Self-control, “Parallel Universes,” Pointers to Resources, More

HOW’S YOUR CHILD do with self-control? When you say, “Please don’t do that,” does the child stop? Some kids with exceptionalities have difficulties, and a writer at The Washington Post describes how different her son and daughter are with regard to self-control and what she’s learned can help her deal with her — let’s see, which gender will she be dealing with for issues of self-control? Find the article.

PARALLEL UNIVERSES. A young man writes at Education Week about living part of the time in special ed and part of the time in AP classes. We’ve already reached our limit of Education Week articles for the month, but we can see this much in the article: “‘Gifted’ and ‘disabled’ are just two of my many labels. Autistic, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dysgraphia, Tourette’s, and microcephaly are a few other terms often applied….” Read the the article if Education Week hasn’t yet cut you off for the month, and thanks for Nancy M for the pointer to it.

DEPRESSION. The site “blurt,” the mission of which is “increasing awareness and understanding of depression,” has posted 10 doodles about living with depression that might help some young person to self-awareness. Reading the doodles and the accompanying narratives is — well, depressing… until the last one, anyway. Find the doodles.

RESOURCE. The National Center for Learning Disabilities has a goal to “ensure that students at risk of having a learning or attention issue are spotted and provided with targeted instruction and intervention as early as possible.” To that end, the organization is asking for input on “how adults are gathering, reporting, and sharing information about characteristics and behaviors that place children at risk for falling behind in school.” The vehicle for this: a confidential survey. You can participate. Find out more.

GIFTED CHALLENGES. This blog has a guest writer for the most recent post. The topic: five tips to help your gifted child become more independent. The one that leaped out at us was “encourage them to do something they’re bad at.” Find the blog.

NEWSLETTERS
— The current weekly newsletter of the Child Mind Institute provides “resources to let parents know what you should be able to expect from a professional diagnosing or treating your child. ” Find it.
— The monthly newsletter from the Davidson Institute provides news related to gifted education, information about Davidson programs and resources, state legislative and policy news, and pointers to other news and resources. Find it.

TiLT PARENTING’S newest podcast is with a psychologist whose areas of expertise, according to Debbie Reber, “include learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, autism spectrum, gifted populations, as well as counseling parents of all ages.” The aim of the episode is to help parents come to acceptance of their atypical child. Find the podcast.

BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION. This organization has scheduled a webinar for August 13 titled “Combining TMS with Psychotherapy for Treating Depression and OCD.” Find out more.

AND FINALLY, THIS. If you sometimes get into a crummy mood when it seems no one understands  your child (or how you’re trying to parent him or her), here’s a feel-good story for  you.

Summer Reading for You
One of our Spotlight on 2e Series booklets is The 2e Reading Guide: Essential Books for Understanding the Twice-exceptional Child. Use it to find books to help you raise and educate a 2e child, and to find out more about issues and experts for the 2e community. More information.