II: Parent Toolkit Chapter 5: Communicating for Connection Chapter 6: Effective Coparenting Part III: The Five Skills All Twice-Exceptional Kids Need Chapter 7: Skill #1- Self-Advocacy Chapter 8: Skill #2- Emotional Regulation Chapter 9: Skill #3- Executive Functioning Chapter 10: Skill #4- Effective Communication Chapter 11: Skill #5- Self-Directed Motivation Part IV: Finding the Right Academic Fit Chapter 12: Assessing Educational Options Chapter 13: Collaborating Effectively with School Final Thoughts