Julie F. Skolnick
Twice-exceptional education advocate and author
Julie F. Skolnick is a Maryland-based advocate who guides parents, trains educators and advises professionals on supporting twice-exceptional (2e) children.
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About Julie F. Skolnick
Skolnick founded With Understanding Comes Calm, LLC, through which she supports parents of gifted and distractible children, mentors adults who are 2e and trains educators. Twice-exceptional children are both gifted and have a learning difference such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism. She created the 2 Days of 2e virtual conference and produces other virtual conferences. She also hosts groups for parents and for 2e adults, and she publishes a free weekly newsletter called Gifted & Distractible. Her clients and audience come from around the world. Her book Gifted and Distractible: Understanding, Supporting, and Advocating for Your Twice Exceptional Child offers a practical approach, built on strengths, to understanding 2e kids and helping them grow in self-confidence.