I put the word gifted in quotes because…you may not like it. Most adults still don’t fully agree on what it means. You don’t like the word, and perhaps it doesn’t resonate with how you see yourself. Or maybe it does. It doesn’t matter. 

…Please, know that you are not alone. I hear this from others as well. And even within these ‘others’, I see so many different struggles. If I put you all into a room together, you may not recognize it right away, but after talking for a bit, you might recognize something similar or familiar.  I can’t put you in a room, but when you find someone who seems familiar, please feel free to mention something unusual that you struggle with. See if there is a glimmer of recognition. If not, move on. If so, talk about it. Laugh about it. Stay in touch if that feels right. Even if you come from very different worlds. Even if they are 80 and you are 16. Maybe they are part of the athletes and you are a theater type.

©2019 Teresa Currivan

This is an excerpt from a chapter in the book, My Differently Tuned-In Child: The Right Place for Strength-Based Solutions by Teresa Currivan, LMFT.

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About Teresa Currivan

Teresa Currivan is a mother, licensed marriage and family therapist, author, and parent coach at  Help My Child Thrive Coaching LLC and The Right Place Learning Center. Teresa is the author of  My Differently Tuned-In Child: The Right Place for Strength-Based Solutions. She offers assessments, coaching, and support for parents of children who are tuned-in differently and who have co-occurring symptoms such as dyslexia, ADHD, autism, high sensitivities, school and social issues, visual-spatial learning styles, sensory processing issues, anxieties, depression, giftedness, and twice-exceptionality. She has connections to San Francisco, Bay Area schools and speaks to teacher and parent groups there about differently tuned-in learners. She is published on sites such as Mother.ly, Filter Free Parents, GHF Forum, and Hoagies Gifted Education. You can follow her on Facebook at  fb.me/TeresaCurrivanCoaching.

 

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About the Book

My Differently Tuned-In Child: The Right Place for Strength-Based Solutions

If YOUR CHILD:

~Is smart but doesn’t test well
~Is wise but has problems with “easy” tasks like tying shoes
~Refuses to go to school (or do schoolwork)

IF YOU:
~Have changed schools for your child a few times
~Are spent emotionally, physically, financially, in your relationship with your child
~Notice problems in your marriage possibly due to your child’s challenges
…THEN YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE

The Currivan Protocol™ will give you strength-based solutions to your differently tuned-in child’s exceptionalities such as:
~ADHD
~Dyslexia
~Social challenges
~School Refusal
~Childhood Depression and anxiety
~Giftedness, High IQ and Talents

Click here to order on Amazon.com. Available in paperback and ebook.

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