Exceptional Needs Today Issue 2

PARENTAL SUPPORT

What Every Gifted Student Wishes Their Parents Knew About Them

By Ron I. Malcolm, EdD YOU JUST RECEIVED NEWS YOUR CHILD NOW QUALIFIES AS A “GIFTED EDUCATION” STUDENT. YOU ARE BEYOND THRILLED YOUR CHILD HAS SUCH A HIGH IQ. YET, MANY STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS “GIFTED” MAY ENCOUNTER ISSUES RELATED TO SCHOOL AND THEIR “GIFTEDNESS.” THESE ISSUES MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM PARENTS. HERE ARE 10 SIMPLE THINGS YOUR GIFTED CHILD LIKELY WISHES YOU KNEW ABOUT THEM.

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Exceptional Needs Today Issue 2

Published on Feb 19, 2021

ExceptionalNeedsToday

Exceptional Needs Today aims to serve all individuals in need of special services to include autism, blindness or visual impairment, cerebral palsy, deafness or hearing impairment, developmental delay, Down syndrome, gifted/talented, health concerns, intellectual disability, learning disabilities, orthopedic impairment, speech or language impairment, and traumatic brain injury. ISSUE 2 Siena Castellon Springbrook Autism Behavioral Health Team Jake Edgar, Director of Special Education, and Jordynn Frollo, BCBA Chris Abildgaard, LPC, NCC, NCSP Rebecca Lake Rebecca Duvall Scott Amy Wagenfeld, PhD, OTR/L, SCEM, EDAC, FAOTA Karen Kaplan James L. West, MA, LMHC, NCC, and Christopher Williams, BS Sydney Holmes Ruth Sutcliffe Ryan F. Platt, MBA, ChFC, ChSNC, CFBS Noah Seback JC Ellinger Eric Chessen, MS J. David Hall, MDiv and Marcelle Ciampi, MEd Eileen Wissell, MPH, RDN/LD