Articles by Deirdre V. Lovecky, Ph.D.
Gifted Children with AD/HD
"There are a number of reasons for considering gifted children with AD/HD. The dual exceptionality of being both gifted, and AD/HD, often means that such children are not recognized as having either exceptionality, and thus, their needs for an appropriate education are not met." Read more...
The Procrastinator's Guide to the Galaxy,
and Other Important Spots in the Universe
"A Procrastinator's Guide to the Galaxy is vitally important since otherwise few of them would ever get there, having left it to the last moment to find out where they are going." Read more...
Gifted Children with Asperger Syndrome
"Max showed early signs of giftedness. He spoke his first word, “truck”, at eight months. At one year, he could pick out letters of the alphabet and was soon reading. By age three, Max especially loved books about trucks and dinosaurs, his two special interests. Max had collections of toy cars and trucks, which he liked to line up in patterns." Read more...
Dabblers and Doers
"Robert loves to play ball. He likes any sport that has a ball in it, which means that he loves, and plays a great many sports. He is usually on at least two different teams each season. This involves an incredible amount of juggling of other family obligations in order for Robert to play as much as he does." Read more...
