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Chris Wells, Contributor

Chris Wells, PhD, is Director of Qualitative Research for the Institute for the Study of Advanced Development/Gifted Development Center. She is an educational psychologist, author, and parent of a twice-exceptional son.

Articles by Chris Wells

  1. Overexcitability: Where It Came From, Where It’s Going

    June 28th, 2018 by Chris Wells | Issue 1: A Theory for Our Time |

    To navigate the controversy that has erupted around overexcitability—is it related to giftedness? Is it misused as excuse, or a reason not to seek needed help?—it’s useful to step back and see what it means in the context of the theory that gave it its name.