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Dr. Patty Gently
Oct 155 min read
The Intensive Soul of Money: Learning Lessons that Add Value Beyond Bucks
growth and recovery become acts of self-care, where individuals can heal without feeling pressured to meet external expectations
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Tiana Pomaybo
Oct 29 min read
Navigating Relationships as a Gifted Individual
There it was - finally proof that I was intuiting correctly. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been dismissed or told that I was crazy.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Oct 18 min read
Giftedness and High IQ: What We Need to Know (and Understand)
There is undoubtedly an overlap between giftedness and high IQ.
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Miranda Merrell
Sep 233 min read
The Complexity of Parenting Neurodivergent, Gifted, and 2e Children: Why Traditional Advice Doesn’t Work
It’s about tuning in to your child’s world and making sure they feel like they belong in it.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 288 min read
Giftedness and Magical Thinking: How Magical Is It?
How many of us gifted pattern-finders and meaning-makers have been accused of magical thinking or something similar such as apophenia?
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Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 134 min read
Complex Trauma, cPTSD, and Gifted Neurodivergence
And gosh, I could say that giftedness intensifies the complexity of the already complex.
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Nefrit El-Or
Jul 193 min read
Trailblazer: An Anthem of Authenticity
Do not apologize for your intensities. For your fears. You are big. And lush. And multilayered. Like a Duff Goldman birthday cake.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Jun 234 min read
Is Giftedness a Neurodivergence?
So, from head-to-toe, a gifted person is different in a variety of ways, and certainly in how their neurology compares to neurotypical peers
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Dr. Lily Jedynak
May 267 min read
Discovering Giftedness (Part 3)
When my neurodivergent research kept resonating with me, I sought an assessment to ‘reality test’ my ideas, thoughts, and intuitions.
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Dr. Lily Jedynak
May 196 min read
Discovering Giftedness (Part 2)
Did I just want to think of myself as special? What if I preferred to hide and stay a misfit for the remainder of my life?
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Dr. Lily Jedynak
May 127 min read
Discovering Giftedness (Part 1)
Sharing how the journey started and the joys and struggles along the way.
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Reuven Kotleras
Apr 92 min read
Another Crazy Dream with Interpretation
Readers of this blog will know that I occasionally report nighttime dreams here, with interpretations that may be more or less elaborate.
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Youssef Sleiman
Apr 28 min read
Gifted Needs and Tabletop Roleplaying Games: The Hows and Whys from a Neurodivergent Dungeon Master
Figuring my own gifted needs has taken dozens and dozens of Perception checks, Wisdom saving throws and Investigation rolls.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Mar 155 min read
PDA: Persistent (&or Pervasive) Drive for Autonomy
...allowing the experiment, allowing the acceptance, allowing the difference, and holding it all with curiosity and compassion.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Feb 134 min read
Twice-Exceptional (2e) Means What???
Well, the concept of twice-exceptionality dates back to the 1970s when 2e students and individuals were recognized as “gifted handicapped”
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Dr. Patty Gently
Dec 8, 20236 min read
Dimensions of Giftedness
By Dr. Patty Williams on December 8, 2023 Bright Insight Support Network founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist...
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Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 7, 20235 min read
Creating the Safe Space (Part Two): Safety and Excitability
"And while I love the odd and fantastical, I want to feel safe and know that weird is OK and so am I." #DrPatty2e
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Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 4, 20234 min read
Creating the Safe Space (Part One)
The topic of safety is a common enough one, particularly in current sociopolitical climates that feed the marginalization and othering.
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Youssef Sleiman
Oct 31, 20234 min read
Dealing With Big Feelings? You’re Not the Only One
By Youssef Sleiman Oct. 31, 2023 Quirky, wordy and lightning-fast at the keyboard, Youssef Sleiman is a professional writer and brand...
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