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Life Span Development: Gifted Adults
, Support: Talent Development
| Website: |
Fostering adult giftedness: Acknowledging and addressing affective needs of gifted adults |
| Author: |
Lind, S. |
| Publisher: |
Talent Development Resources |
| URL: |
http://www.sengifted.org/articles_adults/Lind_FosteringAdultGiftedness.shtml |
| Year: |
2003 |
| Description: |
Hosted on the Talent Development Resources website, this article by Sharon Lind, discusses the difficulties an adult may go through in identifying themselves as gifted. Some adults realize that while teaching, guiding, and/or parenting their gifted children, they see similar traits in themselves. Lind focuses on
five key affective needs of gifted adults: acknowledging your own gifts; nurturing your identity development; giving yourself permission to be a growing, changing, imperfect person; taking advantage of and coping with over excitabilities; and learning practical coping skills. |
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