ABSTRACT
Children and adolescents with talents may also have specific disabilities; these children are twice-exceptional. Retrospective case studies of talented adults indicate that individuals with physical, sensory, or learning disabilities can achieve at high levels over the course of their lives. The term twice-exceptional has been used to describe children "with special intellectual-processing problems, that nevertheless, maintain an extraordinarily high general intellectual potential". Information about the development of talents in children and youth with disabilities is found in case studies. Patterns of familial support appear in reports of other gifted/learning-disabled college students, as well. The overarching issue for parents with twice-exceptional children and the schools that serve them is to recognize the talent aggressively and plan individually to provide academic assistance and emotional support from the early years through the college experience.
