The International Gifted Consortium, Research Center for Highly–Profoundly Gifted
Leading National U.S. and Arizona 501c3 gifted organization supporting giftedness, gifted students, gifted development, early and inclusive gifted identification, universal gifted testing, gifted education programs, and self-contained programs for highly–profoundly gifted students.
We support gifted research, comprehensive gifted assessment, and holistic support —including the distinct social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and altruistic-moral development of highly–profoundly gifted individuals.
We develop research-based gifted education programs —to engage and support the development of gifted and highly–profoundly gifted children, adolescents, individuals, and families.
The International Gifted Consortium (IGC), Research Center for Highly–Profoundly Gifted is an Arizona gifted organization and international research center based in Scottsdale, Arizona
The International Gifted Consortium, Research Center Highly–Profoundly Gifted initiatives include:
—conducting and disseminiating international open-access research.
—leading education-outreach in communities across the globe.
—training and professional development to teachers, program administrators, counselors, psychologists, pediatricians, parents.
—designing research-based programs to fulfill the unique educational and developmental needs of highly–profoundly individuals begining at an early age.
We invite global collaborations
We execute state, national, and international initiatives
We engage meaningful impact worldwide.
Global Mission
To collaboratively even better understand, identify, and support
the unique social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and altruistic-moral
development of giftedness
through the eyes of the highly–profoundly gifted.
The International Gifted Consortium (IGC), Research Center for Highly-Profoundly Gifted – presenting the latest research at the Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented Conference, Mesa Convention Center, February 4-5, 2025
Feburary 5, 2025 ⋅ Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented ⋅ Mesa, Arizona, USA
Vanessa R. Wood and Dr. Suzanne Pickett Martinson
In this session, we will present the latest research findings on overexcitabilities from the international, IRB research study published in 2024. Through examples from the research, an exploration of bright minds, bold ideas, and the intersection of curiosity, and creativity will take place. Attendees will see the distinct differences in the holistic expression of multiple, higher-level overexcitabilities, experienced together.
Participants will walk away with the latest research and understandings of emotional, intellectual, imaginational, psychomotor, and sensual overexcitabilities. The findings will help teachers, administrators, counselors, psychologists, and parents to even better recognize and support bright minds, bold ideas, curiosity, and creativity in their interactions with all young people including gifted and highly-profoundly gifted children and adolescents.