Who Are Twice Exceptional Children: Identification, Characteristics and Problems

Twice exceptional group is consisting of children who are gifted but have behavioral, emotional, social or academic problems. They are the most misjudged, misunderstood, and neglected segment of exceptional groups. Parents, teachers and professionals have problems in detecting giftedness in disabled children so we lose their abilities as intelligent people. Early identification and intervention prevent future mantel and social problems like underachievement. So, this article reviews twice exceptional identification, characteristics and problems to attract professional’s attention to existence of this group.