*Corresponding author:
Dorothy Sisk, College of Education & Human Development, Lamar University, USAReceived: July 17, 2018; Published: July 19, 2018
DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.07.001445
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Intellectually gifted students have emotional intensity and mental processing that is outside of the norm for their age group and they often manifest anxiety about school and have difficulties in peer interaction. This anxiety often results in migraine headaches and a feeling of being “out of sync” with both school and their peers. Programs focusing on building motivation, self-concept and leadership are one way to meet the social-emotional needs of gifted students. Shayla a 16yr. old gifted student suffered from migraine headaches and she had a low self-concept. After participating in a three weeks residential leadership program focusing on mindfulness practices, she became free from migraine headaches, and there was a significant increase in her self-concept, motivation and leadership skills.
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