The goal of this site is to help the millions of parents whose children, ages 3–20, are struggling with learning and attention issues, including those who are also gifted. They post well-researched, practical information, daily expert advice, and offer a secure community where parents can trade tips and experiences with other parents like them.
Jessica Thayer provides insightful coaching for gifted and sensitive individuals, especially those in professional positions. Her perceptual acuity, accompanied by her ability to describe complex and subtle themes, enables her to help highly gifted and sensitive clients discern and resolve challenges. She is based out of the Charlottesville area.
Each week, Aurora Remember Holtzman interviews a gifted, creative, and outside-the-box thinker who embodies what it means to embrace intensity in order to show you how to embrace your life in its fullest. Past guests include Melanie Hayes, Julie Skolnick, and many more.
The Education Law Center (ELC) ensures all children in Pennsylvania have access to quality public educational services and to the full range of educational options that are available to their peers. ELC advocates on behalf of the most vulnerable students, children living in poverty, children of color, children in the foster care and juvenile systems, children with disabilities, English learners, LGBTQ students, and children experiencing homelessness.
Florida Gifted Network consists of a group of parents, educators, and community members working to improve the education of Florida’s gifted children.
LD OnLine seeks to help children and adults reach their full potential by providing accurate and up-to-date information and advice about learning disabilities and ADHD. The site features hundreds of helpful articles, multimedia, monthly columns by noted experts, first person essays, children’s writing and artwork, a comprehensive resource guide, very active forums, and a Yellow Pages referral directory of professionals, schools, and products.
Wrightslaw is a resource website that includes the Advocacy Libraries, Law Libraries, and thousands of articles, cases, and resources about dozens of topics related to Advocacy, Assessment and Testing, Due Process, Twice Exceptional, to name a few. Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.
The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity (YCDC) is the preeminent source of cutting-edge research, informed advocacy and trustworthy resources to help those with dyslexia reach their full potential. The Center’s tools and resources are used widely by parents, educators and those with dyslexia to advocate for greater recognition and support for dyslexic children and adults. YCDC builds awareness in all communities and mobilizes grassroots efforts to close the reading achievement gap for all students, including low-income students of color, through policies that help dyslexic children succeed. The Center also showcases the remarkable success stories of adults with dyslexia, including writers, scientists, celebrities, and government and business leaders. YCDC was founded in 2006 by Drs. Sally and Bennett Shaywitz, world-renowned physician-scientists and leaders in the field of dyslexia research and diagnosis. Dr. Sally Shaywitz is the author of Overcoming Dyslexia, the seminal book on understanding and supporting those with dyslexia.
Stacey Turis’s debut gives a voice to the genius yet tormented souls suffering from giftedness, ADHD, or a combination of both (a condition known as twice-exceptional) who have yet to speak out. She imparts both comedy and wisdom to help those suffering from ADHD and/or giftedness some hope in knowing they are not alone.
In addition to her practice in Santa Monica, Dr. Beth is a consultant and evaluator for the Mirman School for Gifted Children, Head Start Preschools, the Pasadena School District Preschool Team, and more. She offers assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning related to giftedness, kindergarten readiness, learning disorders, and austistic spectrum disorders. She also helps develop IEPs, consult on school placement, and review previous assessments.