There are a number of reasons for considering gifted children with
AD/HD. The dual exceptionality of being both gifted, and AD/HD, often
means that such children are not recognized as having either
exceptionality, and thus, their needs for an appropriate education are
not met. AD/HD, in this paper, refers to the mixed type, those children
with symptoms of both inattention, and hyperactivity. AD/HD is
considered to be a deficit in ability to inhibit responding with
consequent deficits in self regulation and self monitoring of behavior.
The underlying deficit in AD/HD is hypothesized to be biological, and
based on differences in neurotransmitter regulation of dopamine. Most
affected are the areas of the brain that deal with the executive
functions, that is the ability to regulate, modulate, produce on demand,
organize, and sustain focus.
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