Become an Expert

One of our missions at the Center for Identity Potential is to educate our clients so they themselves become experts in understanding and advocating for gifted kids. Here you can find articles, videos, and resources that serve to teach our unique model of working with gifted. More in-depth training can be offered to those who are interested.

The Parent Trap: Negotiating with Gifted Kids

Does negotiating with your gifted child sometimes feel like you’re locked into an eternal argument where no one wins? Does it feel easier to give them what they want than to implement a new habit or routine at home? This informational video explains why negotiating with gifted kids is so exhausting and lays out a structure for how to handle their subtle (or sometimes overt) manipulations. Watch here

Developing False Mastery: The Siren Song of Video Games

Come to a deeper understanding of how gaming can be so alluring to many individuals, especially those who are gifted. Learn how gaming is a symptom of an individual’s difficulty with developmental growth and mastery. When you remove electronic dependence as the primary issue, your ability to create meaningful change begins.

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The Center for Identity Potential Presents: Language Processing Disorders & Gifted Learners

Learn from neuropsychological testing expert Adele Green, PhD about the enormous impact language processing has on gifted learners. Topics discussed include what language processing is, how it promotes hypervigilance, what a weakness in processing can look like, and the effects language processing has on our ability to reason.

Dr. Adele Green Language Processing Interview Part 2

Part 2 of the expert series on language processing and gifted learners.

IQ Tests: Myths and Facts with Neuropsychologist Adele Green, PhD

Topics include why IQ testing can be used inappropriately, how a fullscale IQ score is meaningless, the predictiveness of IQ testing, and how best to use IQ testing in a meaningful way.