PAST EVENTS

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2025-2026 REEL Events

2e Private School & Educational Options Panel (2025)

Oct 15

Getting Students Writing: Supporting 2e and Other Reluctant Students with Dr. Austina De Bonte

Oct 1

Twice-exceptional (2e) Dyslexic Discussion Panel

Sep 10

Building Collaborative Communication with Teachers

Sep 7

2025-2026 Partner Events & Conferences

Why Neurodivergent Kids Need Autonomy to Navigate a Neurotypical World
Details
Oct 15, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Zoom
Join Dr. Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson, co-authors of "The Self-Driven Child" and "The Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven Child."
Inclusive Schools Group Secondary & Post-Secondary Fair
Details
Sep 27, 2025, 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
San Francisco, 2250 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
Join us at the Empowering Diverse Learners fair to explore opportunities for secondary, post-secondary and resource support
Building Bridges: Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices for Parents and Schools
Details
Sep 18, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Zoom
The co-authors of Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools will provide parents with essential knowledge about neurodiversity and neurodiversity-affirming practices.
Stanford Neurodiversity Summit 2025
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Sep 13, 2025, 8:30 AM PDT – Sep 15, 2025, 6:15 PM PDT
In person and online hybrid
Leveraging Neurodivergent Strengths to Create a Better Future Together

2024-2025 REEL Events

Autism and PDA

Jul 29

Organizing for Back to School for 2e / Neurodivergent Learners

Jul 22

Supporting Executive Functioning at Home and in School: A 2e Perspective

May 7

Supporting Executive Function ata home and in school

Neurodiversity Celebration Week Student Panel 2025

Mar 16

REEL’s Inaugural K-12 Strengths Fair: A Celebration of Neurodiversity and Connection

Mar 15

Writing Solutions for 2e Learners

Jan 24

Navigating Anxiety in 2e Learners: Therapy Options and Home Strategies

Nov 13, 2024

THE DEAR REEL MODEL: Classroom Strategies for Twice-Exceptional Student Success

Oct 29, 2024

5th Annual 2e Private School & Education Options Panel Summary

Oct 14, 2024

Strengthening Executive Functioning at Home

Sep 16, 2024

You Don't Have to Do it All!  Valid Reasons for Saying “No”

Sep 16, 2024

2024-2025 Partner Events & Conferences

Inclusive Schools Group Admissions Fair
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Apr 30, 2025, 12:00 PM PDT
Zoom
REEL presenting
Parenting at the Intersection of Neurodivergence and Gender Expansiveness
Details
Apr 24, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Zoom
The Neurodiversity Education Series welcomes Anthony Ross, LMFT, and Emily "em" Swanson, therapists in gender diversity and neurodivergence.
Helping Neurodivergent Kids Manage "All the Feels"
Details
Mar 19, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Zoom
2E @ W&M: Twice Exceptional Online Conference
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Feb 27, 2025, 5:30 AM PST – Feb 28, 2025, 2:45 PM PST
Zoom
REEL presenting
Executive Functioning: Navigating Key Transitions for Neurodivergent Youth
Details
Feb 13, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PST
Zoom
Gift a Palooza
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Feb 06, 2025, 7:00 AM PST – Feb 08, 2025, 2:00 PM PST
Zoom
REEL Presenting
NAGC
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Nov 21, 2024, 8:00 AM PST – Nov 24, 2024, 4:00 PM PST
Seattle, 800 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
You’re invited to join more than 2,000 educators, gifted coordinators, psychologists, researchers, and caregivers as they gather to share best practices for supporting high-ability children.
Thinking Differently about “Social” Uses of Media for Neurodivergent Youth
Details
Nov 20, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PST
Zoom
Dr Alper will discuss the “social” aspects of media for neurodivergent youth, and her on-going research on gaming and social media use among neurodivergent children, adolescents, and young adults.
Inclusion Collaborative
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Oct 21, 2024, 8:00 AM PDT – Oct 23, 2024, 4:00 PM PDT
In person and online hybrid
The Inclusion Collaborative of the SCCOE builds a culture that promotes equity, inclusion and belonging, valuing every student by strengthening, sustaining, and ensuring inclusive practices.
Understanding Neurodiversity and Neurodivergence: Creating a More Empathetic, Accessible World
Details
Oct 17, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Zoom
Amanda Morin will share practical information about neurodiversity and neurodivergence to help students feel accepted and supported for who they are.
Neurodiversity and Disability Support in College: Admissions and Beyond
Details
Sep 24, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Zoom
Stanford Neurodiversity Summit
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Sep 22, 2024, 8:30 AM PDT – Sep 24, 2024, 6:15 PM PDT
In person and online hybrid
Putting Strengths-Based Approaches in Action, Why Take a Strengths-Based Approach? IEPs and Curriculum
Twice-Exceptional Teacher Education Conference
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Sep 20, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT – Sep 22, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT
In person and online hybrid
Transforming teachers and schools to believe that giftedness can be found in diverse schools, diverse students, and expressed in diverse ways.
Basics of Special Needs Planning: Estate Planning, Trusts, and ABLE Accounts
Details
Aug 29, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Zoom
Come learn everything you've always wanted to know about Special Needs Trusts and ABLE accounts, and how you and your family can use them!
SENG Annual Conference
Details
Jul 11, 2024, 5:30 PM PDT – Jul 13, 2024, 6:30 PM PDT
Berkeley, 200 Marina Blvd, Berkeley, CA 94710, USA
This year's theme is "Sailing into the Future: Community, Advocacy & Adventure."

2023-2024 REEL Events

Reduce Power Struggles With Your 2e Kid

May 9, 2024

Sensory Challenges and Masking

Mar 26, 2024

Video: Integrating Neurodivergent Strengths at School

Mar 18, 2024

2e Emotional Regulation

Feb 15, 2024

The Power of Mentorship for 2e Learners

Jan 22, 2024

2e & Executive Functioning

Nov 15, 2023

Marcie Habell, Sam Young, and Mason Tudor

Key Take-Aways from REEL’s 4th Annual Private School Panel

Nov 1, 2023

2e Math Solutions - Resources

Oct 26, 2023

how dyslexia, dysgraphia, working memory, and processing speed can impact performance in math.

What Can You Ask Your School For?

Sep 19, 2023

Parent discussing what to ask school for

Video: Living and Learning 2e: What Neurodivergent Teen Students Say

Feb 14, 2023

2023-2024 Partner Events & Conferences

Empowered and Equipped: A Personal Perspective of Neurodiversity
Details
May 09, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Zoom
We welcome David Flink, MA, founder and CEO of nonprofit Eye to Eye, for "Empowered and Equipped: A Personal Perspective of Neurodiversity."
Changing Perspectives: Understanding Inclusion, Ableism, and Neurodiversity
Details
Mar 26, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Zoom
In this workshop, nationally recognized educator Sam Drazin will offer strategies to help parents/caregivers and educators create more equitable, empathetic, and inclusive communities.
A Strength-Based Approach to Learner Variability and Neurodiversity
Details
Feb 07, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PST
Zoom
Learn how to incorporate research-based concepts into support for students with learning differences. We will define terms such as learner variability, whole child, and UDL.
REEL at Nueva's Innovative Learning Conference
Partner website
Oct 27, 2023, 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Zoom
REEL is hosting our Learning Differences Simulation at Nueva's ILC this year.
REEL at Inclusion Collaborative Conference
Partner website
Oct 24, 2023, 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
San Jose, 1290 Ridder Park Dr, San Jose, CA 95131, USA
REEL will be presenting "Neurodivergence through the Female Lens" at this conference!
Stanford Neurodiversity Summit 2023
Partner website
Oct 01, 2023, 8:30 AM PDT – Oct 03, 2023, 8:30 PM PDT
Zoom
The theme of this year's summit is "Working Together to Strengthen the Neurodiverse Community."
2e: Twice Exceptional the Movie
Partner website
Aug 08, 2023, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
Menlo Park, 800 Alma St, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
We’re partnering with the Menlo Park City Library to screen the award-winning documentary 2e: The Twice Exceptional. It’s a great way to get an insider’s view of the lived experience of the twice-exceptional, their parents, and their educators.
Intro to 2e: Understanding Bright Students Who Struggle
Partner website
Jul 25, 2023, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Zoom
REEL presents our Intro to the 2e Learner Workshop to the UC Santa Cruz - Extension’s Ed Therapy Department.

2022-2023 REEL Events

Walking the 2e Parent Path

May 9, 2023

Being Mindful - Tools To Understand & Manage Anxiety

Apr 24, 2023

Autism Level Up: How Adults Can Best Support Neurodivergent Children

Mar 13, 2023

Dyslexia Design Thinking: When Neurodivergence and Creativity Meet

Feb 3, 2023

There is no single "dyslexia experience"

Video Game Design: The Where, What and How of College Programs

Dec 5, 2022

Working Memory and the 2e Learner

Nov 16, 2022

2e Private School Panel 2022

Oct 19, 2022

Private School Parent Panel

Oct 15, 2022

Social Skills & the 2e Child

Sep 20, 2022

2022-2023 Partner Events & Conferences

Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Week / The Magnetic Power of Octavia E. Butler
Partner website
Oct 28, 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Zoom
Join REEL's Callie Turk as she moderates a panel focused on Octavia E. Butler as part of our partner The G-Word's G/T/N Week.
Stanford Neurodiversity Summit
Partner website
Oct 23, 2022, 8:30 AM – Oct 25, 2022, 8:30 PM
Online
How do you contribute to the Neurodiverse Community? Education, Service, Research, and/or Advocacy
Shaping Local Advocacy for 2e & Gifted Learners
Partner website
Jul 22, 2022, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
SENG
Would you like to play a role in making schools better for 2e learners?

2021-2022 REEL Events

Video: REEL Speaker Series: Dr. Susan Baum Strategies to Ignite the Reluctant Writer

Sep 2, 2022

Working the System: Tap Into Public Schools for Assessment & Support for 2e Learners

Mar 29, 2022

Video: Ad Astra: Parenting Your Neurodiverse Child

Mar 1, 2022

Educator Webinar: Supporting Your Bright But Struggling Students

Jan 24, 2022

2e Private School Panel 2021 Takeaways

Nov 1, 2021

Neurodiversity Celebration Week March 21-27, 2022

Nov 2, 2018

Q&A with Siena Castellon, founder of Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Video: Anxiety Strategies for the Twice-Exceptional Child

Oct 20, 2018

Video: Intro to 2e: Understanding Your Smart & Struggling Student

Oct 19, 2018

Back to School: Creating Your Student Intro One-Sheet

Oct 19, 2018

Kimberlee Joseph is a 2e advocate, parent coach, and writer

2021-2022 Partner Events & Conferences

Parents Place Workshop: Parenting your Neurodivergent Child - Strength-Based Strategies at Home & in School
Partner website
Apr 27, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Zoom
Do you have a neurodivergent student or child who is underperforming in school? Let’s help them get their light back!
Parents Place Workshop: Now What? Road to Resources for your Neurodivergent Child
Partner website
Mar 16, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
Zoom
When you suspect your child needs help, or just received a diagnosis, knowing where to start can be confusing and overwhelming.
Parents Place Workshop: Intro to the 2e Learner: Supporting Bright Students Who Struggle in School
Partner website
Mar 02, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM PST
Zoom
Do you have a bright child who struggles to show it at school? Come away with specific strategies to help your child thrive at school.
REEL speaking at William & Mary 2e Conference
Partner website
Feb 25, 2022, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Zoom
William & Mary hosts an annual 2e conference for educators and parents.
Stanford Neurodiversity Summit 2021
Partner website
Nov 07, 2021, 9:00 AM – Nov 09, 2021, 5:00 PM
Zoom
We're proud to be part of the organizing committee for this fall's Stanford Neurodiversity Summit, including three sessions focused on the K-12 experience

2020-2021 REEL Events

Rethinking Adulthood: A Neurodiverse Trajectory (Presented in Partnership with CAC)

Jan 1, 2022

2e Self Advocacy Panel—Help Your Student Understand Their Brain, and Their Teachers, Too!

Dec 27, 2021

Video: Road to Resources for your Twice Exceptional (2e) Child

Dec 27, 2021

Road to Resources for your Twice Exceptional Child

Neurodivergence Through the Female Lens

May 16, 2021

Private School for 2e Learners? Silicon Valley Schools and Beyond

Aug 31, 2020

Private School for 2e Learners? Key Considerations

Aug 31, 2020

Private School for 2e Learners? Admissions Process & Tips

Aug 31, 2020

Strength-based Learning Discussion with Dr. Melanie Hayes

Oct 16, 2018

From Homeschool, to Unschool, Personalized Educational Plans for 2e Students

Oct 13, 2018

2e Learner Struggling for Eligibility? Learn about IEP and 504 Support

Oct 8, 2018

2020-2021 Partner Events & Conferences

PAUSD Family Summit - Neurodivergence Through the Female Lens
Partner website
May 15, 2021, 11:00 AM
Zoom
Did you know girls are commonly overlooked, undiagnosed, or misdiagnosed when it comes to learning differences such as ADHD, autism, and dyslexia?
PAUSD Family Summit - Living and Learning 2e Teen Voices
Partner website
Apr 17, 2021, 11:00 AM
Zoom
Neurodivergent, twice-exceptional students have few forums to express their lived educational experiences.
100 Days of Conversations About School Project
Partner website
Feb 01, 2021, 7:00 PM
Zoom
Stanford Neurodiversity Summit 2020
Partner website
Oct 17, 2020, 7:00 PM
Zoom
REEL has been working on a K-12 strand that addresses the needs of neurodiverse students.
REEL Parents Place Workshop: Supporting Your Smart & Struggling Student through Distance Learning
Partner website
Sep 23, 2020, 7:00 PM
Zoom
Do you have a bright child who struggles in school, whether during distance learning or in the physical classroom?
Jonathan Mooney at CHC
Partner website
Oct 29, 2019, 6:30 PM
Zoom
Join REEL at CHC's Signature Event: An Evening with Jonathan Mooney

PAST EVENTS

2025-2026 REEL Events

2e Private School & Educational Options Panel (2025)

Getting Students Writing: Supporting 2e and Other Reluctant Students with Dr. Austina De Bonte

Twice-exceptional (2e) Dyslexic Discussion Panel

Building Collaborative Communication with Teachers

2025-2026 Partner Events & Conferences

2024-2025 REEL Events

Autism and PDA

Organizing for Back to School for 2e / Neurodivergent Learners

Supporting Executive Functioning at Home and in School: A 2e Perspective

Neurodiversity Celebration Week Student Panel 2025

REEL’s Inaugural K-12 Strengths Fair: A Celebration of Neurodiversity and Connection

Writing Solutions for 2e Learners

Navigating Anxiety in 2e Learners: Therapy Options and Home Strategies

THE DEAR REEL MODEL: Classroom Strategies for Twice-Exceptional Student Success

5th Annual 2e Private School & Education Options Panel Summary

Strengthening Executive Functioning at Home

You Don't Have to Do it All! Valid Reasons for Saying “No”

2024-2025 Partner Events & Conferences

2023-2024 REEL Events

Reduce Power Struggles With Your 2e Kid

Sensory Challenges and Masking

Video: Integrating Neurodivergent Strengths at School

2e Emotional Regulation

The Power of Mentorship for 2e Learners

2e & Executive Functioning

Key Take-Aways from REEL’s 4th Annual Private School Panel

2e Math Solutions - Resources

What Can You Ask Your School For?

Video: Living and Learning 2e: What Neurodivergent Teen Students Say

2023-2024 Partner Events & Conferences

2022-2023 REEL Events

Walking the 2e Parent Path

Being Mindful - Tools To Understand & Manage Anxiety

Autism Level Up: How Adults Can Best Support Neurodivergent Children

Dyslexia Design Thinking: When Neurodivergence and Creativity Meet

Video Game Design: The Where, What and How of College Programs

Working Memory and the 2e Learner

2e Private School Panel 2022

Private School Parent Panel

Social Skills & the 2e Child

2022-2023 Partner Events & Conferences

2021-2022 REEL Events

Video: REEL Speaker Series: Dr. Susan Baum Strategies to Ignite the Reluctant Writer

Working the System: Tap Into Public Schools for Assessment & Support for 2e Learners

Video: Ad Astra: Parenting Your Neurodiverse Child

Educator Webinar: Supporting Your Bright But Struggling Students

2e Private School Panel 2021 Takeaways

Neurodiversity Celebration Week March 21-27, 2022

Video: Anxiety Strategies for the Twice-Exceptional Child

Video: Intro to 2e: Understanding Your Smart & Struggling Student

Back to School: Creating Your Student Intro One-Sheet

2021-2022 Partner Events & Conferences

2020-2021 REEL Events

Rethinking Adulthood: A Neurodiverse Trajectory (Presented in Partnership with CAC)

2e Self Advocacy Panel—Help Your Student Understand Their Brain, and Their Teachers, Too!

Video: Road to Resources for your Twice Exceptional (2e) Child

Neurodivergence Through the Female Lens

Private School for 2e Learners? Silicon Valley Schools and Beyond

Private School for 2e Learners? Key Considerations

Private School for 2e Learners? Admissions Process & Tips

Strength-based Learning Discussion with Dr. Melanie Hayes

From Homeschool, to Unschool, Personalized Educational Plans for 2e Students

2e Learner Struggling for Eligibility? Learn about IEP and 504 Support

2020-2021 Partner Events & Conferences

You Don't Have to Do it All!  Valid Reasons for Saying “No”