Helping Hyperactive Kids ? a Sensory Integration Approach

Author: Lynn Horowitz
Publisher: Hunter House
ISBN: 9780897934817
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Sensory integration has provided help to children with behavior, learning, and motor skills problems for over 40 years. A treatment based on play, it helps children absorb, process, and respond to information in an appropriate manner. This book provides a complete overview and explanation of the therapy, as well as practical sensory integration–based techniques that can be used by teachers and parents to help the hyperactive child. This non-medical approach can be used in conjunction with, or as a substitute for, traditional drug treatments.

Helping Hyperactive Kids ? A Sensory Integration Approach

Author: Lynn J. Horowitz
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0897935411
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 142

Helping Your ADD Child

Author: John F. Taylor
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 9780761527565
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 416

Book Description
New Hope for Children and Teens with ADD For the millions who have attention deficit disorder (ADD) and for those who are impacted by a resulting behavior, this comprehensive guide to understanding and treating ADD (with or without hyperactivity) offers exciting new hope. Written by a nationally known psychologist and father of ADD children, this groundbreaking book is a lifesaver for kids, parents, and teachers alike. Inside you will find step-by-step tools for helping your ADD or ADHD child--from an extensive screening for spotting the initial signs of ADD and making a proper diagnosis to the pros and cons of nutritional, psychological, and drug treatments. This is by far the most up-to-date and compassionate book on ADD and it will make a profound difference for both you and your child. "I have never been so impressed with a book. This is, without a doubt, the most constructive, informative, and honest writing I have ever read about ADD."-- Candy Woodson, past president of a national organization for parents of ADD/ADHD children "Informed, compassionate, eminently successful."-- Journal of Nursing Care "Filled with warmth and useful suggestions. Parents of Hyperactive children will want to use this book as a continual source of help and encouragement."-- G. Hugh Allred, Ed.D., professor, Brigham Young University

The Family ADHD Solution

Author: Mark Bertin
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 023010505X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
"The indispensible guide for parents to give their child with ADHD the tools to succeed."--Publisher description.

Your Hyperactive Child

Author: Barbara Ingersoll
Publisher: Main Street Books
ISBN: 0307768643
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
The authoritative handbook provides a wealth of urgently needed information to help parents of a hyperactive child understand and cope with their child's baffling behavior.

How To Reach And Teach Children with ADD / ADHD

Author: Sandra F. Rief
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118429397
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 498

Book Description
Sandra Rief offers myriad real-life case studies, interviews, and student intervention plans for children with ADD/ADHD. In addition, the book contains best teaching practices and countless strategies for enhancing classroom performance for all types of students. This invaluable resource offers proven suggestions for: Engaging students' attention and active participation Keeping students on-task and productive Preventing and managing behavioral problems in the classroom Differentiating instruction and addressing students' diverse learning styles Building a partnership with parents and much more.

Understanding Girls with AD/HD

Author: Kathleen G. Nadeau
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
A ground-breaking book on the needs and issues of girls with attentional problems: why they are often undiagnosed, how they are different from boys, and what their special needs are in school, in their social world and at home. Age-related checklists from pre-school to high school help parents and professionals better identify and help girls with AD/HD.

Mindful Parenting for ADHD

Author: Mark Bertin
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 1626251819
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
Written by a pediatrician and based in proven-effective mindfulness techniques, this book will help you and your child with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) keep calm, flexible, and in control. If you are a parent of a child with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you probably face many unique daily challenges. Kids with ADHD are often inattentive, hyperactive, and impulsive, since ADHD affects all of self-management and self-regulation. As a result, you might become chronically frustrated or stressed out, which makes caring for ADHD that much harder. In this book, a developmental pediatrician presents a proven-effective program for helping both you and your child with ADHD stay cool and collected while remaining flexible, resilient, and mindful. Bertin addresses the various symptoms of ADHD using non-technical language and a user-friendly format. In addition, he offers guidelines to help you assess your child's strengths and weaknesses, create plans for building skills and managing specific challenges, lower stress levels for both yourself and your child, communicate effectively, and cultivate balance and harmony at home and at school. If you are a parent, caregiver, or mental health professional, this book provides a valuable guide.

The ADHD Workbook for Kids

Author: Lawrence E. Shapiro
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 1572247665
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Book Description
In The ADHD Workbook for Kids, an internationally-recognized child psychologist presents more than forty ten-minute games and activities children with ADHD can do to learn to make friends, gain confidence, and manage out-of-control behaviors.

The School Counselor’s Guide to ADHD

Author: Richard A. Lougy
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1452213097
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 185

Book Description
Covers current information on causes, symptoms, and medications for ADHD, as well as the school counselor's role in providing interventions, collaborating with teachers, and communicating with parents.