Extreme Parenting: Does the Baby Genius Edutainment Complex enrich your child's mind-or stifle it? The Atlantic Monthly | July/August 2006 by Alissa Quart ...
The Center for Gifted Education at the University of Calgary has for sale 10 copies of Piechowski's new book: 'Mellow Out' They Say. If Only I Could:...
Snap judgments decide a face's character, psychologist finds We may be taught not to judge a book by its cover, but when we see a new face, our brains decide...
Bill, Please let this woman know when the newsletter CD is ready. Thanks. Janet Spittler -- janetspittler@... -Vicky * * * * * * * * * * "It is in your...
Nature 442, 632-633(10 August 2006) | doi:10.1038/442632b; Published online 9 August 2006 Making sense of autism Francesca Happé BOOK REVIEWED -Autism, Brain,...
Science 4 August 2006: Vol. 313. no. 5787, p. 616 DOI: 10.1126/science.1129914 Prev | Table of Contents | Next Books PSYCHOLOGY: Reflections on Mind Joan E....
Hi everyone. A question arising from the Congress concerns the question of positive disintegration in childhood. Does it happen? How do we describe it and how...
Identifying hyperactive children: The Medicalization of Deviant Behavior by Peter Conrad Ashgate, 2006 Review by Edmund O'Toole on Aug 29th 2006 Metapsychology...
Hello, all, I have a new expressive outlet to share with you, my blog The Fifth Chakra, which can be found at http://chakra5.blogspot.com . For those of you...
Hi everyone. I just ran across an old picture, emphasis on old that I have posted to the photos section of the Dabrowski group. I'm not sure how you access...
Hello everyone. This recent article from Nature follows up on a point made at the Dabrowski Congress by Krystyna Laycraft. I think it illustrates that we are...
This is a subject near and dear to my heart. Lots of personal insight. A year and a half ago, my then 14 year-old son started going through a major depressive...
Source: University College London Date: September 9, 2006 Feelings Matter Less To Teenagers, Neuroscientist Says Teenagers take less account than adults of...
Congratulations to Elizabeth Mika on her recent publication: Giftedness, ADHD, and overexcitabilities: the possibilities of misinformation.(Research Commentary...
Nature Published online: 29 March 2006; | doi:10.1038/440588b Scans suggest IQ scores reflect brain structure Research results reignite intelligence...
Text only -- sorry this strips out the illustrations. I have the PDF if required. Letter Nature 440, 676-679 (30 March 2006) | doi:10.1038/nature04513;...
I was referred to this discussion group by SENG. I have an 8-year old profoundly gifted child who is struggling in school (he's in 4th grade). He exhibits a...
I have been able to find the time to scan all of the Dabrowski newsletters as PDF files. I am grateful for the permission from Cheryl Ackerman and the...
I got myself into trouble saying this in the past, I hope I don't get in trouble again! Specifically, I raised hackles by saying I was glad that I had not been...
Since I posted recently regarding help for my son in an academic environment, your posting felt a little critical- perhaps I am just paranoid in my current...
Hello. I regret that I must reply quickly because time is at a premium today, as it was yesterday (and most days.) I have not had the opportunity to read the...
Hello there. I'm sorry if you felt my comments were critical, and they were certainly not meant to be critical of you or your situation. Perhaps they were...
Bill said: "...Your son seems like a smart fellow, what does he say the problems are? Does he see anything that would help? does he have insights into how his...
I'm happy to clarify. I don't think his behaviors are negative but the school definitely does. Certainly when he is tense, his psychomotor excitability becomes...
Ok... guys, lets be proactive about all this. How about printing out some info about OE and Giftedness for your sons teachers. I recently wrote a paper on...
on 9/17/06 5:04 PM, Ghazal Ansari at ghazalsandy@... wrote: Ok... guys, lets be proactive about all this. How about printing out some info about OE and...
Hi, I really had to think about the right support for a individual with OE. Well, since OE is not meant to me an a behavior that is to be modified, and...
Thank you for the clarification. I always find it confusing to talk about overstimulation and overexcitability. Depending on the situation, the littlest thing...