Gifted Roads ~ Support & Resources for Gifted and Multi-Exceptional People
Exploring Our Own Needs as Gifted and Multi-exceptional Adults
6 Sessions
Tuesdays, January 20 - February 24, 2026
5:30 - 6:45pm CT
Adulting is hard, even when you've been at it for a while. Gifted and 2e adults often don't have a welcoming space where we can share the ups and downs of being a smart, quirky person in a world that doesn't always understand our intensity or get our jokes. Framed by weekly topics, this discussion series is all about celebrating yourself and the other gifted adults in your life.
Date: Tuesdays, January 20 - February 24, 2026
Time: 5:30 to 6:45 pm Central Time
Discussion Guides: Carol Malueg and Joan Larson
Cost: $150 per household (partners welcome)
Contact support@giftedroads.com for scholarship availability or if you’d like to provide a scholarship for another attendee.
Location: Virtual, using Zoom — a Zoom link will be sent to all participants before the first meeting
Questions? Email carol@malueg.com
Carol Malueg, M.A., GCT, 2e, is a learning coach and consultant, specializing in gifted and twice-exceptional education and support. Carol serves on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented (MCGT) and the Gifted Homeschoolers Forum (GHF). She was honored with the MCGT Friend of the Gifted Award in 2020. Carol has trained hundreds of Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) Model Parent Group Facilitators worldwide and was awarded the SENG Presidential Award for Distinguished Service in 2021. She has worked on three Javits Grant research projects focused on improving identification of and services for gifted at-risk students. Her company, Gifted Roads, addresses the gifted and multi-exceptional experience across the lifespan.https://giftedroads.com
Joan Larson is a gifted education specialist with Minnetonka Public Schools in Minnesota. She was an elementary classroom teacher for ten years, and has been a gifted education specialist for thirty years. Joan earned her Master’s Degree in Gifted, Creative, and Talented education from the University of St. Thomas. She has worked full-time work with gifted and talented students and their families in a variety of capacities, including program and curriculum development, coaching fellow teachers, and helping families navigate school with their gifted children. She has trained hundreds of SENG Model Parent Group Facilitators and led SMPGs with participants from all over the world.
What parents have said about Caregiver Conversations:
“This was not the typical powerpoint presentation with following Q&A. The entire process was guided conversations about what participants are facing with each of the points covered in the sessions' agenda and more. We got to know each other in this authentic environment and became more friends than participants. Thank you!” ~ Nichole S.
“This was fabulous; informative, open-minded, supportive and fun.” ~ Nichole S.
“So great to not feel alone!” ~ Jill S.
“I had never before thought about myself as being gifted. This realization has helped me understand my child better.” ~ S.B.
“The leads and participants in the class were so welcoming and open. I truly appreciate what everyone brought to the conversations.” ~ S.B.
