The future of our society depends on our gifted children–the population in which we’ll find our next Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, or Virginia Woolf. Yet the gifts and talents of some of our most brilliant kids may never be recognized because these children fall into a group known as twice exceptional, or “2e.” Twice exceptional
The future of our society depends on our gifted children–the population in which we’ll find our next Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, or Virginia Woolf. Yet the gifts and talents of some of our most brilliant kids may never be recognized because these children fall into a group known as twice exceptional, or “2e.” Twice exceptional kids are both gifted and diagnosed with a disability–often ADHD or an Autism Spectrum Disorder–leading teachers and parents to overlook the child’s talents and focus solely on his weaknesses. Too often, these children get lost in an endless cycle of chasing diagnostic labels and are never given the tools to fully realize their own potential.
Bright Not Broken sheds new light on this vibrant population by identifying who twice exceptional children are and taking an unflinching look at why they’re stuck. The first work to boldly examine the widespread misdiagnosis and controversies that arise from our current diagnostic system, it serves as a wake-up call for parents and professionals to question why our mental health and education systems are failing our brightest children.
Finally, the authors show what we can do to help 2e children, providing a whole child model for parents and educators to strengthen and develop a child’s innate gifts while also intervening to support the deficits. Drawing on painstaking research and personal experience, Bright Not Broken offers groundbreaking insight and practical strategies to those seeking to help 2e kids achieve their full potential.
Diane M. Kennedy, author of The ADHD-Autism Connection, is a long time advocate, international speaker/trainer, and mother of three twice-exceptional sons.
Rebecca S. Banks, M.A., co-author of The ADHD-Autism Connection, is a veteran educator, national speaker/trainer, and mother of two twice-exceptional children.
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a professor, prolific author, and one of the most accomplished and renowned adults with autism in the world.
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Outdated and no real solutions I wish I had trusted the lower star reviews.1) As another review said, much of this book is railing against the old classification system. The DSM-5 is out. From what I can tell the classification went from a super specific way of looking at these behaviors to a very broad (aka spectrum) way of looking at them. So something like (rough guess) 80% of the book is not very useful now.2) The implication that children that aren’t above average intellectually are broken…
Bright not broken: Gifted kids, ADHD and Autism It helped me understand the different groups in education. I would recommend this book to educators, parents, para professionals and anyone working with children with special needs.
Helpful! This book, as someone wrote on a negative note, does preach to the choir a bit. But it does go into more depth than I would know of not being in the psychological/psychiatric professions personally.I had never heard of Temple Grandin…as a result of this book, we watched her movie and her story inspired my daughter, who has been struggling with finding role models. My daughter is not Austic or on the spectrum, but has ADHD (or so they SAY…) but wanted to meet her…turns out…