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Parenting Your Twice-Exceptional Child

  • February 18, 2013
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Northwestern University, Evanston
Presented by Center for Talented Development -
 
Parenting Your Twice-Exceptional Child: Developing Talent and Accommodating Needs
Presenter: Megan Foley Nicpon, PhD

Northwestern University Evanston Campus
Technological Institute, Room LR5
Twice-exceptional students, or gifted students with co-existing disabilities, can be challenging for parents to understand. Often, parents of twice-exceptional children will say, “How can I help educators see how talented my son is, even if he struggles in some areas?” During this presentation, Megan Foley Nicpon will discuss best practices for accommodating twice-exceptional students’ needs, which includes identifying and developing talent domains. She will also identify ways to help your child be prepared for and take advantage of enrichment opportunities and special programs for gifted children.

 
Megan Foley-Nicpon is an Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology at The University of Iowa and a licensed psychologist and researcher at the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development. Dr. Foley-Nicpon’s research and clinical interests include assessment and intervention with twice-exceptional students, particularly gifted students with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and emotional/learning difficulties, and the social and emotional development of talented and diverse students. She has over 30 referred articles and book chapters in the areas of gifted, counseling psychology, and twice-exceptionality, and over 50 presentations at international, national, and state professional meetings. Awards include the NAGC Early Scholar Award, AERA Research on Giftedness, Creativity and Talent Path Breaker Award, AERA Division E Outstanding Research Award in Human Development, and, twice, the MENSA Research Award, MENSA Education & Research Foundation.

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