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“Avoiding & Recovering from 2e Burnout: Support for Gifted Students” [Video Replay & Podcast #467]

Access the video replay, listen to the podcast episode (#467), download the slide presentation, and learn how to get a certificate of attendance for this ADHD Experts webinar originally broadcast on August 17, 2023.

Episode Description

The academic potential of twice exceptional students is considerable — strong memories, large vocabularies, unusual emotional depth, divergent thinking — but coexisting conditions like ADHD can complicate learning and teaching. In class, 2e children may perform above average in some areas and below average in others. The strengths and challenges can be unpredictable, making life feel chaotic and overwhelming for some students.

Identifying students who are twice exceptional, and understanding the impact of their unique hurdles, is the first step to coping with stress and avoiding burnout.

In this webinar, 2e families and teachers will learn:

  • How to work with time, structuring weeks, days, and minutes to make it less abstract to students
  • How to create systems that support your child’s success
  • How to recognize early signs of stress and prevent burnout

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Obtain a Certificate of Attendance

If you attended the live webinar on August 17, 2023, watched the video replay, or listened to the podcast, you may purchase a certificate of attendance option (cost: $10). Note: ADDitude does not offer CEU credits. Click here to purchase the certificate of attendance option »


Meet the Expert Speaker

Mary Ruth Coleman, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist Emeritus at the FPG Child Development Institute, UNC-Chapel Hill, where she directs Project U-STARS~PLUS (Using Science, Talents and Abilities to Recognize Students ~ Promoting Learning in Underrepresented Students).

As a child she was held back in the 3rd grade because she could not read. She then graduated from high school early and began college at age 16. Her experiences as a student, a teacher, and researcher have been central to the support she has offered to others who are 2e.

She has numerous publications including Educating Exceptional Children, 15th (with the late Samuel A. Kirk and James J. Gallagher) and Implementing RtI with Gifted Students with Susan Johnsen. (#CommissionsEarned)  She served three terms (9 years) on the Board of National Association for Gifted Children; two terms (6 years) on the Board of the Council for Exceptional Children; and was president of the CEC in 2007. In 2017, she was among the first group inducted into the “2e Hall of Fame.”

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Listener Testimonials

“This was the best webinar I’ve watched in a while. If I could have given it 10 stars, I would have.”

“Dr. Coleman is awesome! All educators should be so thoughtful and compassionate!”

“I found the mindful minutes strategies to be very concrete and helpful for different ages of my students.”


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