Different Minds: Gifted Children with ADHD, ASD, and Other Dual Exceptionalities

This book provides insight into the challenges and benefits of gifted children with attention difficulties, recognizing the different kinds and levels of giftedness and offering methods of diagnosis and nurturing individual needs. It highlights the inadequate measures in place to assist these children and defines what is required to understand and help them.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 592 pages
Publication date: 21 June 2023
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

In this extensively revised second edition, this book delves into the unique challenges and benefits experienced by gifted children with attention difficulties. Recognizing the diverse manifestations of giftedness across different types and levels, it explains why certain children possess exceptional abilities and how these abilities are expressed. Each chapter addresses the relevance of a specific topic for children with AD/HD and Asperger Syndrome, providing valuable insights for parents and professionals. Lovecky guides parents and professionals through the diagnostic process, offering valuable advice on nurturing individual needs, promoting positive behavior, and fostering healthy relationships at home and in school.

Lovecky examines concepts such as asynchrony, the impact of uneven development on children, and showcases case studies to illustrate emotional, intellectual, creative, and social development. She also highlights the inadequate support currently available for parents and teachers, emphasizing the need for improved understanding and assistance to meet these children's needs more positively in the future. Different Minds, packed with practical and background information, serves as an indispensable resource for anyone who lives or works with gifted children with attention difficulties.

Weight: 1046g
Dimension: 174 x 245 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781849059244