Author: Shawna Wingert

Shawna Wingert is a special education teacher turned educational consultant, parent coach, and writer. She is also a homeschooling mom of two brilliant boys with differences and special needs. Shawna has written four books for parents – Everyday Autism, Special Education at Home, Parenting Chaos and her latest, Homeschooling Your Child With Special Needs. You can find Shawna online at DifferentByDesignLearning.com.
Gifted Children and Sensual Overexcitabilities: A Parent’s Guide

Gifted Children and Sensual Overexcitabilities: A Parent’s Guide

This continues our overexcitabilities series for parents of gifted children. Today, the focus is on gifted children and sensual excitabilities.      What Are Sensual Overexcitabilities? Sensory overexcitabilities are relatively easy to understand, but not always easy to recognize in our children. Essentially, Its an intensity and heightened awareness of one or more of the…

Psychomotor Overexcitabilities And Gifted Children: What You Need To Know

Psychomotor Overexcitabilities And Gifted Children: What You Need To Know

This continues our overexcitabilities series for parents of gifted children. Today, the focus is psychomotor excitabilities and gifted children.     Gifted children with psychomotor overexcitabilities display extreme energy and activity levels. Due to heightened energy in the neuromuscular system, these kids seem like they never stop. They appear to move simply for the sake…

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