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Attention, Sensory Processing, & the Social Challenges of Gifted Children | DVD-R


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Release Date:  June 09, 2009
Sales Rank:  100,136th


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Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide, experts in the fields of gifted education and learning differences, presented over 3 hours of a Live Webinar for an international audience of parents, teachers, psychologists, and other professionals working with Gifted and Twice Exceptional Children. Attention, sensory processing, and social challenges are commonly in gifted children, but how are they distinguished and when do they warrant treatments, and if so, what types? In this fascinating presentation, the Drs. Eide discuss overlaps in the checklists of ADD/ ADHD, Sensory Processing, Giftedness, and Autism Spectrum disorders (including Aspergers Syndrome),cover normal neurodevelopment for gifted children, differences between gifted boys and gifted girls, the attention and organization problems of highly creative children, and the impact of motivation on attention. Visualspatial thinking styles and differences in working memory are also addressed, and sensory processing disorders are carefully reviewed including topics such as central auditory and visual processing disorders and the problems of emotional regulation. The Eides close this session with ways to improve attention for all children. The social issues presentation also covers issue of eye contact, introversion, and pragmatic language.The DVD includes the Powerpoint sessions with audio from the webinar, and the question and answer session that followed. Praise for the Eides' Gifted / 2E Webinars:"Exceptionally good! Bravo!!!""That was by far one of the best presentations I've ever heard --whether in person or by webinar. The information was extremely informative and timely. It means so much to have your intuition validated by the research and experts in the field.""Outstanding!!"Drs. Eide rock!"

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