Riding Out the Storm – Managing Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students

With

Dr Matt Zakreski

Gifted and twice-exceptional individuals are marked by their intensity, particularly their emotional intensity. These emotional outbursts can be very disruptive and dysregulating to the students, their peers, parents, teachers, and community supports. This session will focus on the psychology and neuroscience behind emotional intensity and give concrete, accessible techniques that will allow for the development of self-regulation skills.

RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY 9 AUGUST 2025

12:30pm – 2:00pm

Online Delivery

Those registered will be emailed a link and instructions a few days before the event.

Current TAG financial members – Free
Non-members – $25

Book your place at https://www.trybooking.com/CZMDS

Matthew “Dr. Matt” Zakreski, PsyD is a high energy, creative clinical psychologist and professional speaker who utilizes an eclectic approach to meet the specific needs of his neurodivergent clients. He is proud to serve the Gifted community as a consultant, a professor, an author, and a researcher. He has spoken over a thousand times all over the world about supporting neurodivergent kids. Dr. Zakreski is a member of Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG), the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), the New Jersey Association for Gifted Children (NJAGC), and Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE). Dr. Zakreski graduated from Widener University’s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology (IGCP) in 2016. He is the co-founder of The Neurodiversity Collective, LLC, co-host of the podcast “Nerding out on Neurodiversity,” and the author of the Neurodiversity Playbook: How Neurodivergent People Can Crack the Code of Living in a Neurotypical World.

Biographical details and qualifications are supplied by the presenter and may not have been verified by TAG.

The advice offered in this session is general in nature and may not be specific to your individual situation. Whilst all care is taken to provide accurate advice, please seek a second opinion or consult an expert about your specific circumstances.

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