Dual Exceptionality Links

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A case for affective education: Addressing the social and emotional needs of gifted students in the classroom. SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted)

Dabrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration: Some implications for teachers of gifted students. SENG

SENG - Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted See Articles on Social and Emotinal Issues When Your Child's Exceptionality is Emotional: Looking Beyond Psychiatric DiagnosisMisdiagnosis and dual diagnosis of gifted children and Counseling, Multiple Exceptionality, and Psychological Issues

Special Education Support Services See Information on Dual Exceptionality / Twice Exceptional

National Educational Psychological Service Agency (NEPS) See Information for Parents Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments - SCPA - Panel of Psychologists

National Disability Authority See Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 - Assessment

Special Education Support Services See FAQS - What is a SENO?

National Council for Special Education See Information for Primary Schools in Processing Applications for Children with Special Education Needs List of SENOS

Department of Education See Special Educational Needs A Continuum of Support - Guidelines for Teachers

Temple Grandin

Gifted Development CenterVisual Spatial Learners

Visual Spatial Resource Poor Handwriting

ASPIRE - Aspergers Association of ireland

Aspergers Support Ireland

Dyslexia Association of Ireland

Dyspraxia Association of Ireland

Dyspraxia DCD Association Cork see Tips for Teens and Teachers

HADD Family Support Group (AD/HD)

Wicklow Triple A Alliance

Sensory Integration Network UK & Ireland

Scoilnet see Articles on Special Needs

Department of Education & Science See Special Services & Extra Support

2e - Twice Exceptional Newsletter

Citizens Information Board See Domicilary Care AllowanceCarer's Benefit Carer's AllowanceRespite Care Grant

Enable Ireland - Child Services

UniquelyGifted.org

Sensational Kids

SENG - Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted See Articles on Social and Emotinal Issues When Your Child's Exceptionality is Emotional: Looking Beyond Psychiatric DiagnosisMisdiagnosis and dual diagnosis of gifted children

Sensory Processing Disorder Resource Centre

Spectrum's Guide to Special Allowances

Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children: Gifted and LD, ADHD, OCD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder James T. Webb, Ph.D

Teachingexpertise.com Highly Able Children & Dyslexia

Dystalk - "for parents of children who are looking for information on how to optimise their child's learning. dysTalk provides information on specific learning difficulties that may be undermining a child's performance as well as learning strategies that can potentially be applied to all children of all abilities."

Mad Pride Day - a wonderful initiative from Social Entreprenuers Ireland Awardee John McCarthy - an annual family fun day in Cork & Killarney which celebrates difference and seeks to stop the stigma of mental health in Ireland.

Reconnect Autism - brings the Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) programme to Ireland for the first time.  RDI is a parent-education programme based on the latest research on the brain, developmental psychology and autism that focuses on promoting and enhancing the child’s social and emotional understanding.