Episode 241: Advocating for Neurodivergent Kids at School

Navigating the special education system can be a daunting task for parents of neurodivergent and twice-exceptional children.

2e, Assessment, Education, Gifted, IQ, Neurodiversity, TestingDave MorrisSeptember 12, 2024IEP, twice-exceptional, 2e, gifted, special education, diagnosis, 504 plan

Episode 209: Ask Me Anything #7 with Emily Kircher-Morris

It’s another chance to ask your questions in our Facebook group and hear the answers from Emily.

Episode 197: Exceptional Minds - Understanding and Nurturing Profoundly Gifted Children

What does it mean to be profoundly gifted, and how can we help people who fit this profile?

Acceleration, 2e, Assessment, Creativity, Education, Gifted, IQ, Neurodiversity, ParentingDave MorrisNovember 3, 2023gifted, neurodiversity, education, parenting

Episode 160: Getting Verbal About Non-Verbal Intelligence

Non-verbal intelligence is hard to measure in a highly language-based world.

2e, Assessment, Education, Gifted, IQ, NeurodiversityDave MorrisFebruary 23, 2023gifted, education, intelligence, testing, assessment, IQ, 2e, neurodiversity

Episode 69: Sifting Through IQ - What We Know About Intelligence

What is intelligence? Is it really more than IQ? If so, what?

Assessment, Gifted, IQ, Testing, NeurodiversityDave MorrisOctober 14, 2020IQ, intelligence, myths, psychology, gifted, neurodiversity

Episode 53: Processing Speed - Why Some Kids Are Faster Than Others

What is processing speed, and why is it important? Why does it vary from child to child?

Assessment, Executive Functioning, IQDave MorrisFebruary 19, 2020psychology, IQ, Processing Speed

Episode 44: Accurate Assessment for Twice-Exceptional Kids

Twice-Exceptionality is a relatively new concept. What have we learned about successfully identifying 2e kids?

2e, ADHD, Education, IQ, AssessmentDave MorrisOctober 16, 2019IQ, assessment, education, 2e

Episode 40: Part Two - Suicide Among the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional

What are the factors that influence depression? What should we watch for to know if a child is moving toward suicide? How do we talk with them about it?

Empathy, Gifted, IQ, Parenting, SuicideDave MorrisSeptember 4, 2019suicide, gifted, IQ, self-harm, psychology, emotional intensity

Episode 37: You Never Outgrow Giftedness

Why do people suddenly forget they’re gifted when they graduate?

2e, Gifted, IQ, MindfulnessDave MorrisJuly 25, 2019mindfulness, gifted, IQ, adulthood

Episode 34: Early to the Starting Line: Acceleration Begins at Kindergarten

Gifted kids are often ready to start school before their neurotypical peers.

Acceleration, Assessment, Education, IQ, ParentingDave MorrisJune 12, 2019acceleration, gifted, education

Episode 30: Beneath the Surface of Giftedness

Giftedness isn’t only about intelligence. It’s… complicated.

Education, Gifted, IQ, ParentingDave MorrisApril 17, 2019gifted, education, IQ, parenting

Episode 28: The G Word Movie

We talk with Marc Smolowitz, who is directing a movie about gifted and talented people called “The G Word.”

2e, Diversity, Education, Gifted, IQ, ParentingDave MorrisMarch 20, 2019education, gifted, intelligence, psychology, IQ

Episode 27: Separating Truth From Mental Myths

We attempt to separate fact from fiction in the areas of education, giftedness and intelligence.

2e, Autism, Education, Gifted, IQDave MorrisMarch 6, 2019intelligence, IQ, psychology, gifted, 2e, ASD, education

Episode 25: Thinking Twice About Ways to Help Twice Exceptional Students

Twice-exceptional kids have challenges beyond just giftedness, so they often require educational resources schools don’t have.

2e, Education, Gifted, IQ, ADHDDave MorrisFebruary 6, 20192e, gifted, education, psychology

Episode 24: True Grit - Fostering Tenacity and Resilience

How can we help instill qualities like tenacity and grit into our gifted children?

2e, Autism, Education, Gifted, IQ, Parenting, TenacityDave MorrisJanuary 23, 2019IQ, psychology, autism, gifted, education, ASD, Tenacity

Episode 23: Rethinking the Definition of Intelligence

Is it time to reconsider how we think of, and evaluate, intelligence?

2e, Diversity, Education, Gifted, IQ, ParentingDave MorrisJanuary 9, 2019IQ, intelligence, gifted, 2e, overexcitability, creativity, psychology, diversity

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