Category: Twice Exceptionality
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The Disclosure Dilemma: When Telling a School Your Child Is Gifted Feels Like Boasting
My twice-exceptional son was driving in the slow lane. What changed when I told the school there was a race-car engine under the ordinary.
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Meltdowns vs Tantrums: What I Got Wrong for Years, and What I Do Differently Now
The school bus pulling up. The doors opening. Him stepping off. For years I met what came next as behaviour, not distress.
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The Wrong Operating System: Being Gifted and Autistic Without Knowing It
What does it mean to be gifted and autistic, only finding out at 40? A personal essay on twice-exceptionality, late autism diagnosis, and the cost of masking.
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The Moment It Clicked: Understanding My Gifted Child’s Meltdowns and Changing How I Parent
He could teach himself coding but melted down over a journal entry. The moment I understood my gifted child’s neurodivergence and changed everything.