Psychiatry and Psychology

Gifted Child

A child or adolescent who, when compared to others of the same age or experience, exhibits capability of high performance in intellectual, creative, or artistic areas, possesses an unusual capacity for leadership or excels in specific academic fields. (From PL 100-297, Sec. 4103, Definitions)

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Abstract

A child or adolescent who, when compared to others of the same age or experience, exhibits capability of high performance in intellectual, creative, or artistic areas, possesses an unusual capacity for leadership or excels in specific academic fields. (From PL 100-297, Sec. 4103, Definitions)

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Child, Gifted
  • Children, Gifted
  • Gifted Children
  • Adolescent, Gifted
  • Adolescents, Gifted
  • Gifted Adolescent
  • Gifted Adolescents

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7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

check also tag CHILD or specific

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  1. F02w.784w.629w.228.350w
  2. M01w.102.350w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gifted Child. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002672. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002672
  2. Gifted Child. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_giftedness
  3. Gifted Child. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467677