Gifted Child Quarterly
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
Vo. 44, No. 4, pp. 222-230
This article by Maureen Niehart suggests approaches for the teacher who works with young
Gifted Child Quarterly
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
Vo. 44, No. 4, pp. 222-230
This article by Maureen Niehart suggests approaches for the teacher who works with young people with Asperger's Syndrome. AS is a disorder in the autism spectrum that is observed in some gifted children. Gifted children may be very difficult to diagnose with AS because the disorder may resemble other problems such as a learning disability or simply just similar traits of a gifted child. Common traits of gifted AS children are listed and compared to children who are gifted without AS in order to help identify these individuals.
Asperger's Syndrome is a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by deficits in social communication and by repetitive patterns of behaviors, or interests. It is observed in some gifted children. The author proposes that gifted children with Asperger's Syndrome may not b