Dr. Linda Silverman
Founder and director of Gifted Development Center
International collaborators
Gifted Institute's international collaborators
Gifted Institute collaborates with several of the world's most renowned researchers in the fields of giftedness and well-being. Research work is a central part of the institute's DNA, and we always strive to be present at the cutting edge of our field. This is essential for our ongoing professional development, and we are deeply grateful for all the incredibly talented individuals who choose to work with us in our efforts to enhance conditions for and spread awareness about the unique circumstances of gifted individuals
Ph.D., psychologist, writer and one of the most recognised and respected researchers in the field of giftedness
Dr. Temple Grandin is a renowned advocate and expert in the field of autism, and she is a highly productive author and public speaker. She is also known and respected world wide for her books about visual thinking.
Dr. Temple Grandin
Professor at Colorado State University
Developer of Team Toppers and World Game. Language and making up stories are my passion. I have written over 200 children’s books and 4 thrillers for adults.
Marion van de Coolwijk
Founder Kind in Beeld
Has been working therapeutically with gifted children, adolescents and adults for four decades. Her adjunct consulting practice helps parents and educators recognize innate gifted characteristics, promoting self-confidence, academic and professional success, and holistic health and well-being.
Patricia Gatto-Walden
A recognized psychologist, PhD, member of Columbus Group, author and speaker
Representative to the State Board of Education's Gifted Education State Advisory Committee. Board governor of the Colorado Academy of Educators for the Gifted, Talented, and Creative (CAEGTC) and a co-director on the Global Awareness Network for the National Association for Gifted Children.
Nikki Myers
PhD-student. Nikki has bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialty in Gifted Education.
President of EHK - Verein Eltern hochbegabter Kinder - Switzerland
Meret Wirz
President of Elternverein EHK
Fernette and Brock are the authors of the internationally acclaimed book The Dyslexic Advantage. Both Fernette and Brock are used as lecturers at universities around the world, and their markedly different view on dyslexia has been groundbreaking for how dyslexia is viewed today.
Drs. Fernette og Brock Eide
Drs. Fernette and Brock Eide are the founders of Neurolearning.com and Dyslexic Advantage, international authorities on dyslexia and learning differences.
Heidi Lack supports the gifted, 2E, and neurodiverse communities as a licensed clinical psychologist and board-certified registered art therapist, with advanced certification in Behavioral Medicine through Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry.
Heidi Lack, Ph.D., ATR-BC
Psychologist, public speaker, and advocate for those coping with the complexities of giftedness, attention and sensory processing challenges, currently working on a book on Misophonia.
https://drheidilack.com/
Offers therapy sessions, and counsels children, teenagers, parents, and schools. Does courses and workshops. A francophile through-and-through and an eager gardener. My head and my home are filled with ideas just waiting to be tried out. Flowers and colours are my middle name.
Andrea Verlaek
Primary education group teacher and educational psychologist
https://denanker.nl/
Offers therapy sessions, counsels children, teenagers, parents, and schools. Does courses and workshops. Loves animals and is always trying to save them!
Joke Krist
Dutch specialist in giftedness, teacher, and musician.
https://www.meerhb.nl/over-meerhb
Teacher/Educational Consultant who has also been a soccer coach, artist, musician and a bank cashier! A certified World Game Practitioner. Has many hobbies and interests. Loves anything colourful and out of the box!
Naomi Alison Woods
Teacher/Educational Consultant based in Italy
Certified Master Practitioner of Gifted Qualitative Assessment (GQA), Member of the Columbus Group, an Associate of the Gifted Development Center, has served as Chair of the Global Awareness Network of the National Association for Gifted Children.
Anne Beneventi
Founder of Tessellations - the Beneventi School
Markus Essien
Former Head of School at Logan School for Creative Learning
Dr. Christiane Wells
President of the Dabrowski Center
When not playing music (flute and piano), Dr. Grobman spends time with his wife growing their organic garden.
Jerald Grobman MD
Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association
Founder of Center for the Advancement of Noesis in Greece and a long term scholar of and advocate for the gifted and with a strong passion for Cocio.
Dr. Danae Deligeorges
Founder at Center for the advancement of Noesis