Quote:
|
There are many perspectives on 'mental illness'
|
you might find this interesting, :
Mis-Diagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children:
Gifted and LD, ADHD, OCD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder
By James T. Webb, Ph.D.
Many gifted and talented children (and adults) are being mis-diagnosed by psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, and other health care professionals.
The most common mis-diagnoses are: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (OD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Mood Disorders such as Cyclothymic Disorder, Dysthyinic Disorder, Depression, and Bi-Polar Disorder.
These common mis-diagnoses stem from an ignorance among professionals about specific social and emotional characteristics of gifted children which are then mistakenly assumed by these professionals to be signs of pathology.
Mis-Diagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children