Barry Gelston and Lisa Sticca-Conrod

GHF President Barry and Vice President Lisa greet you, and introduce Saturday’s fabulous line-up and theme: Asynchrony – you’ll gain understanding and patience, as well as inspiration and tools to try with your family.

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom Session for The GHF Gifted Home Education Conference: Celebrating the Gifted / 2e Family. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: Saturday June 4, 2022 8:15am Pacific / 11:15am Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Day 2 – Kickoff

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Kris Happe and Tiffany Chaiko

Kris and Tiffany rev you up for our last-but-not-least day, and introduce our wonderful final line-up and theme: How Do We Learn Best? – different learners thrive in different environments, with different styles, teachers, mentors… sometimes the same learner needs different things at different times in their academic career! This is about finding the best fit and situations for your family, and seeing that there are several roads to, and definitions of, success.

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom Session for The GHF Gifted Home Education Conference: Celebrating the Gifted / 2e Family. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: Sunday June 5, 2022 8:15am Pacific / 11:15 Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Day 3 Kickoff

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Mike Postma, Ed.D

Gifted and multi-exceptional Individuals may struggle with asynchronous development (socio-emotional vs. intellectual) due to an intense limbic system. It is therefore extremely important that they be taught the skills needed to close that gap through a metacognitive process of positive self-recognition/self-development. This presentation will review the importance of metacognition and provide strategies for narrowing the gap.

Due to intense sensory prints (epigenetics), the individual’s limbic system is vulnerable to being overloaded resulting in a tendency to react to stimuli in an emotional (fight, flight, freeze) manner rather than a rational one. This ‘asynchrony’ can be on full display whenever the individual encounters resistance in any number of settings, which, in turn, can serve to alienate the child from peers and even adults leading to the inevitable question: “What’s wrong with me?” This is why it is imperative for g/2e children, teens, and even adults, to engage in a metacognitive process of what it means to be “them.” Beginning with neurobiology, I teach g/2e individuals how their brain grows and interacts with the rest of their body and why they may be more vulnerable to intense feelings, emotions, and actions. This is followed by a series of strategies designed to build up those innate ‘superpowers’ to a point of positive rumination, acceptance, and ultimately, self-worth. This session will identify how and why metacognition is one of the primary factors needed for neurodiverse individuals to lead a healthy, fulfilling life.

Dr. Michael Postma is the former Executive Director of SENG (Supporting the Emotional Needs of Gifted) and is the current President of Gifted & Thriving, LLC. Dr. Postma has worked in the field of gifted in a variety of roles for the past 24 years. He lives in Bellingham, WA along with his wife Julie and three neurodivergent young adults.

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom Session for The GHF Gifted Home Education Conference: Celebrating the Gifted / 2e Family. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: Sunday June 5, 2022 8:30am Pacific / 11:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Sunday: Fostering Engagement In Schools For One

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Tiffany Chaiko and Bryan Mischler, moderated by Barry Gelston

Bryan and Tiffany share amazing stories of human potential by neurodiverse individuals in the hopes that we can learn from the successes of others, and reflecting on the commonalities that make them so.

Bryan and Tiffany would like to invite you to explore stories of hope for your 2E journey. Bryan has had the blessed opportunity to work with and study a variety of amazing professionals, programs, families, and neurodiverse individuals. These individuals are creating innovative projects in the field of 2E and neurodiversity. They will share some inspiring stories of human potential in the hopes that we can learn from the successes of others, while reflecting on the common trends that make them so. You will learn how to recognize the hallmarks of good support programs and professionals when you require outside help, as well as how to create your own fun, engaging ways to support your neurodivergent child via their strengths. “Our strengths lead to our passions and in these passions, we often find islands of genius”- Dr. Darold Treffert. 

Presenter: Bryan Mischler is a Licensed clinical social worker and a psychotherapist working with neurodiverse individuals, Bryan has worked in the field of neurodiversity for the past 26 years and had the wonderful opportunity to be mentored by Dr. Darold Treffert for the past 10 years, at the renowned Treffert Center.

Co-Presenter Tiffany Chaiko is a doctoral student at Bridges Graduate School, a private learning coach, and a parent of two twice-exceptional children.  She has more than 30 years of professional experience and a Master’s degree with distinction in Education in Educational leadership from Hawaii Pacific University.  Interests include twice-exceptionality, design thinking.

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom Session for The GHF Gifted Home Education Conference: Celebrating the Gifted / 2e Family. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: Sunday June 5, 2022 9:45am Pacific / 12:45pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Sunday: Start with the Heart: A Strengths-Based Approach to Supporting Your Neurodivergent Child

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Lin Lim moderates with Juniette Kang’a, Rashmii Mahendra, and Tiffany Chaiko

Lin Lim leads a panel of parents of ethnically diverse twice exceptional students to learn how to integrate their cultural background into everyday living moments.

Juniette puts the crux of this presentation perfectly – “DIFFERENT. Such a simple word, yet there are so many dynamic experiences of families living in this rare world of ‘different.’ Multiple exceptionalities, ranging across cognitive, ethnic, and racial diversity and cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, complicate the lives of high-ability children. Such children who are gifted, have a learning challenge, and are ethnically diverse are referred to as thrice-exceptional, or 3e.” The panel invites parents of ethnically diverse twice exceptional students to learn how to integrate their cultural background into everyday living moments.

Panelist Juniette Kang’a is the mother of 2e children. She completed her bachelors in Kenya, her birth home, and later obtained her masters in Australia before relocating to the USA. She spent 17 years advocating for patients with complex diseases in the pharmaceutical industry and has now moved her advocacy passions to supporting twice exceptional children.  Whilst not developing homeschool learning guides, negotiating IEPs, and mentoring adult adopted children through living, she is reading and pursuing her doctorate at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity.

Panelist Rashmii Mahendra, MBA is a doctoral student of Cognitive Diversity/Neurodiversity and has been a Senior Manager in Learning & Development and Human Resources at a multinational corporation. She is mother to an 11-year-old twice-exceptional son, and her ongoing journey in innovative, supportive learning environments is inspired by him.

Panelist Tiffany Chaiko is a doctoral student at Bridges Graduate School, a private learning coach, and a parent of two twice-exceptional children.  She has more than 30 years of professional experience and a Master’s degree with distinction in Education in Educational leadership from Hawaii Pacific University.  Interests include twice-exceptionality, design thinking.

Moderator Lin Lim, Ph.D. is an Associate Dean at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education (BGS). She holds a doctorate in psychology from Boston University, Academic Graduate Certificate in Mind, Brain, and Teaching (Johns Hopkins University), and Twice-exceptional Education (BGS). Her journey with her two profoundly gifted children, one is twice-exceptional, drives her to create better understanding and collaboration between all educational stakeholders.

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom Session for The GHF Gifted Home Education Conference: Celebrating the Gifted / 2e Family. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: Sunday June 5, 2022 11:00am Pacific / 2:00pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Culturally Diverse Parental Narratives on 2e and Profoundly Gifted Children and Teens

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