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Foley-Nicpon, Megan; Assouline, Susan G.; Fosenburg, Staci – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2015
Researchers investigated the self-concept profiles of twice-exceptional students in relationship to their cognitive ability and participation in educational services. All subjects (N = 64) had high ability (IQ score at or above the 90th percentile) and were diagnosed with either an autism spectrum disorder (ASD; n = 53) or specific learning…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Academic Ability, Exceptional Child Research, Profiles
Rubenstein, Lisa DaVia; Schelling, Natalie; Wilczynski, Susan M.; Hooks, Elizabeth N. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2015
The purpose of this phenomenological, qualitative study was to illuminate the lived, shared experiences of parents of gifted children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Thirteen parents were interviewed and the interviews were transcribed and qualitatively analyzed. This article specifically examines the parents' experiences navigating the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interviews, Educational Environment
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Kearns, Devin M.; Fuchs, Douglas – Exceptional Children, 2013
Stakeholders are debating the value of cognitively focused instruction for students who have not benefited from a skills-based approach. Much of the discussion, however, is occurring without recognition of research that has been conducted in the past 2 decades. In this article, we reviewed the research. Electronic databases and hard copies of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Low Achievement, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Processes