Vol III, No 6 - Special Issue
FROM THE EDITOR
I’ve been in this gifted and twice-exceptional world for 16 or so years now. It feels like yesterday we learned our four-year-old was 2e and also forever and a day ago. Funny how time accordions like that; I’m still hopeful one of our G2e kids will perfect how to accordion the fabric of space time so we can travel to distant galaxies, but that’s just my love of sci-fi talking. The internet was still a youngun back when I first learned about twice exceptionality, so finding information on it was a challenge. Some of the websites I did manage to find still exist, and the authors of books I read I’m fortunate to now call colleagues and friends. Thankfully, today the internet is a smart aleck young adult and resources and support are plentiful. 

This summer, GHF Press will release its newest book. Perspectives on Giftedness: Sound Advice from Parents and Professionals is a compilation of essays and...you know what, I’ll let our editor, Ann Grahl, discuss it further. I’m pleased to have a few essays in the book, and honored beyond words to be included with the other authors. Impostor Syndrome is real, yo. If you’re looking for reading material to hold you over until Perspectives is released, I encourage you to check out the books on the GHF Press site and snag one of each. I know you probably read fast and need to have a book on deck for every book you have in hand.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer and get a chance to relax as much as possible before the Back to School crush hits. For our Australasia friends, continue having a pleasant winter season and hang in there. This term will not eat your face off. Or something.

Peace out.
Jen Merrill is a writer, music educator, and gifted-family advocate. The mom of two boys, she homeschooled one twice-exceptional son through high school while happily sending the other out the door every morning. Her book, If This is a Gift, Can I Send It Back?, struck a nerve with families; her second book, on the needs of gifted parents and selfcare, is in progress. In addition to writing on her longtime blog, Laughing at Chaos, Jen has presented at SENG, NAGC, and WCGTC.

Jen brings both her acquired wisdom and her experience as a teacher and mentor to her work in the service of parents, teaching them techniques and mentoring them into their own versions of success. Her goal is to support parents of gifted and twice-exceptional kids, because they are the ones doing the heavy lifting and are too often ignored, patronized, and discredited. It is her hope that her sons never have to deal with these issues when they raise their own likely gifted children.
Shared Perspectives: Providing Buoyancy in Uncharted Waters


by Ann Grahl, GHF Press
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When I jumped (or was I pushed) into the gifted advocacy pool all those many years ago, perhaps the greatest unexpected joy I found lurking in the deep end was the life-preserving comradery of so many who had taken the plunge ahead of me. I quickly found myself floating among a community of advocates whose perspectives would soon be informing and nourishing mine. So, how fitting is it that all these years later I find myself submerged in the wisdom and wit of a dozen or so of these parents and professionals as they address all matters gifted.

I am honored to serve as the editor for GHF Press’s forthcoming book, Perspectives on Giftedness: Sound Advice from Parents and Professionals, a collection of essays on a range of topics related to giftedness, gifted children, gifted education, twice exceptionality, and gifted adults. It includes the writings of parents who have been there, educators who are working to get it right, and psychologists and other professionals who understand the rich complexity that is so often part and parcel of giftedness. 

It’s all about presenting an array of perspectives in the hopes that doing so helps you develop your own and provides a bit of a lifeline in those times when you feel yourself treading the gifted waters. We’re here to remind you that we’re all sharing the same pool and to invite you to jump in—the water’s warm and so is our welcome!

Remain on the lookout for Perspectives on Giftedness: Sound Advice from Parents and Professionals coming later this summer. And visit our webpage to learn more about all GHF Press has to offer! 
Ann Grahl is the executive editor of GHF Press, a writer, an entrepreneur, and a tireless gifted advocate. She is the founder of Supporting Gifted Learners, which lends support to gifted children and adults. She is especially passionate about illuminating the life experiences of the gifted and sharing their stories with audiences who might relate to and learn from them.
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Most of us have watched DIY shows on TV. Handy people invite us to watch their creative approach to their current project. Have you noticed that the bigger the project, the more help they need? These folks consult experts, refer to source materials, explore options, and enlist help.

Your project is your child's education, with the goal of helping them learn what they need to become independent adults. Our kids may engage in higher education, trade school, careers, volunteer work, or go down a host of other paths, but our job is to help them be as prepared as possible to reach for their goals.

Homeschoolers do not DIY with only their own wits and limited materials. Homeschool parents are some of the most resourceful people in the world. They consult experts, refer to source materials, explore options, and enlist help. Sound familiar?
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“Their asynchronous development, eclectic interests, and intense emotions can make gifted kids prime targets for bullies, leaving compassionate parents, friends, and educators at wit’s end. In Gifted, Bullied, Resilient: A Brief Guide for Smart Families, Pamela Price draws upon her experience as a journalist and gifted advocate to provide individuals involved in the lives of these young people a plan of action to help those being targeted rise above their mistreatment and become emotionally stronger and more self-assured.

In this informative and insightful text, Price introduces readers to contemporary research, an array of social learning best practices, real-life anecdotes from veteran parents, and select resources of relevance to the families and teachers of bullied gifted children and adolescents.”
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ABOUT GHF
GHF connects all sorts of people who love gifted learners. We offer both family and professional memberships to support and encourage adults working to create new ways of educating gifted learners. Our members educate gifted and twice-exceptional kids, whether it's traditional homeschooling, running homeschool co-ops and micro-schools, finding a fit in public, private or charter schools, or a combination. Many write to foster understanding of gifted and twice-exceptional learners, mentor students one-on-one, teach online classes, provide services specifically designed to meet the social and emotional needs of gifted and twice-exceptional learners, and more. All are finding their way on the gifted and 2e path, and we hope to provide community for us, across the lifespan. We’d love for you to join us.

GHF is a 501c3 organization. Please consider supporting our community with your most generous gift today. For more information on our organization, please feel free to contact us at info@ghflearners.org. Thank you!