High ability students with coexisting disabilities: Implications for school psychological practice. Issue 10 (24th January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Foley‐Nicpon, Megan; Assouline, Susan G.
• Other Names: Pfeiffer Steven guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Psychology in the schools. Volume 57:Issue 10(2020)
• Page Start: 1615
• Page End: 1626
• Publication Date: 2020-01-24
• Subjects: disability -- gifted -- high ability -- twice‐exceptional; Educational psychology -- Periodicals; Psychopédagogie -- Périodiques; 370.15
• DOI: 10.1002/pits.22342
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0033-3085

Abstract

Abstract: School psychologists are well‐positioned to change the educational landscape for twice‐exceptional students, or those who possess high ability in one or more talent domains along with one or more disabilities. Better understanding of the nuanced cognitive and psychosocial assessment patterns within this population may increase well‐needed participation in gifted education opportunities and the likelihood of receiving accommodations, as well as decrease missed diagnoses. Based on our review of the empirical literature within domains of twice‐exceptionality (e.g., attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and specific learning disability), we provide recommendations for how school psychologists can interpret formative and summative assessments taken by twice‐exceptional students and subsequently help design educational plans that will meet their unique needs.