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Category: Over-excitabilities
Over-excitabilities
Nisia Patalan

Understanding and Supporting Sensory Sensitivities in Gifted Individuals

This article explains sensory sensitivities in gifted individuals, describing eight senses, diverse sensory profiles (seekers, avoiders, low registration, sensitivity), links to overexcitability theory, and practical supports: environmental adjustments, regulation strategies (activators/settlers), tailored interventions, and physical tools to manage sensory overload.

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Nisia Patalan June 17, 2025
Education & Homeschooling
Yekaterina (Katrina) O’Neil

Групи Підтримки Батьків: Чому Вони Важливі

Стаття описує важливість груп підтримки для батьків подвійно виняткових (2в) дітей. Авторка розповідає особистий досвід участі у групі SENG, пояснює унікальні потреби 2в дітей, висвітлює стрес батьків і наводить дослідження, що підтверджують користь спеціалізованих програм підтримки.

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Yekaterina (Katrina) O’Neil March 14, 2025
Communication
Andrea Brucella Finnegan, M.S. Ed.

ギフテッド児と２E児のレジリエンスの源

This article discusses sources of resilience for gifted and twice-exceptional (2E) children, highlighting three key elements: at least one supportive adult, opportunities to build autonomy, and strength-based education that fosters hope and optimism. It offers practical advice for parents and caregivers to support development.

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Andrea Brucella Finnegan, M.S. Ed. March 12, 2025
Communication
Sarah Strouthopoulos

5 Parenting Pitfalls to Avoid When Raising Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Children

Parents of gifted or twice-exceptional children often face emotional intensity and unique challenges. This post outlines five common parenting pitfalls—emotion dysregulation, lack of curiosity, power struggles, teaching during meltdowns, and default discipline—and offers compassionate strategies to connect, regulate emotions, and find collaborative solutions to support exceptional children.

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Sarah Strouthopoulos February 12, 2025
Over-excitabilities
Denise Michele Hicks, YSBH EdS PMP

Unleashing Unrecognized Potential: Helping Gifted Students in the Classroom Recognize Their Impact

A teacher and SENG board member reflects on helping gifted students recognize their potential impact, noting strengths like leadership, creativity, and mentoring, and barriers such as humility, peer comparison, and pressure. She recommends self-reflection, mentorship, individualized support, collaboration, and recognition to foster awareness and positive classroom influence.

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Denise Michele Hicks, YSBH EdS PMP September 14, 2023
Adult Giftedness
Kristy Peloquin

Searching for Sacred

The author reflects on living as a gifted person, describing its grace and restless quest for sacred moments. Giftedness brings creative highs, impatience with the banal, and risky pursuits. Acceptance of this identity offers solace, purpose, and a framework to tolerate not-fitting-inness while seeking meaningful experiences.

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Kristy Peloquin May 18, 2023
Over-excitabilities
Katerina Tsomi, M.A., M.Sc.

Play in the Service of Growth: The Sailboat Metaphor

The author, a play therapist, describes using Kaufman’s sailboat metaphor as a StoryCraft with her children to explore safety and growth needs. Through building, painting and play, the activity revealed symbolic meanings, supported emotional embodiment and projection stages, and facilitated connection, exploration and therapeutic growth.

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Katerina Tsomi, M.A., M.Sc. May 9, 2023
Miscellaneous
John Nicoll, BHSP

Understanding & Addressing Neurotransmitter Insufficiency in Gifted Individuals

This article examines links between giftedness and high sensitivity, evidence that many gifted individuals are highly sensitive, and research suggesting lower dopamine and serotonin in highly sensitive people. It explains how chronic stress can deplete neurotransmitters and outlines natural supports like nutrition, supplementation, and lifestyle.

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John Nicoll, BHSP April 20, 2023
Miscellaneous
Mark Talaga

Developing False Mastery: The Siren Song of Video Games

Excessive gaming by gifted children often signals unmet academic, social, or emotional needs rather than addiction. Games offer clear feedback and mastery, so kids turn to them. Identifying underlying challenges lets adults foster growth, reduce reliance on games, set boundaries, and seek professional help when needed.

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Mark Talaga April 4, 2023
Education & Homeschooling
Kathleen Casper

The Gifted in the Wild: The benefits of nature-based exploration for gifted learners

Nature-based learning benefits gifted students by providing autonomy, hands-on inquiry, and reduced stress, supporting creativity, self-regulation, and higher-order thinking. Outdoor programs foster place-based connections and experiential learning, but must address access, cost, and cultural inclusion to ensure equitable opportunities for all students.

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Kathleen Casper March 23, 2023