Arriving at a Psychodynamic Formulation of the Gifted Child’s Problem
A focused summary of the assessment of a child or adult is called a psychodynamic formulation. This is a concise description of the psychological pathways and psychological mechanisms for how...
View ArticleThe Assessment Process
The assessment begins by meeting with the parents. They are the “experts” on who the child really is. This includes knowledge of their child’s history, family background, and the issues that bring...
View ArticleParent Guidance
Crisis Management Before parents can be helped to manage the crisis, its origins need to be determined. Serious academic problems, anxiety, depression, physical symptoms, mood swings, and suicidal...
View ArticleExistential Depression: How can it develop from Both Unsupportive &...
Difficult Circumstances: An Unsupportive Environment It comes as no surprise that failing to find the right venue and the right relationships in which to express, develop, and share one’s giftedness...
View ArticleWhy do Neurotypical Individuals Rarely Develop Existential Depression?
Many normally endowed individuals worry about themselves and their place in the world. This is especially true during developmental transitions when the comforts and security of their current phase...
View ArticleCase Study: Learning Disability in a Gifted Adolescent Boy – Eric
Introduction Was he a twice-exceptional adolescent – a gifted adolescent with a co-existing writing disorder, disability, or challenge? Was he a gifted adolescent with a learning inhibition? Read...
View ArticleCase Study: Underachievement in a Gifted Adolescent Girl – Gail
Underachievement & Self-Destructive Behavior in an Exceptionally Gifted Young Writer Gail is a 24-year-old strikingly attractive young woman who came to therapy when she was two years out of...
View ArticleCase Study: Moral/Ethical Dilemmas in a Gifted 6-year-old Girl – Susan
Susan was 5½ years old and halfway through her kindergarten year when she was referred to me by the psychologist in her school for gifted children. Although she was an attentive student and followed...
View ArticleGifted Individuals with Learning Disabilities – Twice Exceptionality
Learning Inhibitions in Gifted Individuals can frequently be mistaken for the Twice – Exceptional Syndrome – Gifted Individuals with Learning Disabilities. Understanding how to tell the difference...
View ArticleGifted Adolescents
Why do Adolescents Come to Us? Existential Depression, underachievement, social isolation, learning disabilities (reading disability: dyslexia, writing disability: dysgraphia, math disability:...
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