2e Resource Library

Our curated guide to the best digital resources, recommended reading, and more for parents and educators of twice-exceptional students.

2e Media

We've curated a collection of our favorite podcasts, TED Talks, video channels, and more that shine a light on twice-exceptionality. These media resources are a great way to learn on the go, get inspired, and hear real stories from experts and 2e voices alike.

• 7 Myths about Twice-Exceptional (2e) Students, Amanda Morin, understood.org
• Academic acceleration has no negative long-term effects on the psychological well-being of gifted youth, Research News @ Vanderbilt
   
• Conversations with The G Word: Homeschooling, Virtual Learning & Gifted Challenges During the Pandemic, Webinar, including panelist Jacqui Byrne, FlexSchool Founder and CEO
• Do Schools Kill Creativity, Sir Kenneth Robinson, TED2006
• The G Word, Marc Smolowitz, Documentary
• The Neurodiversity Podcast, Emily Kircher-Morris, Podcast
• Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan, podcast by Dr. Dan Peters
• Tilt Parenting, Debbie Reber, Podcast
• To Be Gifted & Learning Disabled with Susan Baum | The Psychology Podcast

Online Resources

Here are some of our favorite websites, communities, and organizations support twice-exceptional learners and those who care about them. From expert guidance to peer connection, these resources offer insight, strategies, and support at your fingertips.

• 2e News, the new home of the former 2e Newsletter
• Bright & Quirky website: Help your bright child thrive, even with aspergers, learning disabilities, social, emotional, and/or behavioral challenges.
• The Child Mind Institute
  We are an independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children struggling with mental health and learning disorders.
• Eye to Eye, unlocking Greatness in the 1 in 5 who learn differently.
  A website run by and for people with learning and attention issues.
• Hero Journey Club: It’s game-based, science-backed, social-emotional learning for neurodivergent kids and teens, in a world they already love: Minecraft!
• Hoagies Gifted, the "all things gifted" website
• The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) is world-renowned for providing evidence-based social skills programs to preschoolers, adolescents, and young adults who are interested in developing and maintaining close friendships and/or romantic relationships.
• SENG - Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted, At SENG, supporting the gifted individual is our priority: gifted individuals of all races and cultures, all genders and sexualities, all economic backgrounds, and all ages. Every gifted person has unique needs and traits. SENG works to create a world where giftedness is better understood and gifted needs can be met.
   
• SocialThinking.com: Helping over 1 million educators, clinicians and families around the world. Strategies to teach essential life skills including social emotional learning.
• Tilt Parenting: More than 20 percent of today’s children are in some way neurodivergent, or what Tilt founder Debbie Reber calls, “differently wired.” Tilt Parenting works to change the way neurodifferences in children — ADHD, learning disabilities, autism, giftedness, processing challenges, twice-exceptionality, and more — are perceived and experienced so these exceptional children, and the parents raising them, can thrive in their schools, their families, and in their lives.
• Understood is the leading nonprofit empowering the 70 million people with learning and thinking differences in the United States.
• With Understanding Comes Calm: Bringing out the best in 2e kids & adults. Looking for guidance to support the twice-exceptional loved ones in your life? You’ve come to the right place.
• Young Scholars Academy: Gifted, 2e, and neurodivergent kids learn, belong, and thrive in virtual enrichment camps and courses special.

Recommended Reading

Looking to dive deeper into the world of twice-exceptionality? We've compiled a list of recommended books for parents, educators, and anyone curious about 2e learners. Whether you're seeking practical strategies, personal stories, or a better understanding of how giftedness and learning differences intersect, there's something here for you.

• Boosting Your Child's Natural Creativity by Susan Daniels PhD and Daniel B. Peters PhD (See more by Dr. Dan Peters)
• Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education: A Survey of Current Research on Giftedness and Talent Development by Jonathan Plucker (Editor), Carolyn Callahan (Editor). (See more by Jonathan Plucker.)
• Differently Wired: A Parent’s Guide to Raising an Atypical Child with Confidence and Hope, by Deborah Reber
• The Explosive Child, by Ross Greene. (See other publications by Dr. Greene)
• Gifted and Distractible: Understanding, Supporting, and Advocating for Your Twice Exceptional Child by Julie F. Skolnick
• The Inconvenient Student: Critical Issues in the Identification and Education of Twice-Exceptional Students 
• Living With Intensity: Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and the Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Adults
• A Novel Mind, a resource for exploring children's literature that addresses children's mental health and neurodiversity issues.
• A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children, overall guide for parents and also excellent for admins and teachers working with families
• Raising Twice-Exceptional Children: A Handbook for Parents of Neurodivergent Gifted Kids by Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC
• Screwed Up Somehow But Not Stupid, Life With A Learning Disability, by Peter Flom
• Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroom by Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC
• To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled, by Susan Baum
• Twice-Exceptional: Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties, by Scott Barry Kaufman (Editor)
• Ungifted, by Scott Barry Kaufman
• The Warrior Workbook: A Guide for Conquering Your Worry Monster (Purple Cape) by Dan Peters (Author), Lisa Reid (Author), Stephanie Davis (Author) (See more in this series.)
• Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind by Scott Barry Kaufman