| |
|
See all 30 Articles
|
| |
Average Rating:No rating available
Written by Linda C. Neumann, this article provides general advice on the best accomodations for twice-exceptional students.
|
| |
Average Rating: 
This full text article by James Webb and Diane Latimer discusses ADHD in the gifted population. It explains that sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference and that oftentimes the evaluator may not be familiar with gifted/talented and so may not even consider that option. The article lists attributes of both the gifted and ADHD and tries to explain some of the key differences in the behaviors that at first seem so similar.
|
| |
Average Rating:
This article by William Dodson answers common questions about ADHD. Each answer explains related research that has been done on ADHD and discusses treatment options and their studied outcomes. Also included is a short checklist of APA criteria used in identifying the disorder.
|
| |
Average Rating:
This article by Kiesa Kay discusses the traits of one profoundly gifted twice-exceptional child. It covers how her parents coped with both her extraordinary gifts and her disability in the school and home settings. Included are a number of references supporting the article.
|
| |
Average Rating:
This full text article by Anne Cronin offers an explanation of sensory integration, SI dysfunctions, and how it might affect gifted and talented individuals. The author also discusses implications in terms of development. A sensory history interview and sensory diet information are included as appendices.
|
| |
Average Rating:
This article summarizes the current scientific knowledge about ADD and ADHD in children and presents the issues that are related to ADHD in gifted students. In addition there is discussion about the causes, diagnosis, medical interventions and educational strategies. The article also includes recommendations for teachers and parents and directions for the future. Authored by Felice Kaufmann, M. Layne Kalbfleisch, & F. Xavier Castellanos.
|
| |
Average Rating:
This article by Sharon Lind explains that highly gifted children are easily misdiagnosed as having attention deficit disorder (ADD or ADHD). Lind provides a valuable checklist of behaviors and charachteristics for educators to use before referring a student for testing. The checklist is designed to differentiate between confusing factors.
|
| |
Average Rating:
This article examines students who are gifted but also have learning disabilities. It focuses mainly on the college student, but emphasizes the importance of learning compensation strategies at an early age in order to overcome, to an extent, the learning disability that lies beneath. The article talks, in detail, about various compensation strategies that are successful for these individuals...strategies that were found in a study of successful college students who were both gifted and learning disabled. Authored by Sally Reis, Joan McGuire an...
|
| |
Average Rating:
This article by Colleen Willard-Holt offers guidelines for identifying dual exceptionalities in children. Traits of gifted students with specific disabilites are discussed as well as identification strategies and instruction practices that work well for these students. The article is divided into two parts -- testing and considerations -- for identifying and working with this population.
|
| |
Average Rating:No rating available
In this article, Barbara Probst discusses important factors to consider when choosing the right school for your gifted child.
|
| |
Show All 30 Articles
|