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The International Gifted Consortium (IGC), Research Center for the Highly-Profoundly Gifted shares real-life stories, trials and tribulations from the voices of highly and profoundly gifted children, adolescents, young adults, families and beyond - We explore the depths of heightened sensitivity, heightened intensity and heightened awareness found in the social, emotional, physical, cognitive and/or altruistic development of giftedness.

  1. Highly-Profoundly Gifted Children: A Holistic & Critical Approach -Els De Wit

    10/20/2022

    Highly-Profoundly Gifted Children: A Holistic & Critical Approach -Els De Wit

    Vanessa Wood reflects with IGC Research Associate, Els De Wit from TalentVol in Flanders, Belgium including insights from her upcoming book, deep dive sessions, developmental needs, and like-minded peer mentorships.

    25 min
  2. 88 Study Participants, 2 Countries, 20+ States -“Getting to Here” w/Dr. Lorraine Bouchard

    09/30/2022

    88 Study Participants, 2 Countries, 20+ States -“Getting to Here” w/Dr. Lorraine Bouchard

    “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world”….Vanessa speaks with Lorraine Bouchard, Ed.D. about her 2004 study, the current IGC study, Rainard School for Gifted Children, and her book, “Getting To Here.”

    18 min
  3. The IGC Call for Research Study Participants - Experiences From Parents of PG Children

    01/25/2022

    The IGC Call for Research Study Participants - Experiences From Parents of PG Children

    The International Gifted Consortium (IGC), Research Center for The Highly-Profoundly Gifted in collaboration with The University of Antwerp invite parents to participate in The 1st Study of Highly-Profoundly Gifted Children and Emotional, Intellectual, Imaginational, Psychomotor, and Sensual Overexcitabilities.

    7 min
  4. The Psychological Development of Highly-Profoundly Gifted Individuals and Overexcitabilities

    09/30/2021

    The Psychological Development of Highly-Profoundly Gifted Individuals and Overexcitabilities

    Vanessa R. Wood and Co-Author, Dr. Krystyna C. Laycraft highlight the research in The International Gifted Consortium literature review of the psychological development of highly-profoundly gifted individuals and overexcitabilities.

    34 min
  5. A Mother-Daughter Conversation With Valerie and Janan

    07/29/2021

    A Mother-Daughter Conversation With Valerie and Janan

    Using an existential model, Vanessa Wood speaks with Valerie and Janan to explore the different developmental stages of giftedness and the need for like-minded peers, like-minded mentors, and like-minded practitioners.

    25 min
  6. Leta Hollingworth and Willard White - Instrumental in Leading the Way

    05/28/2021

    Leta Hollingworth and Willard White - Instrumental in Leading the Way

    Vanessa Wood reflects on her work with Dr. Willard White, Educator, Researcher, and Author of America’s First Gifted Program: Hollingworth and the Speyer School Experiment.

    8 min
  7. Giftedness - Overexcitabilities & Identification W/ Dr. Matt Zakreski

    04/02/2021

    Giftedness - Overexcitabilities & Identification W/ Dr. Matt Zakreski

    Vanessa Wood speaks with Dr. Matt Zakreski, Clinical Psychologist from Philadelphia, PA, USA, about overexcitabilities, highly-profoundly gifted children and adolescents, school systems and appropriate identification.

    24 min
  8. Giftedness- Misidentification, Sensitivity, Intensity, Awareness & Family Dynamics w/Sahrie & Family

    02/16/2021

    Giftedness- Misidentification, Sensitivity, Intensity, Awareness & Family Dynamics w/Sahrie & Family

    Walk alongside Sahrie and her family as we journey with her through misidentification, gifted identification, multiple schools and the dynamics of greater-than-typical sensitivity, intensity and awareness.

    23 min
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The International Gifted Consortium (IGC), Research Center for the Highly-Profoundly Gifted shares real-life stories, trials and tribulations from the voices of highly and profoundly gifted children, adolescents, young adults, families and beyond - We explore the depths of heightened sensitivity, heightened intensity and heightened awareness found in the social, emotional, physical, cognitive and/or altruistic development of giftedness.

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