G-Squared. Supporting Your Gifted LGBT Student

Advice for supporting gifted LGBT students, explaining coming-out challenges, safety and academic impacts, and stressing family and school support. Covers affirming acceptance, respecting privacy, patience with grades, careful advocacy, and connecting families to resources and national organizations to find local support and scholarships.
Director’s Corner: Mental Health Providers at Your Child’s School

A school psychologist emphasizes the importance of mental health for gifted students, urging screening and early prevention. Parents should connect with school-based mental health professionals—counselors, psychologists, and social workers—and use resources like NASP, ASCA, and SSWAA to support students’ social-emotional well-being.