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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35270919877208137802016-05-05T12:35:30.612-07:002e: Twice-Exceptional NewsletterThis blog is from the publishers of 2e: Twice-Exceptional Newsletter, a bi-monthly electronic publication for those who raise, educate, and counsel high-ability children with learning issues such as AD/HD, dyslexia, Asperger's, and so forth. This blog is to share news, events, and resources we find as we do research for the newsletter and for the complimentary monthly email briefing we publish.J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-72739625935749345622016-04-28T08:26:00.000-07:002016-04-28T08:26:31.661-07:00Cool Writing about 2e, 2e and Human Rights, and More2e ESSAY. A writer who crafts poetry, fiction, and essays has a piece at the site of ADDitude, where she describes how she -- like most parents of kids with challenges -- was torn between wanting to help and letting her 2e son learn on his own to "keep his head above water." It's a familiar theme and story for those of us in the 2e community, but we'll bet you haven't heard the story told as engagingly. Find the essay.

SAY YOU'RE GIFTED, and that you have such a "case" of dyslexia that it's impossible for you to learn a foreign language, and that in your own words, "English as a language in itself was incredibly difficult." Then say you apply for a master's program in the area of political science which has a requirement for one course in French. (Say you're living in Canada.) And say your application is not accepted because you can't take that French course. What do you do? In the case of Canadian James Lewicki, you file a complaint with the provincial Human Rights Tribunal. Read more about the university's position and what human rights advocates say about the case.

IN SOUTH AFRICA, where it's Depression Awareness Week, the site of Times Live has a short piece titled "Depression the curse of gifted kids." Find it.

CHILD MIND INSTITUTE. This organization has posted a new article on its site advising parents on what a diagnosis of autism should consist of, the types of information a clinician should consider, and how to tell if the clinician is following best practices. Find the article.

NEUROSCIENCE SUMMER INSTITUTES. Neurologist/educator/presenter Judy Willis is giving two one-week sessions this summer on topics of interest to many in the 2e community. Held under the auspices of Learning and the Brain, one institute is titled "Neuroscience and Classroom Engagement"; the other is titled "Neuroscience and Executive Skills." Both are scheduled for Santa Barbara, California in July. Find out more about these and other Learning and the Brain summer institutes.

BELIN-BLANK CENTER. This organization's latest "Vision" e-newsletter is out, containing a message from Director Susan Assouline, a pointer to a resource for educators on creativity, information about Iowa-specific resources and programs for the gifted, and more. Find the newsletter. (The full name of the Belin-Blank Center is The Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at The University of Iowa, and it has a variety of missions in terms of serving gifted and twice-exceptional young people.)

RESEARCH. A quick wrap-up of some of the research that was in the news this week:

Researchers from the University of Florida have found no evidence that children taking atomoxetine for ADHD are at increased risk of suicidal ideation; read more.

A new study shows the death of newborn brain cells may be linked to a genetic risk factor for five major psychiatric diseases, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, ADHD, and depression. The study also shows a compound currently being developed for use in humans may have therapeutic value for these diseases by preventing the cells from dying. Read more.

Children with vision problems not correctable with glasses or contact lenses may be twice as likely to have a diagnosis of ADHD, suggests a study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Find the study write-up.

And regarding the question of whether neurofeedback works for ADHD, The New England Journal of Medicine "JournalWatch" tells us only this from a digest of recent findings in pediatric and adolescent medicine: "A meta-analysis shows no significant effects in studies using blinded raters or in those with sham or active control treatments." (You could read more but you'd have to pay.)

J email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-75415748610414028892016-04-27T13:07:00.000-07:002016-04-27T13:07:46.992-07:00A Special Post of a "Best Thing I Ever Did for My 2e Child." A while ago we asked on Facebook and in blog and briefing for readers' responses to the question "What's the best thing you've ever done for that 2e child you raise or teach." We published the responses in the March/April issue of 2e: Twice: Exceptional Newsletter and also have been posting them on Facebook. The response below was too long to run in its entirety, plus we want to use it as the basis for a future article on finding the underlying causes of the physiological issues some 2e kiddos experience -- issues that sap energy and attention and make it hard for them to deal with the LD challenges in their lives. If you have experience finding and resolving these "underlying causes," consider letting us know so that we might share your experiences in future newsletter articles.

Here's what "Connie" had to say was her "best thing"...

There have been a great many important landmarks along this path: finding the 2e Newsletter and tapping into that vast resource, professional assessments, the decision to homeschool....

But I want to tell you a little about a different kind of game changer for my two 2e kiddos that might help other 2e families who might not have thought of it (I didn't!). After many years of different types of assessments and remediations, my kids were frustrated, depressed, and exhausted. They worked so very hard at every single one, but nothing stuck. It left them feeling broken and hopeless. My son told me time and again that he could deal with the learning disabilities… he just couldn't stand the depression, anxiety, and fatigue that came with just getting through each day. I just felt there was something more to the picture -- though I couldn't identify what. Something on a physiological level.

I dug into researching what "else" we could do and finally found an amazing naturopath. We started eating organic and drinking filtered water. Next tried elimination diets and found profound sensitivities (that didn't show up on previous food allergy tests) to dairy, soy, grains. Eliminated those from our diet. That helped (and is still fairly standard fare out there in terms of easily accessible literature), but still didn't get us "there."

I'll fast forward to the true game changer, once this foundation was laid: testing that focused on G-I health, adrenal fatigue, and blood tests for the MTHFR gene mutation, and that not only looked at serum but (and this is important) intracellular vitamin/mineral levels. The latter is so important because even if serum levels are great, if these vitamins and minerals aren't getting into the cells in sufficient levels, they're not able to do their jobs. Major outcomes for our family of these tests were:

MTHFR gene mutation (not uncommon in kids with autism, ADHD, learning disabilities)

Severe adrenal fatigue

Candida overgrowth in one child (linked to a large number of things, including malabsorption, depression and anxiety)

IBS in the other child

Extremely low cholesterol (linked to depression and anxiety)

A number of deficiencies, including vitamins A, B12, B6, D, selenium (most of these came out in the intracellular micro-nutrient tests -– we wouldn't have known about them if we'd done only the standardized blood tests).

We've been working hard for about eight months on these issues, as well as a detox program. I cannot over-emphasize the change in quality of life for these kids. They are happy and healthy for the first time they can remember. Their brains are functioning at an unprecedented level. They still get tired, but not flattened, by their challenges. They feel hopeful about their futures.

So I'd have to say getting to the root of the kids' physiological issues was the best thing I ever did for my kids. Being physically healthy is the cornerstone for them being emotionally healthy. I'd recommend it to anyone and everyone out there!J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-12696987165974904242016-04-25T14:04:00.000-07:002016-04-25T14:04:06.908-07:00Autism, Some Interesting Ideas, a Couple More Summer Camps, and MoreAUTISM: WHAT WE KNOW. We know that children on the spectrum might not "read" emotions well, and researchers at the University of Vermont think one reason might be that those kids focus on a speaker's mouth rather than the eyes -- especially when emotion in involved in a conversation. The study author's speculation is that the mouth is easier to try to pay attention to with an overtaxed brain. Read more.

AUTISM: WHAT WE DON'T KNOW. A brief blurb at Medical News Today describes a "meta-analysis" on autism. From the blurb: "A recent review that examined all published studies on anatomical abnormalities in the brains of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder found substantial discrepancy throughout the literature regarding the reported presence and significance of neuroanatomical findings." The senior author is quoted as saying, "We still have a long way to go...." Find the brief blurb, or the study abstract, but us ordinary people don't get access to the article itself without paying lots. Separately, a researcher in Toronto thinks it might be time to re-examine ADHD, OCD, and autism -- the boundaries between them, the way they're diagnosed and treated, etc. The reasons? Variations in individual presentations; lack of effective across-the-board treatment for kids with the same diagnosis; and the extent of comorbidity between the three conditions. Can she convince the mental health community they've had it wrong for all these years? Find out more.

VIDEO GAMES: ESCAPE? Another study that comes to us via Medical News Today says that video game addiction can be a means of escape, especially for young men with issues such as ADHD. Know a problem gamer? Read more.

ENOUGH STUDIES, here's an interesting idea, especially for homeschooling parents. You know how MOOCs (massive open online courses) don't tend to foster high completion rates, even though they would seem to be a great resource for accelerated, enriched, or homeschooled kids? Maybe some in-person peer or tutor support would help, and that's the concept behind "Learning Circles." KQED News says, "Learning Circles add a social element to what is otherwise a solitary learning experience by bringing people together in person to take an online course together over six to eight weeks, with the help of a facilitator." Find out more.

ANXIETY AS A MOTIVATOR -- of bad behavior. KQED News has posted an article about how difficult behavior can be caused by anxiety, and also offers an explanation along with tips for preventing or dealing with that behavior in the classroom. Find the article.

IDEA POPULATION INCREASES. So says Education Week, citing numbers from the U.S. Department of Education. According to the article, 5.83 million students were covered by IDEA as of fall, 2014. Some of the increase may stem from aberrations, such as a large increase from one state or changes in identification policies. Read more.

BAD RAP FOR FRUCTOSE. The corn-syrup sweetener has been linked to ADHD and a host of physical problems, and research says it might damage "hundreds of genes," according to a study write-up at Science Daily. If fructose sweetener is of concern to you -- and if you want to find out what helps counteract its effects -- see Science Daily.

MENTAL HEALTH -- Is there an app for that? There might be sometime soon, if the results of the inaugural Innovation Lab competition from the American Psychiatric Association pan out. The competition seeks ideas for improving access to care, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. It will be important for the ideas to be evaluated scientifically. An article on the competition at TheWeek.com notes that Luminosity was fined $2 million for making claims the company couldn't prove. Read more.

CAVEAT EMPTOR. One of the latest chic gizmos in the treatment (or mistreatment) of the brain is transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). While it has legitimate uses, it's also sold directly to consumers for a little more than $100. In the spirit of "hang on a minute," it's worth noting that not all of the effects of tCDS are understood. Recently, for example, researchers concluded that tCDS can actually disrupt the performance of difficult tasks. Read more.

ANOTHER SUMMER CAMP: Since we published our annual summer camp article, we've heard from several camps we didn't know about. We blogged about one last time. Another is in the UK, PowerWood Summer Camp, from August 6-13. The organizer calls it a "charitable event for families living with intensity, super-sensitivity and hyper-reacticivity (OE)." A fan of the camp says, "PowerWood camp gives space for the grown-ups to relax, as the children do as well. Simone's (PowerWood's founder) workshops are inspiring, empowering and validating.... I discovered a new way to understand and interact with behaviours in myself and my children that are efficient and peaceful." Find out more.

AND ANOTHER. Ignite! summer intensives in Texas serve gifted, talented, and high ability scholars in half-day sessions that meet Monday through Friday. Included are a variety of programs for students K-12 in the arts, sciences, and humanities. The organizer says that Ignite!, while not officially a 2e venture, definitely attracts those students. Find out more.

AND FINALLY, THIS. Jen the Blogger lists "Sixteen Things Parents of Gifted Kids Are Sick of Hearing." You know some of them, but unless your "internal voice" is as strong and vehement as Jen's you probably haven't thought of some of her responses. Find the blog.

 J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-17183073549800886152016-04-22T12:18:00.002-07:002016-04-22T12:45:49.224-07:00Gifted Ed, Depression, ASD, Gap Year, and MoreIDENTIFYING, SERVING GIFTED STUDENTS. "Once we have a clear idea of what giftedness is and acceptable criteria for identifying these kids, then we need to invest time and effort on what we are doing with these kids." That's what a professor from the University of Alberta said after investigating gifted ed in Edmonton, Alberta, and finding a variety of criteria for defining giftedness and a variety of ways to try to serve gifted students. He noted that gifted kids are a heterogeneous group, which means that any interventions must be tailored to particular needs. Read more.

DEPRESSION, TEENS. Depressed teenagers who received cognitive behavioral therapy in their primary care clinic recovered faster, and were also more likely to recover, than teens who did not receive the primary care-based counseling, according to a study published in the current issue of Pediatrics. One of the focuses was on effectively treating those teens who decline to take medication for depression. Find a Science Daily write-up of the study. Separately, a large study on behavioral genetics has identified two genetic variants associated with depression, this in a study that also sought to identify genetic variants that lead to feelings of well-being or of neuroticism. One of the researchers, however, indicated that "the genetic variants do not determine whether someone develops depressive symptoms, neuroticism, or have a poor sense of well-being." Read more.

GENETICS AND AUTISM. Autism is a diverse disorder, linked to dozens of different genes, and treatment based on genetics could go a long way toward personalized medicine. An article in The Washington Post describes a large initiative to gather DNA and other information from tens of thousands of families in which autism is present. Find the article; or, go to the site of the sponsoring organization, the Simons Foundation.

MIND THE GAP YEAR. That's the message of an article at the Well feature in The New York Times, explaining the advantages and perhaps helping parents, especially, reframe such an interlude. Find the article. Also in Well -- a look at why girls may tend to be more anxious than girls; find it.

SUMMIT CENTER NEWS. This organization's April newsletter is out, and in it is a preview of a article that is a review of literature on the anatomical and physiological differences in the gifted brain. A Summit Center consultant was part of the team preparing the article, which you can find here.

DYSLEXIC ADVANTAGE. This organizations April newsletter is out, and in it is the announcement of winners of the Karina Eide Memorial College Scholarship and the Young Writers Award Winners; a profile of a "superhero film director" with dyslexia; free stuff to help teachers of students with dyslexia; technology to help those with dyslexia; and lots more. Find the newsletter.

THE CHILD MIND INSTITUTE has posted a new article on the topic of parent training programs -- i.e., which programs can help parents deal with difficult behavior in their kids. The programs described are:

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

Parent Management Training (PMT)

Defiant Teens

Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)

The Incredible Years.

Find the article.

NEW YORK EVENTS. On 7:30 p.m. on May 2, the Hewett-Woodmere SEPTA and Twice-Exceptional Children's Advocacy will screen the documentary 2e: Twice-Exceptional, at Hewett High School. A panel discussion will follow. RSVP to email@example.com. And on May 11 at 7 p.m. at the Garden City Waldorf Schooll, Dr. Edward Hallowell will present "Stress, Screens, and ADHD: How to Thrive, Not Just Survive." A $15 fee applies. Find out more.

NAGC RESOURCE. Last December, after the U.S. Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, NAGC's Director of Public Education Jane Clarenbach and Executive Director Rele Islas put on a webinar about the gifted ed provisions in that legislation. NAGC has posted the one-hour webinar at its website; find it.

AND FINALLY, THIS. You are what you think, apparently. A team of researchers has recorded the brain activity of 50 people wearing an electroencephalogram headset while they looked at a series of 500 images designed specifically to elicit unique responses from person to person, for instance, a slice of pizza, a boat, Anne Hathaway, and the word "conundrum." They found that participants' brains reacted differently to each image, enough that a computer system was able to identify each volunteer's "brainprint" with 100 percent accuracy. Read more.

J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-35174191824493222932016-04-19T08:19:00.002-07:002016-04-19T08:19:55.157-07:00A Must-read, Anxiety, and Lots of Brain StuffMUST-READ. The Washington Post's "Answer Sheet" column features a 47yo educator who provides a great first-person account of what it was like for him to grow up on the spectrum -- early diagnoses of intellectual disability, then of severe learning disability; bullying and "educational exile" at school; and his parents' refusal to limit their son's potential. He's now an author and speaker as well as a teacher of middle-school students with ASD. In this piece you'll find passage after passage that resonates -- both the good and the bad that twice-exceptional kids (and their parents) experience. Find the column.

LOWERING KIDS' ANXIETY. A child/family therapist offers at PsychCentral "Five Ways to Lower Your Child's Anxiety." Tip one: monitor the media your child is exposed to for violent or aggressive content, which can fire up our friend the amygdala and create anxiety. Read more.

ANOTHER SUMMER PROGRAM. The March/April issue of 2e Newsletter, just out, contains our annual "Summer Camp" article listing 2e-friendly summer camps and programs. Right after we published the issue we heard about another one, this one a half-day "Comedy Summer Camp" for 2e learners in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The camp's organizer says that it will focus on social/emotional development and basic writing skills using humor. The camp includes improvisational play for social intelligence, stand-up comedy for emotional intelligence, and sketch comedy writing for basic writing skills. Find out more.

EARLY INFLUENCES ON "INHIBITORY CONTROL." A new study suggests that genetics are important in the way two-year-olds exercise inhibitory control -- not doing something they want to do -- but by age three the biggest influence on such control is parenting and the family environment. The lead study author noted how low levels of inhibitory control can contribute to issues such as ADHD. Find a study write-up.

BRAIN SCANS: DETECTING AUTISM. Scientists have reported a new degree of success in using brain scans to distinguish between adults diagnosed with autism and people without the disorder, an advance that could lead to the development of a diagnostic tool. Researchers employed a software algorithm that found 16 key inter-regional functional connections that those those with and without autism. Find out more.

BRAIN IMAGING FOR BIPOLAR DISORDER. Researchers have neuroimaging to develop a potential way to identify individuals with biopolar disorder. The basic technique is similar to the autism-detecting study above: looking for brain structure patterns that distinguish neurotypical subjects from those with bipolar disorder. Read more.

BRAIN MAPPING: IMPROVING. Salk Institute scientists have developed a new way to map the brain's network of connections that is 20 times more efficient than a previous version. This tool uses a modified version of the rabies virus that jumps between neurons, lighting up connections along the way. The illuminated map allows researchers to precisely trace which neurons connect to each other. Visualizing this neural circuitry can help scientists learn more about conditions ranging from motor diseases to neurodevelopmental disorders. Read more. J email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-31064949838454267132016-04-14T08:44:00.000-07:002016-04-14T08:44:33.387-07:00Ed Amend Interview, Depression, Anxiety, Foot Massage, and MoreED AMEND IN PSYCHOLOGY TODAY. Kentucky psychologist Ed Amend, who does lots of work with gifted and twice-exceptional children, did a Psychology Today interview that was posted on April 10. In it, Amend offers his perspectives on giftedness and ADHD, giftedness and Asperger's, giftedness and depression, and more. He also takes a swipe at the relatively low amounts of education funding allocated for gifted services. Find the interview. Way to go, Ed!

SCREEN ALL TEENS FOR DEPRESSION? That's the question posed by the Wall Street Journal, which then provides fodder for both a "yes" and a "no" answer. We know 2e kiddos are vulnerable -- check out this article.

ANXIETY AND KIDS. And if there's another common co-morbidity in 2e kids besides depression, it's anxiety. That's the topic of an article at SCTimes, where the writer states that one in eight children are affected by anxiety disorders. The article offers tips for what parents can do to help deal with anxiety in their children. Find the article.

CONCUSSION has been in the news lately, mostly in stories about older athletes, but a recent article at Medical News Today notes that the rate of concussion is particularly high in the years five and under. The article reports on a study of the effects of such concussions on parent/child relationships and on the child's development of new abilities. Find out more.

CHILD MIND INSTITUTE. On the site of this organization are two new articles on dyscalculia -- "How to Spot Dyscalculia" and "How to Help Kids with Dyscalculia." These articles are likely to be useful for both parents and educators.

HEIGHT CHART, WEIGHT CHART, BRAIN CHART? New research from the University of Michigan Medical School suggests that it might be possible to create a growth chart of brain networks that could identify early signs of attention difficulties and, potentially, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The team created the experimental growth chart by mapping the development of brain networks in more than 500 children and teens. They found networks are underdeveloped in those who have attention difficulties. Find the press release from the University of Michigan about this study.

JEN THE BLOGGER reflects on having a kiddo of the type we all know and love who is turning 15. Find her blog post.

AND FINALLY, THIS. How's your blood pressure, parent or teacher? How's your anxiety level? Well, we have just the thing for you. A Japanese study has indicated that aroma foot massage can significantly reduce blood pressure and anxiety. Interested? Find out more. J email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-84618387216214180652016-04-12T12:37:00.000-07:002016-04-12T12:37:24.001-07:00Reading Research, Explaining LDs, ResourcesHOW THE MIND WORKS DURING READING. According to a press release about new research from the University of California/Davis, neuroscientists have come up with a way to observe brain activity during natural reading. It's the first time researchers have been able to study the brain while reading actual texts, instead of individual words. The research combines eye tracking with fMRIs. By providing a window into brain activity during natural reading, the technique allows researchers to look at unanswered questions such as whether language and grammar are handled by a specific part of the brain, and whether the brain anticipates upcoming words as we read. These discoveries would have implications not just for human psychology but also for artificial intelligence and for understanding dyslexia. Find the press release.

HAPPY 100TH, BEVERLY CLEARY. If you've ever read books starring Ramona Quimby to your bright kiddos, you're probably a fan of Beverly Cleary, who turns 100 today. According to The Washington Post, author Cleary says "I thought like Ramona, but I was a very well-behaved little girl." Read more.

UNDERSTOOD.ORG CHATS. The organization Understood has a couple chats on topic potentially of interest to readers here. On Wednesday, April 13, is a Twitter chat titled "Advocacy in Action at IEP Meetings"; find out more. On the following day is a chat at the site of Understood titled "Changes to Your Child's IEP or 504 Plan"; find out more.

DEMYSTIFICATION. LD Online, in its latest newsletter, features an article titled "Helping Students Understand and Accept their Learning Disabilities: The Demystification Conference." The article describes how one school for high-potential students with LDs provides such a conference annually to "offer students facts about their learning disabilities, demystify the medical terms which they might have heard, and enable them to understand the challenges it can cause and the strengths it can bring." Find the article.

EDREV. This coming Saturday in San Francisco the Parents Education Network and Understood are presenting EdRev 2016, called "a unique day of information, resources, celebration and community for students who learn differently and the families and professionals who support them." EdRev stands for Education Revolution. Some of the speakers will be familiar to readers of 2e Newsletter, for example Paul Beljan and Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide. Find out more.

IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. If you're lucky enough to live in Orange County and lucky enough to have a 2e kiddo, know that Reid Day School in Costa Mesa is hosting an open house this Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. for interested families. Currently the school offers programs for 2e students in grades 1-6. Find out more. J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-37485819555433948972016-04-07T13:28:00.000-07:002016-04-07T13:28:31.597-07:00Activism, ADHD, Anxiety, and MoreRAISING LD AWARENESS IN COLLEGE. A Gonzaga University sophomore who is a special education major has been recognized for her advocacy by Campus Compact. That group's Newman Civic Fellows Award award honors undergraduate and graduate students who take action in pursuit of long-term social change and who engage and inspire others in their communities. The student, Madison Rose, is a student coordinator for the Eye to Eye mentoring program, a national initiative that creates awareness about learning differences and ADHD. She worked to host a "Share Your Story" event on campus in which four Gonzaga students shared their personal stories of dealing with a learning disability. Read more.

MORE ADHD IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK. We found these items:

A Canadian pharmaceutical company has announced postive clinical trials for an ADHD drug product called Benjorna. While the drug is methylphenidate-based, the delivery platform is apparently new, involving once-a-day dosage at bedtime. An industry newsletter says, "Benjorna demonstrated improved ADHD functioning during the morning routine and patients continued to show a robust clinical effect at 8 p.m. the following day – 24 hours after dosing – with no meaningful increase in sleep-related side effects." Read more.

A new study performed on mice indicates that high doses of amphetamines, one of the two types of stimulant meds used to treat ADHD, could have long-term effects on the brain. The study write-up did not define "high doses" in a way that relates to human consumption. Read more.

U.S. pediatricians very widely in the proportion of children they diagnose with ADHD. Across practices, the rate of diagnosis can range from 1 percent to 16 percent. Read more.

ANXIETY. An article at the site of the Child Mind Institute says that in terms of medicines to treat anxiety in kids, "antidepressants trump all others as the most effective evidence-based choice." Find the article. Separately, a University of Hawaii psychologist reviewed 50 years of research on treating childhood anxiety. According to a write-up, the study found that "among the six treatments, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is most studied and is an appropriate first line treatment for youth with anxiety disorders." Find the write-up.

AND FINALLY, THIS. Jen the Blogger mixes her metaphors in a posting on parenting gifted and 2e teens. Find her musings. J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-65625205702601400642016-04-04T12:29:00.000-07:002016-04-05T05:51:42.448-07:00ADHD, ASD, Dyslexia, and MoreAUTISM. Medical News Today reports that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) currently estimate the prevalence of autism in schoolchildren at 1 in 68, unchanged from the previous estimate in 2014. The article also says, "However, it is too soon to know whether ASD prevalence in the United States might be starting to stabilize." Read more. Separately, medical experts in the U.K. say that autism is still not diagnosed early enough, preventing the kind of early interventions that can be effective. Read more.

ADHD is in the news this week.

A study indicates that stimulant meds might lead to lower bone density in children being treated for ADHD; find the study write-up.

Children who are often hospitalized in intensive care units are more likely to have attention deficit disorders later, and new research finds a possible culprit: a high level of plastic-softening chemicals called phthalates circulating in the blood. Find the study results.

An online column at the site of The Hechinger Report bears the titile "New Therapies for ADHD: Buyer Beware." Find the column.

DYSLEXIC ADVANTAGE has at its website a snapshot of dyslexia legislation in the United States. The snapshot says "Only 12 states have no dyslexia laws on the books, but there's some pending legislation too." Find the snapshot and check your state.

SUMMER COLLEGE TRANSITION PROGRAM. A website called Struggling Teens notes a summer residential program intended to help twice-exceptional students make the transition to college. Participants live and take classes at Scottsdale Community College in Arizona. Find out more, or let us know if you're familiar with this program and can recommend it.

TED. A TED Talk recorded in February of this year provides insights into the habits of original thinkers. From the blurb: "Organizational psychologist Adam Grant studies 'originals': thinkers who dream up new ideas and take action to put them into the world. In this talk, learn three unexpected habits of originals — including embracing failure." Find out more. Separately, TED also has a "playlist" of talks on autism with the tag line "explore the science of autism -- and listen to the stories of the people who live with it." One presenter is Temple Grandin. Find the playlist.

DC AREA RESOURCE. At 11 a.m. on April 16, educational consultant Rich Weinfeld will give a presentation at the Arlington, Virginia, public library titled "Developing 2e and Asperger's Programs in Public Schools." Find more information. J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-35463755285702169822016-03-31T08:44:00.001-07:002016-03-31T08:44:05.012-07:00New School for the 2e, International Gifted Consortium, and More2e-FRIENDLY SCHOOL ON LONG ISLAND. Ellen Richer, the founding director of Quad Preparatory School in Manhattan, is starting a school called The Long Island Whole Child Academy. The school is now enrolling students in grades 4-8 for a summer program and for the 2016-17 school year. Open houses are scheduled to provide prospective students and their families with more information. Find out more. To replace Ellen Richer, who did a long commute from Long Island to Manhattan for two years, Quad Prep has named Kris Berman as head of school.

INTERNATIONAL GIFTED CONSORTIUM. Founded by P. Susan Jackson, Vanessa Wood, and Miraca Gross, the organization states its vision this way: "To facilitate a global, collaborative, in-depth examination of giftedness, to collectively better understand, communicate and support the more acute, more intense nature of the social, emotional, intellectual, physical and altruistic characteristics, exhibited by the highly/profoundly gifted child, thereby leading the world to an enriched understanding of the full spectrum of giftedness." Find more information at the organization's website or in a LinkedIn post.

CONNECTICUT EDUCATIONAL FORUM. The Beacon School, a 2e-friendly school in Stamford, is co-hosting an educational forum on April 3. According to a website announcement of the event, it is one of a series of "free educational forums open to all families and students wishing to explore pertinent educational issues and opportunities." Topics for the April 3rd forum include gifted underachievement, early college alternatives, options for college, and more. Find out more.

EEG AS AN ADHD TREATMENT. SharpBrains has an article on its website about the use of a video game combined with an electroencephalogram (EEG) device to reduce symptoms associated with ADHD. The improvements were evidently maintained for at least three months. Read more.

CHILD MIND INSTITUTE. This organization recently published resources on PANDAS, severe and acute-onset OCD. One resource is an article; the other is a parent's guide to the disorder.

SENG. Registration is now open for the 2016 annual conference of the organization Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted. Find out more about the conference, which we plan to attend and cover. Separately, SENG is one of the only organizations that supports parents of gifted children with regard to the emotional and other needs of those kiddos. The organization offers multi-week SENG Model Parenting Groups, and this spring it is piloting "SMPG Plus+," a series of one-day parent retreats. Find out more.

LINDA SILVERMAN, a member of the 2e Newsletter Editorial Advisory Board, gave an interview to an East Coast educator interested in visual-spatial learners. Find the interview.

WRIGHTSLAW. Got an IEP in the family? In the current issue of Special Ed Advocate, Wrightslaw provides information on what IDEA requires in terms of annual IEP reviews. Read Special Ed Advocate.
 J email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-14892017242852708862016-03-29T07:17:00.000-07:002016-03-29T07:17:22.180-07:00Parent Support Groups, Acceleration Conference, Astrology, and MorePARENTS' RESOURCE NEAR/IN NYC. Twice-Exceptional Children's Advocacy (TECA) is offering two parent support groups for parents of 2e kiddos. One is a formal monthly group with a maximum of 16 participants where parents are expected to attend all seven sessions. The other is a "drop-in" group that also meets monthly. Find out more.

PERFECTIONISM. A writer in The Washington Post offers details on her young son's perfectionism and how she has learned to deal with it. Find it.

ACCELERATION INSTITUTE. The Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa is offering a conference on acceleration based on the book A Nation Empowered. Scheduled for July 25-26, the event is aimed at gifted ed teachers, administrators, school counselors, and parents. A blog post by the Belin-Blank Center states: "Participants will meet the editors and authors of A Nation Empowered; interact with others who have successfully implemented acceleration in their schools; choose from multiple sessions focusing on practical applications of how to implement acceleration in schools; and create their own plan for next steps!" Find out more.

ADHD MEDS AND SLEEP. A newly published meta-analysis tackles the problem of sleep disturbances in children who take stimulant meds for ADHD. The analysis concluded that "children on these medications take significantly longer to fall asleep, have poorer quality sleep, and sleep for shorter periods." Boys are more affected than girls. If your kiddo seems to have sleep problems, talk to your pediatrician. Read more.

DEPRESSION AND "CALCIUM WAVES." Researchers have discovered that the benefits of stimulating the brain with direct current come from its effects on astrocytes -- not neurons -- in the mouse brain. The work shows that applying direct current to the head releases synchronized waves of calcium from astrocytes that can reduce depressive symptoms and lead to a general increase in neural plasticity. Find out more.

GRIT: NOT SO FAST? Retired professor and occasional contrarian Jim Delisle wrote a piece for Education Week titled "Why I'm Tired of 'Grit.'" He uses the example of the Beatles and another, similar band from Liverpool where both, under the principle of grit and practice, should have been equally successful. But Delisle writes, "The concept of 'grit' has given both pop psychologists and those who discount the importance of genetics yet one more mantra on which to hang their pseudo-theoretical hats." He also takes a swipe or two at Malcom Gladwell. Find the article; free registration might be required. And in last Sunday's New York Times, Angela Duckworth, founder and director of the Character Lab at the University of Pennsylvania, writes about her unease with the practice of using grit, character, and mindset to measure a school's quality. (Note: Duckworth is not against character development, just turning "measures of character intended for research and self-discovery into high-stakes metrics for [school] accountability." Find her opinion piece.

AND FINALLY, THIS. Researchers at the University of Southampton have discovered specific markers on DNA that link the season of birth to risk of allergy in later life.The cause is evidently epigenetic changes that influence later gene expression. A researcher is quoted: "It might sound like a horoscope by the seasons, but now we have scientific evidence for how that horoscope could work. Because season of birth influences so many things, the epigenetic marks discovered in this study could also potentially be the mechanism for other seasonally influenced diseases and traits too, not just allergy. Read more, and get out your astrologer's hat. J email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-33361196635181157242016-03-25T08:45:00.000-07:002016-03-25T08:45:25.422-07:00A Personal Story, Genetics, Depression, and MoreA PHYSICIST AND DAD of a 2e son writes at Science 2.0 about his son's situation. There's lots of rational material in the essay, and ruminating over concepts like "critical phenomena" as it might apply to ADHD. But there are also the gut-level reactions that us ordinary, non-PhD types feel. He writes, "Kids with processing/attention issues can't do well in traditional school settings. It's even worse for those so-called "twice exceptional" kids who excel in some area (like math or language arts) but suck at everything else. They get called out as willful, disruptive, conniving, manipulative little bastards. Slowly but surely, they believe it themselves, and we lose them if we don't catch them soon enough. I know it now." Find his fascinating essay, in which he also includes the recommendations his son's psychologist provided.

DAMPING DISTRACTION. New research at NYU helps explain some of the mechanisms that might exacerbate autism and ADHD by not filtering out distracting sights and sounds from consciousness. A defective gene called PTCHD1 is the culprit, and it affects the way the thalmus relays sensory information to other parts of the brain. Read more.

MORE GENETICS. One gene can lead to anxiety disorder in adolescence, according to a report at Live Science. Adolescence is a time when new genes are expressed. The gene linked to the way anxiety is regulated is called FAAH, of which 20 percent of people carry a variant that decreases anxiety. The research could pave the way for treatments for the approximately 25 percent of teens who develop anxiety, according to the study write-up. Find the write-up.

DEPRESSION AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY. An article at the site of the Huffington Post provides background data on the prevalence of depression and notes a task force's recommendation that "primary health care providers should screen all adults" for depression. The article refers to depression as a "spectrum." Read more.

PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES. One in seven American children aged two to eight suffers from a mental, behavioral or developmental problem, federal health officials report. These issues include speech and language problems, learning disabilities, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, and more. That's the bad news. The good news is that your 2e kiddo isn't alone. Find out more.

FOR DAN PETERS FANS. Dan has a new posting at Psychology Today called "Choosing Kindness," in which he channels his grandmother and psychologist Wayne Dyer, both of whom have evidently influenced Dan's view of life. In the post is an illustration of how parents can help children empathize and choose kindness. Find the post.

DEALING WITH SCHOOL. In this week's Special Ed Advocate, Wrightslaw explains how to get access to your child's records at school. "You want to be sure that you have all the documents the school has," says Wrightslaw. Find Special Ed Advocate.

FOLLOW-UP. We wrote about an Education Week "Leaders to Learn From" conference featuring, among others, Carol Dweck. Turns out the conference also featured the new Secretary of Education, John King, along with seven other speakers. Education Week has posted videos of the sessions. Find them. (And thanks for sharing, Ed Week!)

UNDERSTOOD WEBINAR. On April 6, Understood offers a webinar for parents and educators on executive function, covering "the latest advances in science, skill-building and success strategies." Looks like it's free. Find out more.

THE CHILD MIND INSTITUTE has posted an article titled "Tips for Recognizing Learning Disorders in the Classroom." The subtitle: "Common signs that can hide in plain sight." If you raise or teach a 2e kiddo, chances are you'll recognize at least some of these signs. Find the article.

DAVIDSON INSTITUTE. This organization's March newsletter is out, featuring information about the Intel Science Talent Search winners, books on gifted ed, information about DITD programs and opportunities, and legislative news. Find the newsletter. J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-9762776034800846992016-03-23T09:20:00.000-07:002016-03-23T09:20:06.281-07:00Conferences, AT, Evaluations, and MoreASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. New Yorker Jenn Choi provides some useful leads for technology in an article at her site Toys Are Tools. The article, titled "Technology, 2e Kids, and the Pursuit of Happiness," gives her choices for tools that help with reading and writing. She also offers her perspective as parent; for example, she's got a problem with the term "assistive technology" that will make sense when you read the article. Also in the article: a gif of a hilarious "Useless Box" toy. Find the article.

CAROL DWECK gave a keynote at an Education Week conference earlier this month, and Ed Week has posted a summary of that talk on its site. Included are six "tips" from the talk, for example "A growth mindset is not a panacea, but it does empower [students] and help them learn." Find the summary and pray that you haven't used up your free Education Week reads for the month.

SENG CONFERENCE REGISTRATION is now open. The annual conference, scheduled for July 22-24 in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, promises "pre-conference activities, four keynote addresses, 88 general sessions, a children's program, an exhibitors hall, and more," according to the organization. SENG is always, in our experience, a good event for those in the 2e community. Find out more.

TECHNOLOGY AND SELs. An article in THE Journal describes a new report on the use of educational technology to help develop social-emotional learning. The article summarizes the benefits and opportunities in using technology to teach SELs, and points to a full, free, PDF version of the report. Find the article.

WRIGHTSLAW says, "Before educators can design an effective remedial program for your child, they must understand the exact nature of your child's weaknesses." The current issue of Special Ed Advocate, focusing on evaluations, tells what the law requires for evaluations, the benefits of an evaluation, and how to find an evaluator. Read Special Ed Advocate.

NEW TOOL FOR DEPRESSION? A chemical discovered at the University of California, Davis, may be a new, innovative tool to control depression, according to information released by the university. The research involves studies of an inhibitor of soluble epoxide hydrolase in rodents. Soluble epoxide hydrolase, or sEH, is emerging as a therapeutic target that acts on a number of inflammatory or inflammation-linked diseases. Read more. SEPARATELY, an article at the site of the Dana Foundation describes "the search for the signature of depression." A marker or biological predictor of depression would help identify those at risk for depression and would also guide later treatment. Find the article.

ADHD: FOLLOW-UP. We wrote last week about a study indicating that the youngest children in a kindergarten class are more liable to be diagnosed with ADHD. This week, the Child Mind Institute has on its site an article on avoiding misdiagnosis when a child is young for his or her class. Find it.

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION has a new head, John King, whose nomination was approved by the Senate last week. Policy wonks may find information on the confirmation at the site of the CEC. If and when we find out where Secretary King stands on twice-exceptionality, we'll pass that on.

HOW WORKING MEMORY WORKS. Interested? Read how in Science Daily.

AND FINALLY, THIS -- nothing to do with 2e but which might be of interest -- a description of "seven under-the-radar family travel destinations" in The Washington Post. We can personally vouch for a couple of them, Sleeping Bear Dunes and Mesa Verde. Planning summer? Find the article. J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-90378704849510085562016-03-14T09:01:00.000-07:002016-03-14T09:01:19.839-07:00Pi Day, BAW, ADHD, and Posting about Your KiddoIMPRESS YOUR BRIGHT KIDDO by knowing that today is Pi day -- March 14, 3/14, 3.14159 etc. Find out more. Or, order an inexpensive Raspberry Pi device so your young person can tinker and learn computing basics. Read about the Raspberry Pi in PC World.

THIS WEEK IS BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK. It was started by the Dana Foundation "to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research." Now, that's a goal that's near and dear to the hearts -- and minds -- of those in the 2e community, 'coz that research sheds light on all the "e's," including e's that challenge and e's that fulfill. You can find out more about BAW and how people observe it at the site of the Dana Foundation.

HAVE YOU SEEN the documentary "2e: Twice-Exceptional"? Education Week did a review of it in conjunction with its showing at the New York City ReelAbilities Film Festival. The review is here; you might have to register for access. Other info is at the site of the movie.

ADHD. A new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics found that a child's age at school entry may have an effect on the diagnosis of ADHD. Using a cut-off birthdate of August 31 for school enrollment, the researchers compared the youngest children in a grade (those born in August) with the oldest (those born in September) and assessed whether age was associated with being diagnosed with ADHD and/or being medicated. The analysis showed that children born in August were more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD and/or receive ADHD medication than those born in September. When broken down and analyzed according to age, only preschool or elementary school-aged children born in August had an increased risk of being diagnosed with ADHD and receiving ADHD medication. However, adolescents born in August did not have an increased risk of ADHD diagnosis. This may imply that increasing age and maturity lessens the impact of birth month on ADHD diagnoses. Read more.

THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON DRUGS -- drugs like stimulant meds for ADHD. That's the starting point for a neurobiologist featured in a TED article (not a talk!) on whether medication is the right thing, whether there's another way (like behavioral therapy), and what it would take our society to push behavioral therapy more than we currently do. The article also touches on the idea of ADHD as a spectrum of behavior (not a spectrum disorder). Find the article.

VIDEO GAMES. We've bashed -- or at least been skeptical about -- the effects of video gaming on young people. Regarding those effects, Medical News Today says, "Overall, a range of studies have produced contradictory and inconclusive results." But MNT goes on to discuss a recent study, the results of which "indicated that high video game usage led to a 1.75 times greater chance of high intellectual functioning and 1.88 times chance of high overall school competence." There should be limits, of course, on time. But maybe gaming isn't as bad as some of us assumed. Read more.

BRAIN WAVES AND ASD. Brain maps of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show different levels of connectivity between parts of the brain compared with typical individuals. QEEG studies show:

Fewer beta waves throughout the brain than normal, indicating under-connectivity throughout the brain. Decreased beta waves are usually associated with attention problems, learning disabilities and brain injuries.

Excessive slow and fast waves in the frontal lobe. This might suggest faulty connections between the front and back regions of the brain.

Reduced alpha waves in brain regions associated with senses and gross motor movement, which might explain why they could not mimic instructed tasks.

Find the study write-up.

INTEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH. If you enjoy reading about bright young people who are doing original research, check out an article about the finalists in this year's Intel Science Talent Search. The writer notes, "It can be deeply humbling to scroll through their project descriptions and biographies. And it also can inspire hope: These young people are looking for answers to some of the world's most intractable problems, and they're making important progress. They also have interests outside of science, from dancing to skiing to soccer and music." Find the article.

IN THE HABIT OF POSTING about your child on social media? There might be a disconnect between what you think is appropriate and what your child thinks is appropriate. Read more. J email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-88079116516264221172016-03-10T12:35:00.000-08:002016-03-10T12:35:15.010-08:00Javits Funding, Asking for Your Experience, Depression, and MoreCEC is giving you a chance to advocate for increased funding for the Javits Act, the only federal initiative for gifted education (sigh). The Act is evidently supposed to be funded for 2017 in the munificent amount of $12 million. Congress has historically been pretty stingy in money for gifted ed, so let them know what you think. You can also take action through NAGC. Either way, please do it before March 16.

WE HEARD FROM a parent who is considering the formation of a micro school in Fairfield County, Connecticut, for kids with ASD/ADHD who are gifted/highly gifted. She says she is working with a child psychologist, a curricula lead, and a consultant. She continues, "I'd like to hear from parents in the area who would be interested in exploring the possibility of a small environment, grouped according to ability for September 2016. We are limiting it to 10 students." Interested families may contact this parent directly at email@example.com. If you'd prefer, contact us (Mark at 2eNewsletter.com) and we'll forward your email.

FOR 2e NEWSLETTER. How about sharing "the best thing I ever did for my 2e child (or student)" for possible inclusion in the newsletter. Just a few sentences or a paragraph on something you remember that made a difference to you or that 2e kiddo. Share with Mark at 2eNewsletter.com. Attribution in the newsletter can be anonymous or by first name only; let us know. Bring a little "Yes!" to the newsletter. Thanks!

2e NETWORK IN LA. Marcie and Mike Booth run the 2e Network in Los Angeles, and they offer three community sites:

Yahoo Group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/2E_Network_LA/info

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2E.Network.LA/

Meet-Up: http://www.meetup.com/Twice-Exceptional-2E-Network-LA/

Check them out.

BREAKTHROUGHS IN 2e EDUCATION. The full program for this conference is now available. The conference is March 17 (evening only) and 18 in Manhattan. Find out more.

DYSLEXIC ADVANTAGE has announced the winners of the Karina Eide 2016 Young Writers Awards. Find the winners -- and their works.

UNDERSTOOD is offering a free streaming event at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 15. The organization says the event is "to educate and empower parents, teachers and others to help the 1 in 5 children with learning and attention issues get the support they need to succeed." Find out more. AND QUICK, this afternoon you can attend a "Teacher Talk" titled "The Difference Between Receptive and Expressive Language," scheduled for 4:30 ET. Find out more. And finally, Understood has posted 11 "great quotes" about dyslexia chosen to inspire; find them.

JEN THE BLOGGER reflects on the advantages of having live, live-in (and young) tech support, and in the process offers perspective to parents who might be earlier than she is in the 2e "journey." Find the blog.

WHAT STARTS OUT AS a gee-whiz article describing the use of light-sensitive genes to treat depression turns into a nice reprise of depression discoveries over the past few years, along with a great profile of an innovative scientist who is focused on the subject of depression. The article also describes a form of depression therapy using near-infrared light that in a double-blind study gave good results to depressed patients. Read more.

THE BRAINS OF ANXIOUS PEOPLE experience the world differently. A write-up of research at the Huffington Post describes it this way: "...the brain was unable to distinguish new, irrelevant situations from something that's familiar or non-threatening, resulting in anxiety. In other words, anxious individuals tend to overgeneralize emotional experiences, whether they are threatening or not." Find the write-up.

CONFERENCE COVERAGE BY OTHERS. Readers of 2e Newsletter are used to seeing our coverage of 2e-related conference sessions. KQED News covered a session at a Learning and the Brain conference. The topic was motivating reluctant learners, and the presenter gave 20 strategies for accomplishing that. Find the coverage.
<o:p></o:p>J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-998349288932849272016-03-07T08:49:00.000-08:002016-03-07T08:49:46.824-08:002e Video, ADHD, Tourette's, Anxiety in Kids, Sleeping In, and MoreWE'RE PLEASED TO OFFER a new video on our YouTube "channel," this one featuring Beverly Trail, Ed.D, author of the book Twice-Exceptional Gifted Children (from Prufrock Press). At SENG 2015, Beverly sat down with the publishers of 2e Newsletter and offered all kinds of tips for educating twice-exceptional students. We hope you find it useful. Thanks, Beverly! Find the video.

ADHD MEDS, BONE DENSITY. Research indicates that the use of stimulant meds is associated with lower bone density in the children who took such medications. In fact, about 25 percent of those children met the criteria for osteopenia, a thinning of bone mass that's not as severe as osteoporosis. According to one write-up of the research, "although a link between osteopenia in childhood and osteoporosis in later life has not been confirmed, low bone density in children could potentially have long-term consequences, including poor bone health in adulthood, because childhood is when bones gain mass and strength." Read more.

TWO RELATED ITEMS ON ADHD. First, apparently young people who misuse stimulant medications (like those prescribed for ADHD) do so with meds obtained from someone else. Read more. Second, an editorial in the Medical Journal of Australia calls for "more careful assessment and diagnosis" of ADHD to prevent overprescription of stimulant meds and consequent misuse of those meds. Read more.

DEFIANCE? OR ANXIETY? A mom (who is also a writer of middle-grade and YA novels) writes in the Washington Post about her son and her journey in parsing defiance from anxiety. She passes along six tactics for helping a child cope with his behavior. Among those: give names to the various "worry monsters" that plague the child. Read more.

HOMESCHOOLING BENEFIT. Teens who are homeschooled benefit from healthier sleep habits than those who go to most private and public schools, a new study has concluded. The findings provide additional evidence of teens' altered biological clocks and support an argument for starting traditional high school later in the morning. Find a write-up of the study.

CELLPHONES AND MENTAL HEALTH. Is cellphone use detrimental to mental health? A new study finds that addiction to, and not simply use of, mobile technology is linked to anxiety and depression in college-age students. Find a write-up of the study.

DBS AND TOURETTE'S. A recent study shows that targeting the thalmus region with deep brain stimulation can be effective in treating severe, medication-resistant Tourette Syndrome. Find out more.

LD ONLINE has issued its March newsletter, focusing on helping students who struggle with written expression. Find the newsletter.

FOR NUMBERS NERDS, 1. The U.S. government has a facility with which you can see how many people are the websites of particular agencies, which pages they're on, where they're from geographically, and whether they're sitting at their computers in their pajamas (just kidding about that last one). Want to see? Try the site of the U.S. Department of Education.

FOR NUMBERS NERDS, 2. Big and small numbers are processed in different sides of your brain. Yup. The Internet tells us so, so it must be true. Actually, scientists at the Imperial College London tell us so. Find out more.

FOR POLICY NERDS. The U.S. government has compiled a list of FAQs about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

For example: "Where can the public access the text of the act?" (Answer: The full text of the ESSA is available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS- 114s1177enr/pdf/BILLS-114s1177enr.pdf. In addition, the full text of the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA, is available at http://legcounsel.house.gov/Comps/Elementary%20And%20Secondary%20Education%20Act%2 0Of%201965.pdf.)

Example: "What must a State and its LEAs include in State and local report cards with respect to AYP, since a State is no longer required to submit AMOs to ED for review and approval?" If you're so much of a policy nerd that you 1) understand the question and 2) need the answer, go to the FAQs.

HAPPY NATIONAL CEREAL DAY!

J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-58987782493095153942016-03-02T13:14:00.000-08:002016-03-02T13:14:31.569-08:00ADHD, Dyslexia, Transitions, Advocacy, and MoreADHD IN THE WASHINGTON POST. The Post has published Parts 2 and 3 of a series of posts by Valerie Strauss on ADHD, based on the writings of Ned Hallowell. Part 2 is titled "What Many Parents and Teachers Don't Understand about ADHD in Kids," about the diagnosis and medication of ADHD. Part 3 consists of ten misconceptions about ADHD. (We have a feeling that readers here would not be at all susceptible to the misconceptions, however. See what you think.)

TENNESSEE DYSLEXIA RESOURCE. The Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia, in Murfreesboro, offers a variety of resources for students, families, and educators. Coming up on March 5 is a free half-day reading conference on literacy education. An article about the Center explains more about the event and the Center's activities; find it.

CHILD MIND INSTITUTE. The often disruptive "transition" is the topic of a new article at the site of the Child Mind Institute. If this is an issue at your house, find the article and its tips for smoothing transitions. The article notes how transitions can be a bugaboo for kids with ADHD, anxiety, ASD, and SPD -- but we surely don't need to tell you that. Find the article.

AUTISM SCREENING. A company is screening blood samples in an effort to develop a biologically based method to diagnose autism. The company specializes in detecting the byproducts of cellular activity and then applying high-powered statistics to detect patterns among thousands of metabolites. Read more.

DIAGNOSING ADHD. If you're heavily into the details of rating scales for diagnosing ADHD, you might be interested to know that recent research evidently indicates that the commonly-used scales are of comparable effectiveness, with some caveats. Find a write-up of the study, which originally appeared in the journal Pediatrics.

IN AUSTRALIA? Do you know about Jo Freitag's Gifted Resources Newsletter? In it, she reports on gifted and 2e-related news from Down Under and the rest of the world. In this issue she previews Gifted Awareness Week in Australia. And if you like exploring the Internet, she usually provides a list of "interesting websites and blog posts" to take you around gifted hyperspace. Find the current issue.

HARD-CORE ADVOCATES: Applications are now being considered for this summer's William and Mary Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy, July 31 through August 5 in Williamsburg, Virginia. According to Wrightslaw, "The purpose of this program is to provide training in special education advocacy for experienced advocates, law students, new attorneys, and attorneys who are new to special education law. The program will include 25 sessions on applicable laws, ethics, best practices in advocacy, strategies in working with parents and schools, and dispute resolution procedures, taught by national leaders in the field." Find out more. (You could go to the SENG Conference in Williamsburg from July 22 to 24, then hang around Virginia until the advocacy event started. :-) )

J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-90077272480941900172016-02-29T08:50:00.000-08:002016-02-29T08:50:26.240-08:00ESSA and UDL, Dyslexia, SENG Conference, MoreUDL AND ESSA. An article in Education Week about what's in the Every Student Succeeds Act notes that the act contains references to universal design for learning. UDL is a strategy that encourages the use of multiple ways for students to receive and express content, and, as such, is of benefit to 2e learners. From the article: "Universal design for learning is for any student. But it is seen as particularly important for students with disabilities, English-language learners, and others who might struggle with more traditional methods of teaching and testing." Read more.

DYSLEXIA: WHERE WE'RE AT. An article at the site of KQED, a public media outlet for northern California, reprises findings from a five-part series on the topic of dyslexia and offers five take-aways to keep in mind. Number 1: dyslexia isn't a disorder, "it's a different brain." The other takeaways cover assistive technology, teacher training, the danger of overlooking talents in people with dyslexia, and how dyslexia-induced failure can follow young people into their adult lives. Find the article.

SENG has begun publicizing its annual conference, this year scheduled for July 21-24 in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Of note: "The James T. Webb Scholarship currently extends the opportunity for identified gifted and talented students from culturally diverse populations and their parents to participate in the SENG Annual Conference." Find out more about the conference. Separately, Meredith Warshaw, a member of the 2e Newsletter Editorial Advisory Board, has a short piece in the current SENG Vine newsletter. It's titled, "The Challenge of the Highly Gifted Special Needs Child." Sound familiar? Find it.

ADVOCACY. Twice Exceptional Advocate Moms (TEAM) is the name of a group of parents and caregivers in the metropolitan area around Washington, DC. Among upcoming "meetups" is one featuring Rich Weinfeld on the topic of "developing 2e and Asperger's programs in schools." Find out more. (If you are a part of a similar group in another location, please let us know and we'll share information with readers in this blog and our semi-monthly briefing.)

ADOLESCENTS AND THE INTERNET. If you feel that your teen's Internet use is a problem -- even a compulsion or an addiction -- you might be interested at an article at the site of Psychology Today. It discusses the results of a study on the topic and offers some advice for dealing with the issue. Find the article.

ADDITUDE has released its annual guide to camps and schools for children with learning differences. Find it. J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-79467390001727104862016-02-26T12:39:00.000-08:002016-02-26T12:39:33.024-08:00Processing Speed, ADHD, Introversion, and "Average"PROCESSING SPEED is of concern to many who raise and teach 2e kiddos. We know this coz there's an article on our site that gets LOTS of hits. Understood this week features three articles on the topic in its email newsletter:

Four ways Brain Structure and Chemistry Can Affect Processing Speed -- read it

Information Processing Issues: What You Need to Know -- read it

Classroom Accommodations for Slow Processing Speed -- read it.

ADHD; OUR FAULT? Do unrealistic adult expectations of young children contribute to the increase in ADHD diagnosis? That's the suggestion from research published in Pediatrics this week. The lead research is quoted, "You may have a young child who has difficulty paying attention to boring things. That's only a problem if you're trying to force that child to pay attention to boring things." Find out more. Separately, another new study links noncorrectable vision problems and ADHD in children. The finding suggests that children with vision impairment should be monitored for signs and symptoms of ADHD so that the dual impairment of vision and attention can be addressed. Read more.

THE AUTHOR OF QUIET (full title, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking is interviewed by NPR on the topic of supporting introverts. If you raise or teach a quiet 2e kiddo, this might be of interest. Find it.

FOLLOW-UP. NPR also interviewed the author of The End of Average, which we mentioned in our previous blog posting. In it, author and educator Todd Rose addresses topics such as individual differences, how we can "generalize across time, but not across people," standardized tests ("a sense of false precision"), and treating students as individuals. Find the interview.

ADHD, LYING. A columnist at The Washington Post takes on a questions from a reader about a 6yo with ADHD who is also "pretty intense." The columnist writes, among other things, "By virtue of her brain feeling more (the intensity) and her impulse issues (ADHD), your daughter is going to walk into trouble over and over. Her prefrontal cortex (pretty immature in even the average 6-year-old) is overloaded with sensory information. Before her brain can even sort through consequences, empathy and compassion, her body has acted." Find the column. J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-35554410208089883422016-02-23T08:55:00.000-08:002016-02-23T09:13:57.902-08:00The End of Average, NYC Confeence, Movie Screenings, A Love Letter, and MoreTHE END OF AVERAGE is the title of a book written by a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. One the one hand, the traditional way of using data was to "rely on group averages to understand individuals and predict individual performance," according to a reviewer of the book. But as parents of gifted or 2e children -- or of any child -- know, "average" doesn't help much in raising or teaching kids. The book's author posits that "all human characteristics are multi-dimensional." You've likely seen this in the "jagged" assessment scores for that 2e child in your life. So, on the other hand, according to the reviewer, "really enormous data, with many observations of a single person's biology and behavior taken over time and in different contexts, may yield a far better understanding of that individual than do group norms." Find the review.

AN EXAMPLE OF "The End of Average." Research into mood and psychotic disorders has advanced to the extent where biochemical hypotheses explaining the aetiology of a particular illness may be individualized to more accurately target one or more underlying pathology in a specific patient or subgroup of patients, hence achieving more effective disease modifying therapy. No more "one size fits all." Read more.

ABOVE-AVERAGE IN STUBBORNNESS? A study indicates that children who are stubborn or rule-breaking might be more successful as adults, at least insofar as earning more money. The researchers had various possible explanations for this correlation, not all of them high-minded. Read more.

NEAR MANHATTAN? The Quad Preparatory School has announced details of the upcoming March conference "Breakthroughs in Twice-exceptional Education." The opening reception will feature clincian/writer/speaker Michelle Garcia Winner on "social thinking." Scott Barry Kaufman is scheduled to present a keynote on the link between twice-exceptionality and creativity. Also scheduled: a screening of the movie "2e: Twice Exceptional." Find out more.

JEN THE BLOGGER riffs on giftedness during the life cycle in "A Love Letter to Giftedness." Among her musings: "I never expected to be homeschooling, and certainly not because of you (and your sidekick 2e)." Find the blog.

SQUIRMING IS OKAY if you're a kid with ADHD, according to research from Florida State University. The research shows that children often fidget or move when they are trying to solve a problem, and that movement may have a positive effect on children with ADHD. You can find a study write-up at Science Daily or find the results online, as published in The Journal of Attention Disorders.

HR 3033, THE READ ACT, has been signed into law by President Obama. The bill will "require the President's annual budget request to Congress each year to include a line item for the Research in Disabilities Education program of the National Science Foundation and to require the National Science Foundation to conduct research on dyslexia." Find out more.

2e: TWICE EXCEPTIONAL, the movie, has upcoming screenings at:

Harriton High School, 600 N. Ithan Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on March 1 at 7 p.m. More information by email from email@example.com.

Quad Preparatory School/Cooper Union during the "Breakthroughs in Twice-exceptional Education" conference, 41 Cooper Square, New York, on March 18 at 3:30 p.m.; information at http://www.quadprep.org.

The Arena in Melbourne, Australia, sponsored by Kids Like Us, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. More information by email from email@example.com

During the Reel/Ability film festival in New York City next month. Find out more.

J email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-11515848971506960672016-02-19T12:43:00.002-08:002016-02-19T12:58:49.689-08:00ASD, ADHD, Depression, 2e the Movie, and MoreA NOVELIST WRITES in The Washington Post about his son, who early in life was placed in the middle of the autism spectrum and pronounced by one educator to have a "limited" future. But the son made it to college and blossomed. Read more about the trials, treatments, and successes along the way.

THE NEW YORK TIMES reported Thursday on a study of ADHD interventions. The study seemed to indicate that behavioral therapy, whether or not followed or augmented by meds, was the way to start for better long-term results. Interestingly, we saw no press releases prior to the Times article about the studies; they scooped us! Read more.

THREE ITEMS ON DEPRESSION:
1. Researchers report the first-ever connection between noradrenergic neurons and vulnerability to depression. This breakthrough paves the way for new depression treatments that target the adrenergic system. Read more.
2. An immersive virtual reality therapy could help people with depression to be less critical and more compassionate towards themselves, reducing depressive symptoms, finds a new study. The therapy, previously tested by healthy volunteers, was used by 15 depression patients aged 23-61. Nine reported reduced depressive symptoms a month after the therapy, of whom four experienced a clinically significant drop in depression severity. Find a study write-up.
3. A clinical trial of an experimental drug for treatment-resistant major depression finds that modulation of the endogenous opioid system may improve the effectiveness of drugs that target the action of serotonin and related monoamine neurotransmitters. Find a study write-up.

CEC has recruited a new, young blogger for its "Asperger's 101" team. The young man's first post recounts his experiences growing up and how a label can be misleading. Find the blog.

2e: TWICE EXCEPTIONAL, the movie. Producer Tom Ropelewski is still checking in with the subjects of this documentary to keep track of what they're up to, and he has posted a video update on vimeo; find it. Separately, the movie will have seven screenings during the Reel/Ability film festival in New York City next month. Find out more.

BIPOLAR DISORDER. A psychiatrist offers advice for parents on "caring for bipolar disorder." The detailed but accessible advice is posted at the site of the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation; find it.

MORE ON PSYCHIATRY. The International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP) has released an open, online course on child and adolescent mental health at an introductory level. There are currently about 20 videos available, each 10-15 minutes long. Topics include clinical assessment, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, ADHD, ODD, ASD, and many more. Find out more. J email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-37616709867619286682016-02-16T12:21:00.001-08:002016-02-16T12:21:44.792-08:00Psychological Well-being, Books, Sleep, Attention, and MoreGIFTED AND WELL-ADJUSTED? An author in Psychology Today makes two points, together very interesting and relevant for the 2e community.

Point 1: "On average, a synthesis of the research shows that gifted children end up as psychologically well-adjusted and quite high-achieving adults."

Point 2, referring to the results of a recent study: "...specific subgroups of gifted children that teachers fail to identify, due to underachievement or in education undervalued talents such as creativity, are at risk for lower levels of psychological well-being."

Take note, and take care with that 2e kiddo you raise or teach. Read more.

@DRHALLOWELL tweeted (not to us, to all his followers): "Know a young adult with #ADHD, dyslexia, LD who is talented & gifted but simply can't find a place for themselves? http://bit.ly/20sQEZY." If you follow the link, you'll find a TEDx Talk titled "Capturing necessary brilliance: learning differences unleashed." Chances are you'll recognize the subject of at least some of the talk.

SLEEP PROBLEMS. Many doctors will ask about quality of sleep when children have problems at school, but new research shows it's just as important to pay attention to how high achievers are sleeping. A study in the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology suggests that doctors and parents should pay attention to snoring, labored breathing, and other symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in bright, high-performing children as well as those who struggle in school. Find the write-up of the study.

ATTENTION. Interactions between three brain networks that help people pay attention are weaker than normal in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a recently-published study. The degree of weakness was correlated to the severity of the children's inattention symptoms, the researchers found. Find a write-up. Separately, people vary according to different personality traits, such as extraversion or conscientiousness, and new research suggests that they also vary according to distractibility. The lead study author is quoted as saying, "This led us to hypothesize that there might be an attention-distractibility trait that all of us have to some degree, and the clinical end of the spectrum is seen as ADHD." Find out more. Separately again, the headline of an article at a pediatrics site asks "ADHD medication: How young is too young?" If this is an issue with your bright but attention-challenged kiddo, find the article.

GIFTED EDUCATION PRESS QUARTERLY. The spring edition of this publication is out. In it, publisher Maurice Fisher recommends books and articles he feels would be of interest to gifted learners and their teachers. (One of the books is the currently popular and acclaimed All the Light We Cannot See.) An article in the Quarterly explores "Logic in Wonderland," using Alice's adventures to teach logical constructs to gifted and talented middle-schoolers. Other articles cover service learning and talent development; ways of motivating gifted learners by way of Mars exploration; and an essay on Ralph Waldo Emerson. Find the Quarterly.

JACK KENT COOKE SCHOLARSHIPS. Applications are now being accepted for the Young Scholars Program, According to the organization, outstanding seventh-grade students with financial need can apply for the program, which provides many benefits and can lead to the Cooke Foundation's prestigious college scholarship. Students selected as Cooke Young Scholars get individualized counseling to set academic goals, guidance on applying to colleges, and funding for summer educational programs, study abroad, internships, and school expenses. Find out more.

SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT. Evidently frequent marijuana use in teens can affect brain development when it starts early in the teen years. A write-up of research says, "The findings reveal that marijuana may have long-term consequences for adolescents. With that said, a longitudinal study is necessary to establish a causal relationship between brain alterations and marijuana use." Read more. J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-55218189798456550632016-02-12T09:42:00.000-08:002016-02-12T09:42:41.182-08:00Emotions, Events, Depression, and MorePROMOTING "GROWTH MINDSET." A newly published study indicates that high school students exposed to the struggles of prominent scientists in history as well as their accomplishments improved their science grades but also that the students "related" better to those scientists, seeing them as "people, like themselves, who had to overcome failure and obstacles to succeed," according to a write-up of the study. Seems to us that highlighting the struggles as well as the successes highlights the growth mindset absent in many students of all abilities. Read more.

EMOTIONS aren't something we usually think about as a topic, rather as something that happens as the result of something else. An article at the site of the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation provides a larger perspective, profiling a researcher on the topic and some of her findings. Some of the information in the article is general, some of it is specific to depression, including her discovery of a set of molecules that seem to be linked to depression in humans. Find the article.

MORE PLAY, FEWER LESSONS for preschoolers,suggests educator and author Erika Christakis. A press release from Yale University says this about her views: "She argues that preschool children would be better served if educators get 'out of their way' by allowing for more play-based — and less formally scripted — educational experiences, and by creating less cluttered and visually demanding environments in which these naturally curious youngsters can explore and 'think out loud.'" Find the press release, or listen to an NPR interview with Christakis.

U.S. EDUCATION DOLLARS for 2017 are covered at Education Week. Special ed gets more. Gifted ed stays the same. Find out more at Education Week.

TEMPLE GRANDIN IN SPOKANE. Author, speaker, and autism activist Temple Grandin is scheduled to present three lectures in Spokane, Washington, this month on the 19th and 20th. You can find out more about her views and about the lectures at Inlander.com.

THE 2016 NAGC CONVENTION isn't until November, but the organization is already providing some interesting details about it. It's being held at Disney World, and some of the programming will take advantage of the Disney organization's expertise in learning and entertainment, according to Rene Islas, Executive Director of NAGC. You can find out more in a short YouTube "voicemail" from Islas.

UNDERSTOOD is offering a Twitter chat called "Debunking Dylexia Myths" on February 17 at noon Eastern time. Find out more.

EXERCISE, MEDITATION. A mind and body combination of exercise and meditation, done twice a week for two months, reduced depressive symptoms for a group of students by 40 percent, according to a study from Rutgers University. The study's lead author is quoted as saying, "It is the first time that both of these two behavioral therapies have been looked at together for dealing with depression." Read more.

2e: TWICE EXCEPTIONAL, the movie, has a scheduled screening at the Princeton, New Jersey, public library on March 6 at 3 p.m. In the area? Find out more at this page. (Scroll down to March 6.)

AND FINALLY, THIS. How's your memory? In particular, how's your memory for U.S. presidents? (International readers are excused from responsibility here.) We're talking about presidents like Alexander Hamilton. What? He wasn't a president? A study from Washington (he was a president) University in St. Louis found that many people will mistakenly identify certain people as past presidents, even some guy named Thomas Moore. The main lesson from the study seems to be that "our ability to recognize the names of famous people hinges on those names appearing in a context that's related to the source of their fame." But maybe you can use these findings to win some bets with your 2e kiddo about the presidency of, say, Alexander Hamilton. Read more. J firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-289719074916663682016-02-09T08:52:00.000-08:002016-02-09T08:52:22.833-08:00Items about All the Usual SuspectsAN ADHD PRIMER, from Dr. Ned Hallowell, courtesy of The Washington Post. Valerie Strauss of The Post presented a list of questions about ADHD to Dr. Hallowell, whom she calls "one of the country's foremost experts on ADHD." His answers comprise, in effect, a primer on the who, what, and why of ADHD. One of Hallowell's first statements in the article: "...it is not a deficit of attention but rather a wandering of attention, and it is not a disorder in my opinion but rather a trait..." Find the article.

ADHD SYMPTOM PERSISTENCE. Sometimes ADHD symptoms decrease as children grow older, sometimes they don't. A study indicates that one factor affecting the duration of symptoms might be under control of parents -- "persistent parental criticism." Find out more.

DYSLEXIC ADVANTAGE. This non-profit organization's newsletter for February is out. It consists of all kinds of features likely to be of interest to those concerned with dyslexia, 30 pages in all, presented in an engaging, interactive format. Among the highlights: the Karen Eide Scholarship deadline is March 1st; this year the program will award 16 scholarship. Also in the issue: ADA guidelines, teacher resources, personal profiles, and more. Find the issue.

MORE ON DYSLEXIA. So there's this kid in New Mexico. He's eight years old. He has written a book (you can buy it on Amazon) titled How Relative is Relativity, about quantum physics. And he has been recognized in the state capitol for his accomplishments and for being twice exceptional -- because not only is he gifted, he has dyslexia. His next project is a novel about a girl who is twice exceptional. Read more.

ANXIETY "is poorly recognized [and] treated in children," goes the title of an article in Family Practice News. In reportage of a presentation held under the auspices of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (whose "News Clips" newsletter pointed us to this article), a psychiatrist is quoted as saying, "Pediatricians have an ASD... toolkit, they have an ADHD toolkit, and they now have a postpartum depression toolkit for moms, but they do not have an anxiety tool kit." The psychiatrist, Dr. John Walkup, notes that anxiety is often confused with ADHD or ASD, but that both SSRIs and CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) -- or the combination -- can be effective. Find the article.

MORE ON ANXIETY. Evidently CBT can cause structural changes in the brain when it's used to treat social anxiety disorder. The volume of our old friend the amygdala decreases as anxiety decreases. Read more.

DEPRESSION. So far in this post we've touched on several of the bugaboos of twice exceptionality, so let's go one further. In an article in the "Well" section of The New York Times, a male writer addresses the topic of guys and depression -- and in particular, opening up about depression if you're a guy. If you raise or teach a young man who might be depressed, this article could be of interest to you; find it.

EARLY TO BED, RAISE THE GPA. A Norwegian study indicates that adolescents who go to bed between 10 and 11 p.m. get better grades than those who get less sleep. Is bed-time an issue in your house? Find out more.

2e: TWICE EXCEPTIONAL, the movie, is scheduled to be shown on February 20th by the Beth Sholom Congregation in the Washington, D.C., area. Find out more. J email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527091987720813780.post-53822967504006452092016-02-05T12:34:00.000-08:002016-02-05T12:34:09.244-08:00Depression, Dyslexia, Homeschooling, and Bill GatesDISRUPTIVE AND CHALLENGING AUTHORITY. That's what this person did at age 12, and his parents sent him to a psychologist for pushing back and questioning the logic of their rules. Turns out this kid was Bill Gates. Read more. And this is interesting because it follows up on an item in our last blog posting about raising creative kids, which pointed out that truly creative kids can be difficult, not "sheep."

"ARIZONA IDOL" -- actually two education idols -- were honored by having a school named for them. The idols of school founder Dana Sempil Herzberg inspired her to rename her school for diverse learners, including those who are twice-exceptional. So the On-Track Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona, is now called the Jones-Gordon School. Read more.

HR 3033, the READ Act, has passed the U.S. House and Senate and will be sent to the President. The bill's full title: "To require the President's annual budget request to Congress each year to include a line item for the Research in Disabilities Education program of the National Science Foundation and to require the National Science Foundation to conduct research on dyslexia." Sounds like a worthwhile bill; it's given 30 percent chance of enactment. Find the text of the bill.

DEPRESSION is in the news this week:

Many depressed teenagers don't get follow-up treatment after diagnosis with depression, according to a study. Read more.

Ketamine may get support soon from the American Psychiatric Association for use in treatment-resistant depression. Find out more.

Researchers now report successful reduction of depressive symptoms in patients using a novel non-invasive method of vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS. Read a press release.

Johnson & Johnson has a drug in clinical trials that seeks to treat depression by reducing inflammation in the body. Read more.

And if you still want to find out more, the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation is sponsoring a "Meet the Scientist" webinar called "Early Emergence of Depression: Understanding Risk Factors and Treatment" on February 9th. Learn more.

LDs, DISCIPLINE. Julie Skolnick has written an article about disciplining kids with learning differences, covering strategies, creation of a personal connection, anticipation of behavior, and more. Find the article.

AND FINALLY, THIS. Jen the Blogger tells all in "What I've Learned from Four Years of Reluctantly Homeschooling a Twice-exceptional Kid." Well, not all -- but a list of 10 things learned from her experience. Find the blog. J email@example.com


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