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Different minds : gifted children with AD/HD, Asperger syndrome, and other learning deficits / Deirdre V. Lovecky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lovecky, Deirdre V., 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asperger's syndrome.
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- Gifted children--Mental health.
- Gifted children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (527 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Explaining why certain children are gifted and how giftedness is manifested, each chapter addresses the relevance for children with AD/HD and Asperger Syndrome. Lovecky guides parents and professionals through methods of diagnosis and advises on how best to nurture individual needs, positive behaviour and relationships at home and at school.
- Contents:
- The gifted child
- Attention deficits part I: attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder
- Attention deficits part II: asperger syndrome
- Cognitive issues: how those with a different mind think
- Finding flow: the wellspring of creative endeavor
- Emotional intelligence and emotional giftedness
- Social cognition and interpersonal relationships
- Moral development: moral reasoning and compassion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 488-506) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786610266869
- 9781280266867
- 1280266864
- 9781423710059
- 1423710053
- 9781846420351
- 1846420350
- OCLC:
- 567962553
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