What is Multi-Exceptionality?

"Multi-Exceptional" means a person who has the diversity of giftedness plus "something else". Sometimes this is defined quite narrowly.  For example, in a BC school district a student may be considered multi-exceptional if they are designated as special needs in one other ("2e" or "Twice Exceptional") or multiple Categories within the 2024 Inclusive Education manual.

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However, there are a lot of experiences of diversity that are not designated as a Category in the school system, but are experienced as impacting folks' sense of identity and/or experience in school/work/life.  Here at MSOG we include all types of diversities within our understanding of multi-exceptionality.  This is why we say "gifted plus" one or more other types of diversities experienced as a difference.  Often these differences will be experienced as multiple challenges, or some parts of self that are working well in an environment, and others that take some creative adaptation(s).

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This could include things like gifted plus:

• Other types of neurodiversity, such as ADHD or Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Other types of learning differences or difficulties such as a learning disability or processing issue

• Social-emotional experiences or challenges such as anxiety