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Item Nr: DVD 2197 Title: Misdiagnosis of Gifted Children
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 14 Prod/Pub: SENG Gifted
Copyright: 2006 Series:
Book Type: Biographee:
Copies: 0 Loan Period: 10 days
 
  Briefly discusses the problems associated with the misdiagnosis of gifted children. Often the characteristics of giftedness are interpreted as symptoms of pathology. Children are treated for a learning disability or disorder such as ADHD or Asperger's Syndrome which hinders their intellectual, emotional, and social development.

  Subjects:
  1337 - ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER
  1490 - BEHAVIORAL & EMOTIONAL DISORDERS
  557 - GIFTED & TALENTED CHILDREN/STUDENTS
  195 - HUMAN BEHAVIOR
  1338 - HYPERACTIVITY
  724 - MENTAL HEALTH
  133 - PROFESSIONAL DVD
  896 - PSYCHOLOGY
  1024 - SPECIAL EDUCATION