| Copyright 2006 Julie Shepherd Knapp |
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| The Homeschool Diner's Guide to Gifted Homeschooling -- Twice Exceptional Resources for Specific Disabilities Attentional Disorders in Gifted Children (ADD, ADD/ADHD, ADHD) by Julie Shepherd Knapp, copyright 2006 Attention Deficit Disorder is an inability to use the skills of attention effectively - it is a neurobiochemical disorder that results in distractibility, impulsiveness, and sometimes hyperactivity. Parents of gifted children often question an ADD diagnosis because they recognize that many of the symptoms of ADD are similar to gifted behavior, and also similar to the behavior of a gifted child who's needs are not being met in the classroom. What is ADD? Is it an LD? from LD Online Before referring a Gifted Child for ADD evaluation from SENG The Up Side of ADD -- quick thinking and creative behavior can be a good thing, the positive characteristics and some high achievers who have ADD Misdiagnosis of gifted children as ADHD from Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) Gifted children with ADHD - how are they different from other gifted children, from the ADD Resources website How are gifted childen with ADD different from other children with ADHD? by Deirdre V. Lovecky, Ph.D. of the Gifted Resource center of New England The Mislabeled Child -- an introduction to the book by Drs. Fernette and Brock Eide, which discusses the need to re-examine how we diagnose and treat learning and behavioral differences, including ADHD and Austim Spectrum disorders, and suggests a move toward experience-based therapy to help the brain re-train and re-wire itself. The Catalytic Role of ADHD -- a delay in the development of self-control which can lead to developing other disorders and behavioral issues... especially in the classroom, where one-on-one help is not always available and pressure to perform on the same time table as peers is unrealistic Think it Off by Tamara Fisher -- for some kids, learning is a way to let off steam, keeping the mind engaged can head off problem behaviors Why school and ADD are such a mis-match, and consequently, more reasons to homeschool children with ADD ADHD and Gifted -- a Yahoo! support group for homeschoolers ADHD Gifted -- a Yahoo! support group for public schoolers |
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