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The continuing future of our society depends upon our gifted children - the populace where we'll find our next Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, or Virginia Woolf. Yet the gifts and skills of a few of our most fantastic kids may never be acknowledged because these children fall into an organization known as double exceptional, or "2e". Double exceptional kids are both gifted and diagnosed with a disability - often ADHD or an Autism Range Disorder - leading instructors and parents to forget the child's skills and focus exclusively on his weaknesses. Too often, these children get lost within an endless cycle of chasing diagnostic product labels and are never given the tools to totally realize their own potential. Shiny Not Broken sheds new light upon this vibrant populace by determining who double exceptional children are and taking an unflinching look at why they're stuck. The first work to boldly verify the wide-spread misdiagnosis and controversies that happen from our current diagnostic system, it acts as a wake-up demand parents and pros to question why our mental health and education systems are faltering our brightest children. Most importantly, the creators show that which we can do to help 2e children, providing a whole child model for parents and educators to bolster and develop a child's innate presents while also intervening to support the deficits. Pulling on painstaking research and personal experience, Shiny Not Broken offers groundbreaking understanding and practical strategies to those seeking to help 2e kids achieve their full potential. Diane M. Kennedy, author of The ADHD-Autism Connection, is a long time advocate, international loudspeaker/trainer, and mom of three twice-exceptional sons. Rebecca S. Lenders, M.A., co-author of this ADHD-Autism Connection, is a experienced educator, national loudspeaker/trainer, and mom of two twice-exceptional children. Temple Grandin, PhD, is a professor, prolific writer, and one of the very most attained and renowned men and women with autism on the planet.
