Being gifted can
involve a multitude of complex experiences. Understanding the individual
is like putting a puzzle together piece by piece. While it is exhilarating to
be passionate about learning and achieving, it can be difficult to find
aspects of life that maintain challenge and increase motivation. Gifted
individuals also describe feeling very lonely. It can be difficult to
meet people who understand and support you, intense emotions impact your
ability to move towards your goals, and existential depression and
long-standing anxiety can bring about difficulties in feeling
peacefulness as you move through life. Being Twice Exceptional can be
that much more complex for the individual and persons involved with that
individual.
Part of understanding a
person's giftedness may involve assessment. Assessment specific to the
gifted population will be used to better understand an individual’s
unique talents, academic strengths and creativities.
Recommendations will be used to guide motivational concerns, and
learning styles that may be impacting a person meeting their full
potential. The
Twice Exceptional Assessment
will include aspects similar to the gifted population, but will also
assess for disabilities that may be co-existing with a person’s
giftedness. Such disabilities may include but are not limited to
ADHD, Asperger’s Disorder, Nonverbal Learning Disability, reading,
writing, and math disabilities, and intellectual, and communicative
disorders.
Having a therapist who
understands the unique aspects of giftedness can be pertinent to assist
individuals in understanding their potentials and talents while finding
a sense of peace and purpose in life. Dr. James provides individual and
family therapy, school consultation, seminars, assessment and other
services needed to tailor your needs.