Gifted students with high functioning autism (gifted-HFA) are being excluded from gifted programs in one public school setting in the Southeastern United States designed for gifted and high-achieving students. Although the literature indicates teacher self-efficacy in working with this group can contribute to this problem, it was unclear whether…

Twice-exceptional learners have multi-faceted needs that must be met for them to thrive. Many public school districts struggle to provide dual services in gifted and special education to meet the dichotomy of needs for twice-exceptional learners. A strength-based approach to supporting twice-exceptional learners' strengths and challenges is…