attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Offers advice to parents and professionals on how to help children with learning disabilities, or with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, grow up to be normal, well-adjusted, successful adults, discussing symptoms, medication, therapy, testing, schooling, and other topics.

Ben's troubles at school get progressively worse when he starts hanging around Trout, a new boy in his fifth grade class, who is also labeled as learning disabled.

Describes the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD, as well as ways in which people live with it.

Investigates the similarities of ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) to autism, and offers alternative solutions for children with ADHD as well as bipolar disorder, conduct disorder, ODD (oppositional defiant disorder) and depression.

Describes the six kinds of attention deficit disorder and ways of combating them, covering diet, exercise, medication, neurofeedback, sleep, family and school strategies, and other related topics.

Chronicles the history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its treatments, and draws from scientific literature to explain what ADHD is, how it is diagnosed, why children get ADHD, the process of drug development, treatments, and other aspects of the condition.

A guide to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder that explains how it is diagnosed, what causes it, how it can be treated, and where to find help.

Offers information for parents of children with attention deficit disorder, covering inborn traits associated with the disorder, how to understand and steer development, strategies for improving behavior, schooling, medications, and other related topics.

Presents information on the history and use of Ritalin and other medications used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, discusses the drug's prevelance in U.S. society, and considers its health consequences. Includes resources for further study.