Gifted students with a coexisting disability: The twice exceptional
The twice exceptional are students who have both high ability and a disability or disorder. The ability can be in any culturally-valued domain, including high intelligence, academics, the visual or performing arts, and athletics. The co-existing disability can be physical, medical, or psychological....
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doaj-febac2c29f52458ba27cb352b4c8150d2020-11-25T02:37:02ZengPontifícia Universidade Católica de CampinasEstudos de Psicologia (Campinas)1982-027532471772710.1590/0103-166X2015000400015S0103-166X2015000400717Gifted students with a coexisting disability: The twice exceptionalSteven I. PFEIFFERThe twice exceptional are students who have both high ability and a disability or disorder. The ability can be in any culturally-valued domain, including high intelligence, academics, the visual or performing arts, and athletics. The co-existing disability can be physical, medical, or psychological. There is a growing literature of scholarly opinion about twice exceptionality; however, there are few well-designed empirical investigations of gifted students with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, eating disorders, conduct problems, or medical, physical or sensory disabilities. This article examines a few key issues about the twice exceptional student and then discusses what we know about the gifted students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and gifted students with learning disabilities. The article also provides a brief discussion on suicide and the gifted student.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2015000400717&lng=en&tlng=enAttention deficit disorder with hiperactivityAutistic disordersChild, ExceptionalChild, GiftedDevelopmental disabilities |
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Gifted students with a coexisting disability: The twice exceptional |
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas |
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Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) |
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The twice exceptional are students who have both high ability and a disability or disorder. The ability can be in any culturally-valued domain, including high intelligence, academics, the visual or performing arts, and athletics. The co-existing disability can be physical, medical, or psychological. There is a growing literature of scholarly opinion about twice exceptionality; however, there are few well-designed empirical investigations of gifted students with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, eating disorders, conduct problems, or medical, physical or sensory disabilities. This article examines a few key issues about the twice exceptional student and then discusses what we know about the gifted students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and gifted students with learning disabilities. The article also provides a brief discussion on suicide and the gifted student. |
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Attention deficit disorder with hiperactivity Autistic disorders Child, Exceptional Child, Gifted Developmental disabilities |
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