Archive - Guiding Gifted

Tis the Season for Joyous Accommodations!

Even things we are looking forward to and enjoy can result in overstimulation and dysregulation. Let's talk about what accommodations for your joy can…

Dec 20, 2024 •

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November 2024

What If I Don't Want To Be Grateful?!

What do you do when you are looking forward to holiday celebrations, but you're also feeling frustrated with your advocacy? Let's talk about that!

Nov 14, 2024 •

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October 2024

Emotional Dysregulation, Overstimulation, and Other Spooky Things

October is often the kickoff to the holiday season, which means it is also the kickoff to "dysregulation season." Let's talk about how to make your…

Oct 22, 2024 •

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September 2024

Is the Novelty of Back-to-School Wearing Off? Time for Advocacy Conversations!

Are you starting to think you need to start advocating for some changes this school year? Let's talk about who to talk to--and when and how to…

Sep 27, 2024 •

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August 2024

I'm Not Crying. You're Crying. Emotionally Regulating Back-to-School

The back-to-school transition can be hard for gifted and twice-exceptional learners, as well as their gifted guides. Here are some tips and strategies…

Aug 30, 2024 •

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July 2024

What I Learned on Summer Vacation: A Powerful Advocacy Tool You May Be Overlooking

In this issue, we explore how you can use your experiences this summer to inform the advocacy goals and support strategies you implement in the fall!

Jul 19, 2024 •

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June 2024

Here, There, and Everywhere...Without Tears or Meltdowns (We're Going to Try Anyway...)

Whether you're traveling far from home or just to a busy, overwhelming store, this issue of Guiding Gifted discusses strategies to help make travel and…

Jun 20, 2024 •

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May 2024

How to Make Your Summer Productive...But Not in the Way You're Thinking.

It can seem like summer is a stagnant time for advocacy. This month we explore how to keep your advocacy efforts going, while enjoying your summer and…

May 24, 2024 •

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April 2024

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, What's the Best Advocacy Approach of Them All?

This month, we continue our discussion of the role of imagination in advocacy. If you had a magic wand, what would you do?

Apr 19, 2024 •

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March 2024

Gifted Advocacy vs. School Calendars: Advocacy Moves for Spring

Are you feeling like it is too late in the year to make progress on your advocacy goals? Let's talk about what you can do between now and the end of the…

Mar 22, 2024 •

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February 2024

One Fish, Two Fish, Let's Fix Your To-Do List!

If organizing your advocacy goals is getting in the way of accomplishing your advocacy goals, let's talk about ways to make your to-do list work for you…

Feb 23, 2024 •

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January 2024

New Year, Same You...Only Stronger

This month we explore how to draw on the experience, skills, resources, and supports you already have in your life to be an even stronger and more sure…

Jan 18, 2024 •

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