Table of Contents
List of Figures ix
Digital Content x
List of Reproducible Pages x
Foreword Jim Delisle xi
Introduction 1
Why I Wrote This Book 2
Progress, Not Perfection 3
About This Book 4
How to Use This Book 6
Part 1 Supporting All Twice-Exceptional Learners 7
Chapter 1 Understanding Twice-Exceptional Learners 8
Recognizing 2e Learners 10
Underserved 2e Learners 13
Services and Accommodations for 2e Learners 16
Key Points 27
Chapter 2 Designing Strength-Based Instruction for Twice-Exceptional Learners 34
Meeting the Gifted Needs of the 2e Learner 34
The Basics of Differentiation for 2e Students 36
Strength-Based Instruction for 2e Learners 37
Addressing Areas of Difficulty 47
Strength-Based Lesson Planning 49
Key Points 51
Chapter 3 Social and Emotional Needs of Twice-Exceptional Learners 53
The Self-Concept of 2e Learners 53
Disclosing Diagnosis to Students 55
Perfectionism 60
Accommodating or Enabling? 65
Key Points 67
Chapter 4 Motivating Twice-Exceptional Learners 73
What Is Motivation? 74
Theories of Motivation 75
Self-Actualization and Motivation 85
Praise, Rewards, and Punishments 87
What's My Motivation? 90
Key Points 90
Chapter 5 Goal-Setting for Twice-Exceptional Learners 99
Effective IEP Goals for 2e Learners 100
Student-Led Microgoals 101
Key Points 110
Chapter 6 Executive Functioning 112
Executive Function Skills 113
Coaching Students with Executive Functioning Struggles 115
Goal-Setting to Build Executive Function Skills 117
Key Points 119
Part 2 Interventions for Twice-Exceptional Learners 127
Chapter 7 Academic Diagnoses: Specific Learning Disabilities 128
Identifying Gifted Students with Specific Learning Disabilities 128
Implementing Special Education Services 135
Specific Learning Disability in Reading 136
Specific Learning Disability in Writing 141
Specific Learning Disability in Math 143
Social and Emotional Needs of GLD Students 144
Key Points 145
Chapter 8 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 147
What Is ADHD? 147
Identifying Students with ADHD 148
Reframing ADHD as a Strength 150
Social and Emotional Considerations for Gifted Students with ADHD 150
Accommodations and Modifications for Gifted Students with ADHD 154
Key Points 157
Chapter 9 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 160
Identifying ASD in Gifted Learners 160
Understanding Common Struggles for Autistic Gifted Students 166
Social and Emotional Considerations for Autistic Gifted Learners 171
Key Points 174
Chapter 10 Processing Difficulties 182
Central Auditory Processing Disorder 182
Visual Processing Disorder 184
Sensory Processing Disorder 186
Impact of Processing Difficulties on Gifted Learners 188
Key Points 189
Chapter 11 Anxiety and Related Disorders 191
Emotional and Behavioral Diagnoses 191
Anxiety-Based Diagnoses 192
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 193
Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) 195
Other Anxiety-Based Disorders 197
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 199
Social and Emotional Considerations for Gifted Students with Anxiety Disorders 200
Key Points 204
Chapter 12 Depression and Other Mood Disorders 207
Major Depressive Disorder 208
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder and Bipolar Disorder 211
Social and Emotional Considerations for Gifted Students with Mood Disorders 212
Key Points 216
Chapter 13 The Neurodiverse Classroom 219
Normalizing Neurodiversity 219
Teaching Students About Neurodiversity 220
Self-Advocacy for 2e Learners 220
Your Classroom Isn't an Island 221
Try. Tweak. Transform 222
References and Resources 223
Index 228
About the Author 235
