Abstract
Individuals who must juggle the seemingly incompatible dichotomy of attentional/behavioral disabilities while possessing significant gifts and talents represent a group straddling two subpopulations. Termed “twice exceptional” or “2e,” such individuals have increasingly served as the topic of theory and research alike aimed at children and adolescents (Reis & McCoach, 2000), yet little has been postulated about their development into adulthood (Nauta & Corten, 2002).
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Olenchak, R., Jacobs, L.T., Hussain, M., Lee, K., Gaa, J. (2016). Giftedness Plus Talent Plus Disabilities. In: Ambrose, D., Sternberg, R.J. (eds) Giftedness and Talent in the 21st Century. Advances in Creativity and Giftedness, vol 10. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-503-6_15
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