Published 2018 · Oxford University Press · Edited by Scott Barry Kaufman
Twice Exceptional
Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties
Twice exceptional ("2e") students — those who are both gifted and have a learning, attention, or developmental difference — are too often overlooked in schools designed for one kind of mind. This volume brings together leading scholars, clinicians, and educators to illuminate the complex inner world of these students and the conditions under which they flourish.
About the book
A new lens on complex minds
Many of the most creative thinkers in history sat at the intersection of exceptional ability and exceptional difficulty. Yet our educational and clinical systems are built for tidy categories — gifted on one side, learning-disabled on the other. Students who live in both worlds at once frequently fall through the cracks.
This volume reframes that picture. Drawing on contributions from psychology, education, neuroscience, and lived experience, it offers a more humane and evidence-based account of how to recognize, support, and elevate students whose strengths and challenges are inseparable parts of the same mind.
Inside the volume
What you'll find
01
Definitions & Identification
How twice exceptionality is recognized — and why so many 2e students are missed by traditional screening.
02
Learning & Attention Differences
Chapters on dyslexia, ADHD, autism, and other profiles in the context of giftedness and creativity.
03
Social & Emotional Lives
The asynchrony, perfectionism, and identity questions that often accompany 2e profiles.
04
Educational Practice
Approaches and strengths-based interventions that allow 2e students to develop their full range of capacities.
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Build schools for all kinds of minds
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