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When Gifted Children Became Subjects

Non-Verbal Testing, Hypnosis, and the Experience of Being Studied Institutional Context: Bristol in the 1980s During the 1970s and 1980s, research into children’s cognition expanded significantly across the United Kingdom. Educational psychologists, universities, and schools increasingly explored non-verbal intelligence, spatial … Continue reading

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Gifted Cognition in Adverse Environments: Systems Thinking, Trauma, and Misrecognition in Foster Care

Recognising Diverse Forms of Giftedness The following section explains how my cognitive style developed within the context of foster care and trauma, and why forms of giftedness that do not follow traditional educational pathways are often overlooked among children in … Continue reading

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