Recent Columns

We feature columns by retired professor Bob Seney, who writes on books likely to hold the interest of gifted and twice-excetional children; Dr. Sylvia Rimm, a psychiatrist specializing in gifted and 2e issues; and -- on ocassion -- parents who share their experiences and the lessons they've learned as they've raised twice-exceptional children.

 


 Bob Seney on Books

 

 

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Ask Dr. Sylvia Rimm

 

 


Parents' Perspectives

 

January, 2012: Flavia de Luce and Other Mystery Series

November, 2011: Mirror, by Suzy Lee

September, 2011: Revisiting Some Authors Worth Remembering

July, 2011: Mockingbird

March, 2011: Out of My Mind

November, 2010: There Are No Words

September, 2010: Gordon Korman's Schooled

May, 2010: When You Reach Me

March, 2010: Marcelo in the Real World, by Francisco W. Stork

January, 2010: The Unfinished Angel, by Sharon Creech

November, 2009: Hard Gold, by Avi

September, 2009: Another Hit by the Author of Artemis Fowl

May, 2009: How Many Days Until Tomorrow?

March 2009: The Hunger Games

September, 2008: The Mysterious Benedict Society

July, 2008: The London Eye Mystery

May, 2008: The Titan's Curse

November, 2007: A Look at Asperger's for Younger and Older Readers

 

 

January, 2012: Mother Suspects Dyslexia

November, 2011: Processing Speed and Trouble with the SAT

September, 2011: Motivation Trumps All in Learning

July, 2011: Daughter Acts Like 6... Maybe 25... Sometimes 2

May, 2011: Your Child Has Some Talents

March, 2011: Mother Sees a Problem; Father Doesn’t

January, 2011: Eidetic Memory Unusual But Not a Problem

November, 2010: He's a Grandchild, Not a Diagnosis

September, 2010: Advice on Pencil Anxiety, Attention Addiction

July, 2010: Grades and Learning are Both Important

May, 2010: Child with Differences can Find Friends

March, 2010: Resistance to Attending a STEM School 

January, 2010: Stuttering May Come and Go

November, 2009: A Boy with a Set of Complex Symptoms

September, 2009: How to Motivate a Gifted Boy with Dyslexia

July, 2009: Gifted Boy with Attitude Lacks Motivation

May, 2009: What to Do about an Underachieving Boy

March, 2009: Test Results Don't Tell the Whole Story

January, 2009: Giftedness Does Not Cause Sloppiness

November, 2008: "And Timeouts for All"

September, 2008: "Perfectionist Pearl" Turns Underachiever

July, 2008: Can We Talk about My Sister's Son?

May, 2008: My Son Is Disorganized and Distracted

 

 

May, 2010: The Search for a Psychotherapist

September, 2009: Jumping into 2e Trenches

July, 2009: You Don't Get to Pick 'em

May, 2009: It's Not Easy Being My Non-2e Child

March, 2009: My Son, the Navajo

November, 2008: The Arts and Children Who Think Outside the Box

July, 2008: "I Am a Crazy Rabid Squirrel. I Want My Cookies!"

May, 2008: Life in a Gifted and OCD Family

March, 2008: 2e Kids -- The Placement Dilemma

January, 2008: Surviving the College Application Process