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GETTING REEL


EF Tasks: Can We Figure Out a Different Way?
This worksheet helps you reframe a challenging task and identify a strength-based way your child might approach it differently. Use it to...


Strengths and EF Struggles 2e Map
Strengths & Struggles Map Instructions: Â Draw two overlapping circles, similar to a Venn diagram. One circle is labeled "Strengths" Â and...


2e Executive Function Vocab and Focus Areas Cheat Sheet
This cheat sheet is designed to help you better understand the executive functioning (EF) skills your twice-exceptional (2e) child may be...


Executive Function in 2e Learners
Parents of twice-exceptional (gifted + learning differences) kids face challenges with executive function (EF) skills, which develop slower in neurodivergent children. Tools like the EF Vocabulary Cheat Sheet and Strengths & EF Struggles Map help families identify challenges and strengths. Involving kids in these exercises builds self-awareness and support strategies.


Activity: Flipping Expectations
The Hard Things Are Easy and the Easy Things Are Hard Many 2e children experience a mismatch between what the world expects them to be...


Ask Lucy Monthly Column: Rigidity, Starting to Write, Checking Email
Do you have a question you’d like the column to answer? You can submit it here. My autistic 2e teenager is highly resistant to changing...


Growing with Strength: Fun Ways to Reflect, Celebrate, and Build Confidence
As the school year winds down and summer begins, it’s natural to reflect on the past year—its challenges, milestones, and surprises. For...


Supporting My Highly Anxious Son: A Parent’s Journey of Small Wins
One evening, I was sitting at home, in a rare moment of quiet before bed, and realized I'd been spending almost all my time, energy, and...
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