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Podcast: THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode: Episode 312-The Twice Exceptional Journey: Understanding Giftedness and Autism with guests Deb Gennarelli and John Truitt
Description: Send us Fan MailDiscovering you're twice exceptional—both gifted and neurodivergent—can be transformative, especially when diagnosed as an adult. In this fascinating conversation, Sara welcomes authors Deb Gennarelli and John Truitt to explore the complex world of twice exceptionality (2E) through their book "Navigating Neurodiversity."John shares his remarkable journey of being diagnosed at 45 as both gifted and on the autism spectrum with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. Unlike many narratives in the neurodiversity space, John describes a childhood where he excelled socially, becoming a class leader who dated "pretty, smart girls" and never expe...