Bright Not Broken: Gifted Kids, Adhd, and Autism

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 0470623322 ISBN13: 9780470623329 Release Date: September 2011 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Length: 320 Pages Weight: 1.15 lbs. Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2" The future of our society depends on our gifted children--the population in which we'll find our next Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, or Virginia Woolf. Yet the gifts and talents of some of our most brilliant kids may never be recognized because these children fall into a group known as twice exceptional, or "2e." Twice exceptional kids are both gifted and diagnosed with a disability--often ADHD or an Autism Spectrum Disorder--leading teachers and parents to overlook the child's talents and focus solely on his weaknesses. Too often, these children get lost in an endless cycle of chasing diagnostic labels and are never given the tools to fully realize their own potential. Bright Not Broken sheds new light on this vibrant population by identifying who twice exceptional childr