Attention Deficit Disorders and Gifted Students: What Do We Really Know? Senior Scholars Series

• Main Authors: Kaufmann, Felice, Kalbfleisch, M. Layne, Castellanos, F. Xavier
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, University of Connecticut 01.11.2000
• Subjects: Attention Deficit Disorders; Clinical Diagnosis; Disability Identification; Drug Therapy; Elementary Secondary Education; Etiology; Gifted; Parent Child Relationship; Student Evaluation; Symptoms (Individual Disorders)

This monograph summarizes current scientific knowledge about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and presents issues related to ADHD in gifted students. Causes, assessment, diagnosis, educational strategies and medical intervention are discussed. A range of perspectives, incl...