Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.

Hi everyone, this is Lily Constance here today with Attitude magazine.

Our topic today is 2E 101, a parent's guide to understanding and supporting twice

exceptional children. We are very excited to have Dr Michael Postma here today.

Dr Michael Postma here today.

Dr Michael Postma is a teacher,

administrator, consultant, speaker, and author

dedicated to the holistic development

of both gifted and twice exceptional children through his new company

gifted and thriving. During the last two decades Dr. Postma has worked in the

field of gifted and talented education as both a teacher and administrator in the public and charter school

system in Minnesota and North Carolina and was the architect of the Minnetonka Navigator program,

a magnet school specifically designed for highly gifted and twice exceptional students.

Dr. Postma has published a number of articles in two books, the latest title, The Inconvenient

Student, Critical Issues in the Identification and Education of Twice Exceptional Students. He travels and speaks nationally and

internationally on a variety of topics. Dr. Postma holds a BA from

McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, an MA in gifted town Master University of St.

in Hamilton, Ontario, an MA and gifted, talented, and creative education

from the University of St Thomas and the Twin Cities,

and an EEDD in educational leadership, also from the University of St Thomas.

Dr Michael Postma is also the former executive director of supporting the emotional needs of Gifted.

And currently Director of Programming for Sengs, a non-profit organization

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