Twice Exceptional Students
Learn more about students with disabilities who also achieve at or above grade-level in some or all subject areas
School & District Management
Research: Diamonds in the Rough
Twice-exceptional children, those who are gifted and have learning disabilities, are one of the most underserved populations in schools. Few school districts have screening procedures to identify them. Fewer still have special classes or programs to meet their needs. Includes an accompanying story, "Mining Maryland's Diamonds: One District's Solution."
Special Education
Double Trouble
Many brilliant individuals—Albert Einstein, Auguste Rodin, and Charles Darwin, among them—also have had to contend with a learning disability. In fact, one estimate suggests that as many as 180,000 gifted students with disabilities may currently be in the nation’s classrooms.
Education
Twice Exceptional
From an early age, Dayle Upham remembers feeling like two persons. The person on the inside was quick, competent, and would always know the right answers in school. The person on the outside kept getting in the way.