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Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder (Paperback)
by Edward M. Hallowell (Author), John J. Md Ratey (Author)
Medication? Maybe. Marry the right person and find the right job? A must if you are an adult suffering from ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). So say psychiatrists Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey, authors of the influential Driven to Distraction, published in 1994. In their new book, Delivered from Distraction, Hallowell and Ratey survey the current medical landscape concerning ADD, combining their own clinical observations with the latest research to paint a much more complex and, in many ways, positive picture of the condition than has generally been presented.
Hallowell and Ratey embrace the idea that success in life comes more from playing to your strengths than overcoming your weaknesses. In the case of a person with ADD (child or adult), these strengths often include unusually high levels of creativity, charisma, intelligence, and energy. The authors insist that, while medication and other treatments can sometimes work wonders in reducing limitations, surrounding yourself with people who promote these positive traits, be they in your personal or professional life, is the single most important element to living well with ADD. As both Hallowell and Ratey are not only experts in the field, but "ADDers" themselves, the tips and stories they share for how to do so are fresh, funny, and far more helpful than tired arguments over drugs verse no drugs or whether there’s even such a thing as ADD at all.
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Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Hardcover)
by Kenneth Bock (Author), Cameron Stauth (Author)
“An easy-to-read commonsense guide to beneficial biomedical treatments such as diets and supplements. Dr. Bock clearly explains the different options and provides case histories of treatment successes.”
–Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures
“Superb . . . Encyclopedic but accessible and easy to read, this book will tell you all you need to know–and all your doctor needs to know but probably doesn't. An expert in the field, I learned a lot by reading this fascinating, extremely useful book.”
–Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Delivered from Distraction
“This remarkable and timely book provides a truly invaluable resource for parents, guiding them toward positive steps they can take to rescue their children. Bock and Stauth have done an outstanding job of removing the barriers to understanding these conditions and getting children started on the path to recovery.”
–Richard Deth, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, Northeastern University
“This book provides readers with the tools to defend and restore their children’s health. It is well written and comprehensive, and tackles the controversies organized medicine would prefer to ignore. If you are concerned about the futures of all our children, this is a must-read.”
–Jeff Bradstreet, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., director, The International Child Development Resource Center
“This groundbreaking book is sure to change the face of pediatric medicine. It’s a remarkable and practical work by a fine physician and an excellent science writer. I highly recommend it.”
–Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., author of Brain Longevity
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Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents (Revised Edition) (Paperback)
by Russell A. Barkley (Author)
This is an incredibly thorough and educational book. Barkeley is a pioneer in research on ADHD and a genuine authority. But he leans too much on the pathological/medical view of ADHD, and by the end of the book, I was exhausted just thinking about the road ahead of me in raising two boys with ADHD. Fortunately, I read the review here suggesting other books (like Driven to Distraction and the Thom Hartman books), and I expanded my reading education about ADHD considerably by reading those books, too. However, I do recommend starting with Barkeley - to get facts and ideas about management of ADHD, especially if you have young children. But take his suggestions with a grain of salt, too - my gut tells me that asking my child's teacher to implement an elaborate "chips and points" type program at school is not really the way I want to go. Also, Barkeley is a little dry and if you are an adult with ADD, you might put this one down before you finish. Nonetheless, it is a well researched and thoughtfully presented book, and I recommend it highly, so long as you read other books about ADHD/ADD, too.
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Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger's, Tourette's, Bipolar, And More!: The One Stop Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Other Professionals (Hardcover)
by Martin L., M.D. Kutscher (Author), Tony Attwood (Contributor), Robert R. Wolff (Contributor)
When you're overwhelmed by a child's complex challenges and needs - and often finding contradictory information from various therapists, educators, and physicians -- the last thing you need is a complicated tome. In this concise, well-ordered volume, Dr. Kutscher provides a very clear understanding of each component of the "syndrome mix." It is truly a one-stop guide. His communication style is very accessible and human -- not academic and technical.
As the moderator of an online support group for the partners of adults with ADHD, I've long referred members to Dr. Kutscher's website. ADHD seldom "travels alone." It can have a variety of traveling companions, many of which are missed by mental-health professionals. For years, his simple, to-the-point explanations provided for many a key to understanding behaviors that had confused or confounded them. Now he has brought that same approach to this book. His audience is parents, but the information often applies to adults with ADHD and associated disorders as well.
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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Third Edition: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment (Hardcover)
by Russell A. Barkley (Author)
"This timely third edition is a worthy update of its predecessors. Every chapter integrates new knowledge, and significant new developments in the field all receive updated and cogent commentary. It is notable that Barkley and collaborators do not attempt to critically evaluate the entire literature, but rather cull for practitioners the most clinically relevant information. Those who already own the second edition of this classic resource will find ample reason to upgrade to the third, and students and younger practitioners coming to the Handbook for the first time will enjoy the most comprehensive coverage of clinically applicable information about ADHD available in a single, scholarly source."--Joel T. Nigg, PhD, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University
"The most scholarly, authoritative, and comprehensive text ever written on ADHD, this is a must-read, revered resource for physicians, clinical and school psychologists, mental health professionals, educators, and graduate students interested in ADHD."--Mark D. Rapport, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida
“The new edition of the Handbook is a virtual encyclopedia of ADHD. It is the most comprehensive, up-to-date resource available, and provides a thorough review, discussion, and 'key points' summaries of topics including etiology, diagnostic evaluation, theoretical models, developmental course, gender differences, comorbidities, and treatment. The Handbook is a 'must' for clinicians and researchers and is an excellent text for advanced graduate clinical psychology courses.”--Howard Abikoff, PhD, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine
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Why Can't My Child Behave?: Why Can't She Cope? Why Can't He Learn? (Paperback)
by Jane Hersey (Author), Robert C. Lawlor (Author)
This book is chock full of information you need to know before you spend any more money at your local grocery store! The Feingold diet has done wonders for my son and myself. We'd have a world of much healthier people if we all ate this way.
I had to laugh reading some of the reviews. CHADD is funded by Big Pharma so of course they're going to say diet doesn't work. Jane Hersey is far from nutty--she's a wise woman who's opening some eyes to what's truly in our foods. You don't need to call her names just because you don't want to believe what she writes.
The Feingold Association is far from the only people who are finding that food and behavior and food and learning are connected. The move for healthier foods in our schools shows that. I wish everyone would read this book, whether they have children or not. It's quite eye-opening.
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To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled: Strategies for Helping Bright Students with LD, ADHD, and More (Paperback)
by Susan Baum (Author), Steven Owen (Author)
Students who are gifted, but who struggle with a learning disability or attention deficit are a strange paradox: they have special intellectual gifts, but are unsuccessful with certain basic learning tasks. Their potential is at great risk of going untapped and undeveloped because the major focus of educational intervention is on what these students do not know and cannot do rather than on nurturing their talents. These students require special attention, and it is vital that schools pay attention to the gifts as well as the learning difficulties.
This revised and expanded edition of To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled offers up-to-date information on identifying and meeting the needs of gifted and learning disabled (GLD) youngsters. Part I discusses the patterns of accomplishments and failures that many GLD students present as well as identification and diagnosis issues. Part II explores the contemporary psychological theory and research that guides educational applications for GLD students. And Part III offers practical strategies for teaching GLD students and helping them plan and explore options for their future. Three new chapters in this resource cover self regulation, developing comprehensive IEPs for GLD students, and the roles parents and counselors can play in meeting the social and emotional needs of GLD students.
Thoroughly researched and filled with case studies, practical suggestions and techniques for working with GLD students, useful resources, and much more, To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled is a resource anyone who works or lives with a child who has both startling talents and disabling weaknesses should have.
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How To Reach And Teach Children with ADD/ADHD: Practical Techniques, Strategies, and Interventions (Paperback)
by Sandra F., M.A. Rief (Author)
"For over a decade, Sandra Rief’s How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD has been the most definitive and user-friendly ‘go-to’ guide for teachers and parents eager to help children with ADHD succeed in school, home, and life overall. Now updated with the latest research findings from the last ten years, this book outstrips even the original. Unlike so many other volumes, this book is hands-on, well-organized, extremely readable, and full of the kind of wise, practical advice that only comes from someone who has been there (and continues to be there!) helping teachers, parents, children, and youth struggling with ADHD. I especially like the focus on different ages, school settings, and subjects. My highest recommendation for this book, and my greatest praise for Sandra making this invaluable resource available!"
--Peter S. Jensen, M.D., director, Center for the Advancement of Children’s Mental Health and Ruane Professor of Child Psychiatry at Columbia University
"Sandra Rief is one of the most astute as well as compassionate voices in the world about ADHD. She really gets it, and this book will give you what she gets. A wonderful contribution and valuable, practical resource for all teachers, parents, and clinicians."
--Edward Hallowell, M.D., author, When Your Worry About the Child You Love and coauthor, Driven to Distraction
"This valuable resource should be at every teacher’s fingertips! Sandra Rief offers current research-based strategies and information on ADHD that are a must read for every educator."
--Ellen Stantus, special education director, Davis School District, Farmington, Utah
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ADHD and the Nature of Self-Control (Hardcover)
by Russell A. Barkley (Author)
"Not only does this book provide a comprehensive history of ADHD, but it also offers new perspectives on the contributions of behavioral inhibition and executive functions to the syndrome. Numerous behavioral indicators that were not accounted for by prior theories are addressed by Barkley's new paradigm. This book is essential reading for and furnishes valuable information for psychologists, psychiatrists, and educators." --Contemporary Psychology
"[Barkley's] presentation is clear and well-organized, and offers much detailed psychological, historical, and medical evidence for his theory, as well as some useful insights into ADHD....This is essential reading for clinicians, psychologists, and psychiatrists who treat the ADHD population, and furnishes valuable research information and ideas." --Readings
"Russell Barkley does a remarkable job of bringing together and organizing literature from writers on ADHD, neuroanatomy and neuropsychology to support his "hybrid model" for understanding the disorder....As a volume devoted to theory and research its primary readers will undoubtedly be students and professionals in those fields most involved in the study of ADHD: neurologists, neuropsychologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and developmental pediatricians. However, the author's insights should also be useful to therapists working with clients or patients with ADHD and to anyone interested in trying to understand the nature and development of self control....[The] last chapter is worth the price of the book. It provides food for thought to anyone who is interested in ADHD or in exploring another way of thinking about impulsivity, self-control, and personal responsibility in all of us." --Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
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ADD/ADHD Behavior-Change Resource Kit: Ready-to-Use Strategies & Activities for Helping Children with Attention Deficit Disorder (Ready-To-Use) (Paperback)
by Grad L., Ph.D. Flick (Author)
For teachers, counselors and parents, this comprehensive new resource is filled with up-to-date information and practical strategies to help kids with attention deficits learn to control and change their own behaviors and build the academic, social, and personal skills necessary for success in school and in life. The Kit first explains ADD/ADHD behavior, its biological bases and basic characteristics and describes procedures used for diagnosis and various treatment options. It then details a proven set of training exercises and programs in which teachers, counselors and parents work together to monitor and manage the child's behavior to achieve the desired results.
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