Are there school programs for gifted kids with learning disabilities?
Yes, gifted kids with learning problems can often qualify for services through a school s resource specialist teacher who can support them in the particular academic subject where they struggle the most. Yet many parents of these children may not request assessment for such services because they believe that this type of support is only for students with more severe cognitive or physical disabilities. They are unaware that a child can be both gifted and learning disabled. Parents may also be afraid of labeling their child. Many are understandably hesitant to saddle their child with a term like “learning disabled,” believing that this may damage the child’s self-esteem or cause teachers to treat them differently, possibly lowering their expectations. And sometimes twice-exceptional children are never tested because their educational needs are already being met through creative scheduling or other programs on campus, so parents and teachers see no need to consider special education optio
