http://felinophile.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/the-difference-between-ability-and-capability-in-aspergers-syndrome/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:08:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://felinophile.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/the-difference-between-ability-and-capability-in-aspergers-syndrome/#comment-35 Goldie Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:15:30 +0000 http://felinophile.wordpress.com/?p=12#comment-35 Okay, I admit I didn't have time to read this whole article, but it got me to thinking. If you have time, go visit Anne C at http://www.existenceiswonderful.com/ she is a brilliant young lady who also has Autism. Growing up she was intermittently classified as either "gifted" OR "special needs". they didn't know what to do with her. quite often very gifted children just think differently and so are misdiagnosed as "special needs", OR they are BOTH. Here is an article from SENG: http://www.sengifted.org/articles_counseling/Webb_MisdiagnosisAndDualDiagnosisOfGiftedChildren.shtml Okay, I admit I didn’t have time to read this whole article, but it got me to thinking. If you have time, go visit Anne C at http://www.existenceiswonderful.com/
she is a brilliant young lady who also has Autism. Growing up she was intermittently classified as either “gifted” OR “special needs”. they didn’t know what to do with her. quite often very gifted children just think differently and so are misdiagnosed as “special needs”, OR they are BOTH. Here is an article from SENG:
http://www.sengifted.org/articles_counseling/Webb_MisdiagnosisAndDualDiagnosisOfGiftedChildren.shtml

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