ERIC Number: EJ1418015
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0278-3193
EISSN: EISSN-1940-865X
The Overlooked Role of Modalities in Multi-Exceptional Children
Roeper Review, v46 n2 p90-102 2024
Multi-exceptional children often have deficits in auditory, visual, or sensory processing. As few psychologists have training in modalities, these deficits may be misdiagnosed as AD/HD, Nonverbal Learning Disorder, Autism, Dyslexia, or a host of personality disorders. This article describes the symptoms of these processing deficits and offers suggestions for therapeutic interventions. Conundrums in diagnosing the complex profiles of multi-exceptional children are addressed. Qualitative assessment is recommended as an alternative or adjunct to traditional assessment. The "Checklist for Recognizing Twice Exceptional Children" is included to help parents, teachers, and graduate students gain awareness of the many manifestations of multi-exceptionality. The author's experience as a clinician specializing in multi-exceptional children serves as the basis for the article.
Descriptors: Gifted Disabled, Perceptual Impairments, Disability Identification, Learning Modalities, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Intervention, Diagnostic Tests, Check Lists, Alternative Assessment, Auditory Perception, Visual Perception, Sensory Experience, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders, Dyslexia, Personality Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Learning Disabilities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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