#017 What is a Gifted Assessment? & other Quirks of Giftedness with Amanda Drury

Today I’m speaking with Amanda Drury from Gifted 2E Support Australia as we delve into what is in a gifted assessment and a bunch of other quirks of giftedness. In this episode you’ll hear: The different subsections of WISC (one type of IQ assessment) The hidden messages in IQ assessments 3 types of masking 2 types of ADHD Red flags that help identify gifted & 2E kids in the classroom and at home 2 types of perfectionism, and What is a melt-down? Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “Dysfunctional perfectionism comes up a lot in twice-exceptional children that, that essentially that refusal to do any work because you're too scared to fail.” - Amanda “When I asked her, how is he reading novels he can't when he can't phonetically spell?... She said because he's remembering the shape of the word. He's remembering them as pictures.” - Amanda “They might be distressed or ashamed of their anxiety or their depression, or maybe they're scared of it…They will spend the whole day masking their anxiety putting up a persona… over the top of their anxiety because they don't want anyone to know that they're anxious and then they go home and they completely lose it. And it's bad, it's back to back meltdowns for the whole afternoon.” - Amanda Resources Gifted 2E Support Australia Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook!