Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools: Transforming Practices So All Students Feel Accepted and Supported
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Authored by Emily Kircher-Morris and Amanda Morin, is an essential guide for K-12 educators aiming to create inclusive environments that support neurodivergent students. This book provides educators with the tools and knowledge needed to understand neurodivergence and implement practices that ensure neurodivergent students feel safe, valued, and understood.
The book delves into common behaviors among neurodivergent learners, such as masking, rejection sensitivity, and novelty seeking, and offers practical strategies that educators can apply immediately. It emphasizes strengths-based instruction, the importance of emotional regulation, and the development of effective IEPs and 504 Plans. Throughout, real-world examples and vignettes illustrate how these practices can be successfully integrated into the classroom. |
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Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today's Classroom
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Twice-exceptional (2e) learners have often been misunderstood, disciplined, unchallenged, and left behind. Even as awareness of 2e learners has grown, educators are still in need of practical tools to recognize and support their twice-exceptional students. This book answers that need, providing teachers with accessible information about twice-exceptional diagnoses and suggested accommodations, modifications, and collaboration with other educational professionals.
Dedicated to the needs of all 2e learners, the first part of the book covers identifying and understanding 2e students, strength-based instruction, motivation and self-regulation, and executive functioning skills. The second part details how gifted students are affected by another diagnosis, including: specific learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, processing difficulties, anxiety-based diagnoses, and depression and other mood disorders. This book equips educators with information that will make it easier for them to advocate for their 2e students, including what they need to know about the individualized education plan (IEP) and Section 504 plan process. Special topics, such as gifted students with physical disabilities, students experiencing trauma, and gifted learners from diverse backgrounds, are also included. |
A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children: A Resource for Caregivers and Advocates
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The second edition of A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children by Emily Kircher-Morris, Edward R. Amend, and Janet Gore is a thoroughly updated resource that remains indispensable for anyone involved in the care and education of gifted children. This edition not only revisits core topics from the original but also integrates new research and contemporary issues such as social media, screen time, LGBTQ considerations, and bullying. The book provides practical strategies to address both the timeless and evolving needs of gifted children, making it a vital tool for parents, educators, and advocates.
The guide covers advocacy, educational planning, emotional and social development, and offers actionable advice for nurturing gifted children in a world that has changed significantly since the book's first edition in 2007. Rich with information and real-world strategies, this edition is essential for those looking to support gifted children in navigating both traditional challenges and new societal dynamics. Whether you're new to gifted education or have years of experience, this guide will prove invaluable throughout your journey. |
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Raising Twice-Exceptional Children: A Handbook for Parents of Neurodivergent Gifted Kids
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.
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.