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The Overthinker's Toolkit™ and GiftedBecoming™ framework are grounded in interdisciplinary research spanning gifted education, cognitive psychology, executive function, and adult learning theory. Below are key sources that have informed the theoretical and practical development of the framework.

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7. Piechowski, M. M. (1997). Emotional development and emotional giftedness. In N. Colangelo & G. A. Davis (Eds.), *Handbook of gifted education* (2nd ed., pp. 366–381). Allyn & Bacon.

8. Silverman, L. K. (2009). *Giftedness 101*. Springer Publishing Company.