{"id":1794,"date":"2022-04-12T13:21:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T11:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2023-02-27T08:30:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T06:30:50","slug":"your-child-may-be-gifted-with-a-learning-disability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/your-child-may-be-gifted-with-a-learning-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"Your child may be gifted with a learning disability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1794\" class=\"elementor elementor-1794\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2a3fb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2a3fb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0a4417\" data-id=\"f0a4417\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c7c31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6c7c31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2018Twice exceptional\u2019 is the term applied to children who are gifted with a learning disability (GLD)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d24b7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d24b7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f02bde9\" data-id=\"f02bde9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1ad1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d1ad1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2018Twice exceptional\u2019 is the term applied to children who are gifted with a learning disability (GLD). Your child may have been identified as \u2018gifted\u2019 yet have disabilities such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/adhd\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20350889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attention deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/are-you-aware-that-there-is-more-to-learning-difficulties-than-dyslexia\/\">processing disorders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/understanding-autism-different-doesnt-mean-inferior\/\">autism spectrum disorder<\/a> <\/strong>as well as physical and emotional disorders.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Your-child-may-be-gifted-with-a-learning-disability_3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"gifted\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Your-child-may-be-gifted-with-a-learning-disability_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Your-child-may-be-gifted-with-a-learning-disability_3.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>One uniqueness in a child can present a challenge. Parents and teachers confronted with twice-exceptional children are challenged two-fold as they strive to meet the needs of a child who is advanced in some respects, yet significantly delayed in other ways.<\/p><p>Twice-exceptional children generally fall into one of the following three categories and often go through school without the professional help and encouragement they need.<\/p><ul><li>Learners whose giftedness masks their learning and thinking differences. They score high in tests for giftedness but lack success in gifted programmes because they use their exceptional abilities to compensate for their weaknesses. As they get older, they are often labeled as underachievers or lazy because they fall behind their gifted peers.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Learners whose learning and thinking differences mask their giftedness because assessments for giftedness usually require language skills. These children may find themselves in \u2018special\u2019 classes where they become bored and possibly misbehave because they aren\u2019t challenged enough. Some of these children are identified as having emotional problems.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>There are also children whose learning and thinking differences and giftedness mask each other. These learners may appear to have average ability because their strengths and weaknesses \u2018cancel each other out\u2019. These children, therefore, may qualify for neither gifted programmes nor for special needs programmes.<\/li><\/ul><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Your-child-may-be-gifted-with-a-learning-disability_2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Your-child-may-be-gifted-with-a-learning-disability_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Your-child-may-be-gifted-with-a-learning-disability_2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Because of their giftedness, twice-exceptional learners can serve as models for schools. Advanced skills and insights are their strengths &#8211; because of their learning disability, however, they need specialised instruction.<\/p><p>Characteristics of twice-exceptional children include:<\/p><ul><li>low levels of tolerance or frustration because their talents and learning differences have gone unnoticed or only partially addressed \u2013 these learners may have high aspirations and resent the, often, low expectations that others have for them,<\/li><li>without the correct support, children with learning and thinking differences may lose confidence in their abilities or stop trying because they start to believe that failure is inevitable &#8211; this negative thinking can add the risk of depression,<\/li><li>social isolation because these children often feel that they fit into neither world &#8211; they frequently find it easier to relate to adults than to their age group,<\/li><li>skill deficits in one or more subject areas, contrasting with exceptional talent in other areas,<\/li><li>difficulty with motivation,<\/li><li>poor organisational skills,<\/li><li>emotional sensitivity over skill deficits because of their awareness of the implications of those weaknesses,<\/li><li>failure to complete tasks, especially those around their weakness,<\/li><li>poor problem-solving and thinking skills around their weakness,<\/li><li>possible behavioural problems.<\/li><\/ul><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1808 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Your-child-may-be-gifted-with-a-learning-disability_1-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Your-child-may-be-gifted-with-a-learning-disability_1-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Your-child-may-be-gifted-with-a-learning-disability_1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/>At Capulum College &#8211; with the love and support of their families &#8211; learners can move ahead and make the most of their gifts. 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