Signs of Giftedness in the Neuropsychological Context
Some neuropsychological features of gifted children:
1) Disharmonious development of higher mental functions is a combination of delayed development of some functional systems with partial acceleration of others. For example, a high level of mathematical skills can be combined with gross dysgraphia.
2) Disorders in the emotional-volitional sphere – inadequate reaction to external stimuli, difficulties in adapting to the environment.
3) Increased exhaustion – children find it difficult to tolerate any activity that requires prolonged physical or mental effort.
4) Insufficiency of voluntary regulation of behavior – a decrease in voluntary attention, the child can do only what he likes, and as long as he succeeds in it.