The Elephant in the ADHD Room

Author: Letitia Sweitzer
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 0857009109
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Boredom and boredom avoidance drive the behaviours of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity – the diagnostic criteria of ADHD. This is the first ADHD resource to thoroughly explore the connection between the two. Full of innovative approaches, the book introduces a wide range of strategies for professionals working in clinical, educational and therapeutic settings to help those with ADHD beat boredom and engage with tasks and goals they want or need to achieve. Approaches specifically designed for toddlers, children, teenagers and adults are included, which can then be incorporated into schoolwork, jobs, relationships and everyday life. This practical resource will provide professionals who diagnose, treat, coach, and teach those with ADHD or those who suffer from frequent or pervasive boredom, with the tools to alleviate boredom in order to improve both concentration and mood.

An Elephant in the Living Room

Author: Jill M. Hastings
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Workbook for a course in self-discovery for children aged 7-14 who have alcoholics in their family.

The Elephant in the Living Room

Author: Dimitri A. Christakis
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 1594862761
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 275

Book Description
Arguing that television is not necessarily harmful to children, a guide for parents reveals how to use television as an effective tool for entertainment, education, and socialization, in a reference that identifies top-recommended shows as well as programs to avoid.

Saving Sarah

Author: Susy Parker
Publisher: Pantera Press
ISBN: 1925700259
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Susy's first passion is her family, her husband and their three young children. Her second passion is helping her 9-year-old daughter, Sarah*, to live, love and laugh with ADHD. In her first book Saving Sarah: Learning to Live, Love and Laugh with ADHD Susy shares in raw, painful and honest detail, the dark side of parenting a child with ADHD but also paints the positive picture that people often don't see or understand. By sharing Sarah's story, Susy hopes to start a 'Positive ADHD movement' to remove the stigma, misunderstanding and labelling that comes with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. * Name has been changed to protect identity

My Blue Elephant

Author: Vidya Varadarajan
Publisher: Scholastic India Pvt Limited
ISBN: 9789352759064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
A little girl has a BIG secret. It's her pet elephant, but sshhh ... nobody knows! Will she be able to hide him for long?

ADD/ADHD Drug Free

Author: Frank JACOBELLI
Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
ISBN: 0814400949
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) are among the most misunderstood problems facing young children today. Drugs like Ritalin and Cylert are traditionally prescribed to treat these disorders, but their use is controversial. While many children have been helped by these medications, at best, pills only temporarily improve symptoms. Sometimes they don't work at all, and they can come with disturbing side effects such as weight loss, insomnia, and may even slow growth in younger children. ADD/ADHD Drug Free gives frustrated parents a long-awaited natural alternative. The first book to feature enjoyable, practical activities for children that will help them cope with their disorder by strengthening brain functioning, this life-changing guide shows parents, teachers, and counselors how they can improve learning and behavior effectively and without medication. Timely and thoroughly researched, this guide will help thousands of children become more focused and more successful in school and in life, without jeopardizing their health.

The Boy from Hell

Author: Alison M. Thompson
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 178450257X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Book Description
For Alison, life with her son Daniel sometimes seemed like an endless round of difficulties: disobedience, backchat, rudeness, name-calling and aggression. Upon starting school, where his aggression and lack of concentration concerned teachers, Daniel was given a vague diagnosis of borderline Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which was later changed to ADHD with secondary Oppositional Defiant Disorder and autistic traits. In this honest account of the first 18 years of Daniel's life, Alison exposes her own worries, doubts, and exceptional courage at every pivotal turn in Daniel's life. Interspersing the narrative with tips and advice on what she has found useful - or not - in bringing up Daniel, Alison also provides encouraging guidance for teachers and fellow parents. This book also raises serious questions about how the education system supports children with special needs, and if medication can be the answer to managing ADHD in children.

I'm New Here

Author: Anne Sibley O'Brien
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
ISBN: 1430130164
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Three children from other countries (Somalia, Spain, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States.

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.

Understanding ADHD

Author: Howard Burton
Publisher: Open Agenda Publishing
ISBN: 1771700610
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 49

Book Description
This book is based on an in-depth, filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Stephen Hinshaw, Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley. Stephen Hinshaw is an expert in the fields of clinical child and adolescent psychology and developmental psychopathology, as well as stigma, preventive interventions and dehumanization related to mental illness. This extensive conversation examines the facts and misunderstandings surrounding ADHD, diagnosis and misdiagnosis, treatment, family responsibilities, the subtitles of medication, adult ADHD, gender, what's happening on an international level and finally the stigma of mental illness. This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Last Frontier, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter: I. On Genes and Explorers - Different perspectives II. Brain Biology - Neurotransmitters and cortex investigations III. Diagnosis and Treatment - Theory, practice and uncertainty IV. Behaviour and Medication - Not so straightforward V. Adults and Gender - More subtleties appear VI. Stigma - The elephant in the room VII. Public Policy - Unexpected consequences VIII. Adderall for All? - Objective vs. subjective effects IX. Global Perspectives - Getting a bigger picture X. Towards A Better Future? - Reasons for pessimism and optimism About Ideas Roadshow Conversations: Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.