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ERIC Number: EJ645035
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-1350
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Giftedness and Asperger's Syndrome: A New Agenda for Education.
Gallagher, Shelagh A.; Gallagher, James J.
Understanding Our Gifted, v14 n2 p7-12 Win 2002
This article describes the characteristics of students with Asperger syndrome and discusses identifying students with Asperger syndrome who are also gifted. Classroom interventions for these twice exceptional students are addressed and the need for intervention that is highly individualized is stressed. Diagnostic criteria for Asperger's disorder are provided. (Contains 6 references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Classroom Techniques, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Gifted Disabled, Student Characteristics, Student Needs, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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