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      What Happens when Gifted Children Grow Up

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      What Happens when Gifted Children Grow Up
      ByJoan Freeman
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2010
      eBook Published 15 September 2010
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203845752
      Pages 328
      eBook ISBN 9780203845752
      Subjects Behavioral Sciences, Education
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      Freeman, J. (2010). Gifted Lives: What Happens when Gifted Children Grow Up (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203845752

      ABSTRACT

      This book reveals the dramatic stories of twenty outstandingly gifted people as they grew from early promise to maturity in Britain. Recorded over the last thirty-five years by award-winning psychologist, Joan Freeman, these fascinating accounts reveal the frustrations and triumphs of her participants, and investigates why some fell by the wayside whilst others reached fame and fortune.

      These exceptional people possess a range of intellectual, social and emotional gifts in fields such as mathematics, the arts, music and spirituality. Through their particular abilities, they were often confronted with extra emotional challenges, such as over-anxious and pushy parents, teacher put-downs, social trip-wires, boredom and bullying in school and conflicting life choices. Their stories illustrate how seemingly innocuous events could have devastating life-long consequences, and confront the reader with intriguing questions such as: Does having a brilliant mind help when you are ethnically different or suffering serious depression? How does a world-class pianist cope when repetitive strain injury strikes, or a young financier when he hits his first million? What is the emotional impact of grade-skipping?

      Joan Freeman’s insights into the twists and turns of these lives are fascinating and deeply moving. She shows us that while fate has a part to play, so does a personal outlook which can see and grab a fleeting chance, overcome great odds, and put in the necessary hard work to lift childhood prodigy to greatness. Readers will identify with many of the intriguing aspects of these people’s lives, and perhaps learn something about themselves too.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter |11 pages

      Introduction

      part |3 pages

      PART 1 Too may gifts

      chapter 1|26 pages

      Maths prodigy to saint

      chapter 2|19 pages

      Spoilt for choice

      chapter 3|20 pages

      Stark odds

      part |2 pages

      PART 2 A dominant gift

      chapter 4|17 pages

      Opera star

      chapter 5|25 pages

      Two Davids and the goliath of art

      chapter 6|15 pages

      A good samaritan

      chapter 7|18 pages

      The gift of integrity

      chapter 8|30 pages

      Musical chairs

      part |3 pages

      PART 3 Special challenges to gifted potential

      chapter 9|14 pages

      The label of `gifted'

      chapter 10|16 pages

      Barriers in the mind

      chapter 11|27 pages

      A gifted gambler

      chapter 12|25 pages

      Gifted women

      part |1 pages

      PART 4 Beyond gifts and talents . . .

      chapter 13|20 pages

      Genius

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