Gifted & Twice-Exceptional Children
Research, products, and tools referenced in this module.19 resources available.
5 printable PDFs
Score your child across four domains to identify gifted traits and intensity levels
A guided template for requesting accommodations for twice-exceptional students
Map your gifted child's development across domains to identify gaps and strengths
Age-appropriate enrichment activities organized by domain with planning space
Everything you need to prepare for a productive school meeting
Neubauer & Fink (2009) - Comprehensive review of the neural efficiency hypothesis, showing that higher intelligence correlates with reduced brain activation during cognitive tasks.
Shaw et al. (2006) - Landmark NIH study showing that highly intelligent children have a distinctive pattern of cortical development with prolonged thickening through adolescence.
Penke et al. (2012) - Research demonstrating that white matter tract integrity provides the neural foundation for general intelligence through faster processing speed.
Navas-Sanchez et al. (2014) - Study showing enhanced white matter connectivity in mathematically gifted adolescents, particularly in frontal-parietal networks.
Bernstein, Lubinski & Benbow (2021) - Definitive study showing that academic acceleration has no negative effects on psychological well-being at age 50, debunking concerns about social-emotional harm.
Kranz et al. (2024) - Systematic review showing how gifted-dyslexic children's cognitive strengths mask reading disabilities, leading to underidentification.
Francois-Sevigny et al. (2022) - Research on how giftedness masks ADHD symptoms and the importance of multiple informants in assessment.
Guignard et al. (2012) - Study revealing the complex, paradoxical relationship between perfectionism and anxiety in intellectually gifted children.
Comprehensive research review on academic acceleration - synthesizing 100+ years of research showing acceleration is the most effective intervention for gifted students.
Leading organization for gifted education - resources on identification, advocacy, twice-exceptionality, and state policies.
Organization focused on the social-emotional needs of gifted individuals - resources on overexcitabilities, existential depression, and parenting gifted children.
University-based Talent Search program offering above-level testing, summer programs, and online courses for gifted students.
Pioneer Talent Search program offering testing, summer programs, online courses, and community for gifted students from elementary through high school.
Comprehensive parent resource with information on identification, twice-exceptionality, advocacy, and educational options for gifted children.
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