Different Minds

Gifted Children with AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and Other Learning Deficits

Deirdre V. Lovecky

Paperback: £18.99 / $29.95

2003, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 528pp
ISBN: 978-1-85302-964-6, BIC 2: JMC JNS JNSP
paperback 9 x 6 inches

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Introduction. 1. The Gifted Child. 2. Attention Deficits Part I: Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder. 3. Attention Deficits Part II: Asperger Syndrome. 4. Cognitive Issues: How Those with a Different Mind Think. 5. Finding Flow: The Wellspring of Creative Endeavor. 6. Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Giftedness. 7. Social Cognition And Interpersonal Relationships. 8. Moral Development: Moral Reasoning and Compassion. 9. Issues in the Assessment of Gifted Children with Attention Deficits. 10. Resource List for Parents, Teachers and Professionals. Appendix A: Diagnostic Criteria for AD/HD DSM-IV (Table 1). Diagnostic Criteria for AS DSM-IV (Table 2). Diagnostic Criteria for AS (Gillberg and Gillberg) (Table 3). Appendix B: List of Test Distributors for Professionals. References. Index.

Author information

• Deirdre V. Lovecky

Subject areas

• Education
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes

Keywords

• ADHD,
• Asperger syndrome,
• autism,
• children,
• dyslexia,
• dyspraxia,
• educational psychology,
• giftedness,
• inclusive classroom,
• intellectual disabilities,
• occupational therapy,
• psychiatry,
• psychology,
• special education,
• speech and language pathology

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