Gifted Adolescents
Why do Adolescents Come to Us? Existential Depression, underachievement, social isolation, learning disabilities (reading disability: dyslexia, writing disability: dysgraphia, math disability: acalculia), homework refusal,
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Gifted Individuals with Learning Disabilities – Twice Exceptionality
Learning Inhibitions in Gifted Individuals can frequently be mistaken for the Twice – Exceptional Syndrome – Gifted Individuals with Learning Disabilities. Understanding how to
Case Study: Moral/Ethical Dilemmas in a Gifted 6-year-old Girl – Susan
Susan was 5½ years old and halfway through her kindergarten year when she was referred to me by the psychologist in her school for
Case Study: Underachievement in a Gifted Adolescent Girl – Gail
Underachievement & Self-Destructive Behavior in an Exceptionally Gifted Young Writer Gail is a 24-year-old strikingly attractive young woman who came to therapy when she
Case Study: Learning Disability in a Gifted Adolescent Boy – Eric
Introduction Was he a twice-exceptional adolescent – a gifted adolescent with a co-existing writing disorder, disability, or challenge? Was he a gifted adolescent with
Parent Guidance
Crisis Management Before parents can be helped to manage the crisis, its origins need to be determined. Serious academic problems, anxiety, depression, physical symptoms,
The Assessment Process
The assessment begins by meeting with the parents. They are the “experts” on who the child really is. This includes knowledge of their child’s
Arriving at a Psychodynamic Formulation of the Gifted Child’s Problem
A focused summary of the assessment of a child or adult is called a psychodynamic formulation. This is a concise description of the psychological pathways
Assessment of Gifted Children and Adolescents: A Comprehensive Approach
The Assessment of a Gifted Child´s Problems Needs to be Comprehensive Intellectual (cognitive) intuitive (non-cognitive) aspects of giftedness, level of emotional maturity, areas of
Therapy for the Gifted Child: Empathy – Morality – Anger – Gender
Empathy for others is a common hallmark of many gifted children. They may have an unusual sensitivity for the emotional distress of their friends
Therapy for the Gifted Child: Perfectionism – Obsessionalism – Procrastination
Gifted young people often succeed well beyond expectations for their chronological age. Their amazing accomplishments seem to come naturally, with little effort. However, trouble
Therapy for the Gifted Child: Dependence – Independence
Gifted children have a precocious need for autonomy. Their demand for this early autonomy can push parents away and deprive the child of living
Therapy with Gifted Children and Adolescents
“I didn’t speak before I was three, everyone thought I had a speech problem, but it was simple, I just didn’t have the vocabulary
Case Study: Therapy of a Gifted, Entitled 5-year-old child – Isabella
The case of Isabella addresses the concerns that many parents of gifted children have about how much freedom or direction to give their gifted
