EPSE 312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Motor Coordination, Asperger Syndrome, Learning Disability
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16:44: giftedness is not always academic excellency, can be in different area, superior ability in areas but not necessary special special, is recognized as speciality but not supported, contributing factors, been in use for 18 months. Creativity: what if the test is crappy or the kid"s memory is good, should spit out in some form and must be released, displayed in. Task commitment: get tasks done on time. Gifted kids don"t finish task usually because they don"t think the task is worth their time or they don"t think is up for standard. How to see if a kid can complete a task on time. Assign a task at the beginning of the year. Contract because they work fine with contract: learning disability + giftedness. Asd with giftedness = asperger"s: rely on teachers and parents, how is giftedness defined in bc. Struggle in some areas but excel in others. Unit 1 1 : obstacles to identification.