Twice Exceptional Child Challenges

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Being a child is not always easy, there are challenges that adults are not able to relate to for instance, the pressures of doing well in school, making friends, and meeting their parent’s expectations at home. Imagine having to navigate all of those challenges well being a twice exceptional child (gifted and another disability). Therefore, I believe that a twice exceptional child experiences both challenges and advantages than an average child. For instance, Carol a fourth grader does well in all of her academic subjects. Her teachers described her as extremely intelligent and capable student. However, she needs constant redirection and has trouble staying on task which frequently causes her to not complete her class work. After an evaluation

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