Dr Temple Grandin discussing Bright Not Broken
Temple Grandin When Diane and Rebecca contacted me about collaborating on a book about giftedness and disabilities, I was excited. I have long believed that the fields of giftedness, autism, and...
View ArticleAre we missing the giftedness in ADHD and ASD kids?
Missing the Giftedness in children diagnosed with ADHD, Autism, and related disorders is common and tragic. Are we missing our next independent thinkers, brilliant minds and innovators of the future?...
View ArticleThe Most Informative Autism Interviews ANYWHERE
THE COFFEE KLATCH SPECIAL NEEDS TALK RADIO – AUTISM AND ASPERGER’S INTERVIEWS Dr Temple Grandin – Different Not Less Temple Grandin – Thinking In Pictures Temple Grandin – Rebecca Banks – Diane Kennedy...
View ArticleSchool Phobia or Refusal – Stand Up To Conformity For A Differentiated Education
I have touched upon this topic in previous writings but would like go into more specifics especially as it pertains to children suffering with school phobia or school refusal. Educating a child with...
View ArticleThe Whole Child Series – Cultivating The Wonderful and Original Talents of...
Hosted by Diane Kennedy and Rebecca Banks authors of Bright Not Broken – Gifted Kids ADHD and Autism As we have discussed many times on our show taking a whole child approach is optimal in discovering...
View ArticleHow can parents better navigate options for Gifted and Twice Exceptional...
The numbers are staggering. 1 in 10 children are diagnosed with ADHD -Attention Deficit disorder. 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with Autism, two-thirds of those being mostly high functioning, many...
View ArticleA View From The Common Core Classroom
A View from the Common Core Classroom An exciting documentary, 2e: Twice Exceptional by filmmaker Tom Ropelewski, is slated to premier February 28 at the Richmond International Film Festival in...
View ArticleListen to all 7 interviews with Dr. Temple Grandin
Dr. Grandin didn’t talk until she was three and a half years old, communicating her frustration instead by screaming, peeping, and humming. In 1950, she was diagnosed with autism and her parents were...
View ArticleNumber 6 Burns Like an Orange Flame – Author Marianne Kuzujanakis
Say the number six and it sits at my temples, a serrated, moist tangerine sheen moving like fire. I prefer the number seven, pale turquoise and floating like a cottony cloud before my eyes. But my...
View ArticleBreaking The Cycle – Dr. Marianne Kuzujanakis
The recent world events have left us in great pain and mourning. But large public events, whether terrorist attacks or natural disasters, are not the only events required to incite such pain. Each of...
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