@Bob_Wachter Thank you so much your posts are always so helpful! NYC pal here - wondering if you have any thoughts on whether a second bivalent booster would be a good idea. Mine is 3 months out…
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Devon MacEachron
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Devon MacEachron
@2Egifted
Devon MacEachron, PhD is a New York-based psychologist specializing in assessment and educational planning for gifted and twice-exceptional learners
New York, USA Katılım Kasım 2016
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…who find it too onerous to check the weather before deciding how to dress. Likewise, this thinking helps me decide which Covid risks I'm willing to take & how to mitigate them. While “normal” sounds great, to me it's not too high a price to stay healthy. Happy holidays!(25/end)
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Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 1013
As we enter Covid Year 3, it’s clear we’ll be in our current predicament for the foreseeable future. This means we all need to find our own method to weigh & mitigate risks.
Today I’ll describe my “50% Rule” & how it governs my choices. (1/25)
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It's obviously satisfying to build things for kids like Syd, but it's also insanely fun.
We built tools for kids to start clubs, and the next thing we know Syd and another kid are launching a historical book club using those tools.
Come have fun building stuff with us 🛠
Ryan Delk@delk
We need help @primer! We're building a new kind of learning environment for kids like Syd. We're a small team of 11, and it's time to become slightly-less-small. We're hiring for 7 key roles, could you: a) RT this thread. b) Tag folks who'd be good fits? 🙏
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New study reports over 50% who suffer from Covid experience long-haul mood symptoms consistent with moderate to severe depression. #covid19, #mentalhealth, #depression, #longhaulers ja.ma/3qN21jz via @JAMANetworkOpen part of @JAMANetwork
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To meet the growing needs of families, I'm excited to offer a new service: drdevon.com/announcing-new…. #depressionhelp, #anxietysupport, #parenting, #2e, #twiceexceptional, #gifted.
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@ScoutMacEachron @voxdotcom What a great, even-handed, research-based article!
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Why you should wear a mask to fight Covid-19, explained by several new studies vox.com/future-perfect… via @voxdotcom
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@AskTSA Can I wear a personal air cpap-like device called Easy Flow in the airport and on the plane to help protect me from COVID? The manufacturer claims it is TSA approved but I'd like to know for sure.
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An excellent and very funny piece on special ed rights during the pandemic: Schools still are required to provide ... studentequitysolutions.com/blog-1/improvi…. #ADHD, #specialed, #homeschool.
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Focus on what we can control!
growth mindset@growthmindset1
Focus on the things you can control.
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My son is involved in this new company, which will be a great resource for 2e and gifted families.
Primer@Primer
👋friends. We’ve been working on a new education company for homeschooling. It's called Primer, and we'll have more to share soon. For now, we have two resources that we hope can help the millions of parents navigating homeschooling for the first time due to COVID-19:
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New blog posted on whether you should encourage your child to get straight A's: drdevon.com/mythbusters-qu…. #parenting, #gifted, #2egifted, #valedictorian, #doingschool.
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New blog posted on the benefits of music training: drdevon.com/conventional-w…. #music, #parenting, #2e, #ADHD, #dyslexia, #autism.
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This study suggests that our boredom prone gifted and twice-exceptional learners should NOT listen to music when doing complex tasks: digest.bps.org.uk/2019/02/15/sho… via @researchdigest. #gifted, #teens, #homework, #music
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New blog posted on whether you should worry if your child isn't popular: drdevon.com/mythbusters-qu…. #parenting #parentingtips, #popularity, #teens, #meangirls.
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New blog posted on the pressure we feel for our children to participate in a team sport: drdevon.com/mythbusters-qu……, #gifted, #2e, #teamsports, #soccermoms, #justsaynotosports.
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New Mythbusters blog: drdevon.com/mythbusters-qu…. #parenting, #videogaming, #addiction, #gifted, #ADHD, #aspergers
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Thank you for sharing - when we developed the @haskinslabs Summer Institute to link researchers and educators our first talk was “Academic Research: Fact vs. Fiction.” We looked at misconceptions, sensationalized statistics, spurious correlations. This paper is a great resource.
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New blog on selective colleges in Mythbusters: Questioning Conventional Wisdom series: drdevon.com/mythbusters-qu…. #gifted, #2egifted, #IvyLeague, #college, #HigherEducation
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College disability expert @echamblet wrote this great article about accommodations based on an interview I did with @TiltParenting. Check it out here: echamblet.wixsite.com/ldadvisory/pos…
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