During the past 20 years, a significant body of literature has emerged focusing on the application ofDabrowski's theory ofpositive disintegration (TPD) to the study ofgifted individuals. Although much of this literature is prescriptive, some research reports spanning this time period are available. A perusal of research on TPD's applicability to gifted individuals indicates that the focus has b...

Similar to the job each airline crew member needs to perform in preparation for a flight take-off, a school district also needs to pursue an action plan for identifying and educating its gifted students. This plan is commonly referred to as a ‘model’ or ‘framework.’ Because numerous international models of gifted identification exist, a school district must choose one that best addresses their ...

Despite their social deficits and behavioral abnormalities, individuals with autism may frequently display unexpected and unusual areas of interest and giftedness in music. In the present work, we discuss the natural predisposition to music shown in autism using a neurophysiological framework, exploring the possible correlations between the musical experience and the connectivity alterations of...

Similar to the job each airline crew member needs to perform in preparation for a flight take-off, a school district also needs to pursue an action plan for identifying and educating its gifted students. This plan is commonly referred to as a ‘model’ or ‘framework.’ Because numerous international models of gifted identification exist, a school district must choose one that best addresses their ...

Current models of cognition and behavioral diagnosis emphasize categorical classification over continuous considerations of function and promote the "differential diagnosis" of various conditions according to observational criteria. However, an overemphasis on a purely behavioral, categorical approach to understanding human function fails to address the comorbidity of different disorders and do...

Numerous authors reported a prevalence of perfectionism in gifted populations. In addition, an unhealthy form of perfectionism that leads to anxiety disorder has been described. Using self-report measures (CAPS and R-CMAS) with 132 children, we hypothesized that intellectually gifted children express a higher level of perfectionism and anxiety. Our results pointed out a paradox: the gifted grou...