upcoming Less Stress Parenting webinar

Twice-Exceptional and Overwhelmed

In this webinar, Julie Skolnick, founder of With Understanding Comes Calm and author of the award-winning Gifted and Distractible, shares practical insights into why gifted and twice-exceptional (2e) students often experience executive function challenges despite their advanced abilities. The discussion explores why seemingly simple tasks can be difficult for gifted learners, how characteristics of giftedness can impact organization, time management, and follow-through, and why these challenges can sometimes overshadow a student's strengths. Julie highlights how a strength-based approach can help students develop executive function skills, offering practical strategies to build confidence, encourage independence, and make skill-building more engaging and fun. This session is ideal for parents, educators, clinicians, and caregivers looking to better understand the connection between giftedness and executive functioning and learn meaningful ways to support gifted and twice-exceptional learners.