When you understand your profile, you can play to your strengths, get help where needed, and stop wasting energy fighting how your brain naturally works. Many people feel relief and new confidence once they see their brain this way. The no longer must blame themselves for characteristics or experiences that are beyond their control. Instead, they can focus and build upon what makes them excel.

Sometimes the difference between a struggling child and a successful adult is not potential. It is whether someone recognizes that potential in time.

Kids who are struggling, bored, frustrated, or even doing “fine” can all benefit from IQ testing. Sometimes bright kids or good students struggle in ways that are easy to miss. A cognitive profile that is interpreted well can offer insights that are otherwise unattainable. Results from dyslexia, autism, and ADHD evaluations that do not include IQ testing are incomplete, often result in the wrong diagnosis, and too often lead families on a wild goose chase.

Twice exceptional (2e) learners have strengths and struggles that exist side by side—and often mask each other. This can be confusing—and often frustrating—for parents and teachers.

The characters in Return to Mancos and the serendipitous interweaving of their lives have been living in my head for nearly 15 years—like a quiet seed waiting for the right moment to grow. Lexi Logan is at the heart of the story—a young psychologist trying to figure things out. Her journey is heartfelt, funny, and emotionally relatable. A little messy, quietly strong, and disarmingly sincere—there’s something about her that feels both raw and deeply good.