attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

A guide to teaching children with attention deficit disorder, Tourette syndrome, or obsessive-compulsive disorder that discusses school intervention, classroom modification, academic interventions, pitfalls, social skills, computer use, assessment tests, individual education plans, modifications for college admission testing, federal laws, and other related topics.

After his mother takes him to the doctor, Shelley the turtle begins to understand why he feels so jumpy and wiggly inside that he can't stay still.

Eight-year-old Josh hates being unable to concentrate or control himself, but with the help of his parents, his teacher, and a doctor, he learns to deal with his condition, known as ADHD or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Provides information and practical strategies designed to help kids with attention deficit disorders to learn control and change their behavior while building academic, social, and personal skills.

Presents assumptions about attention deficit disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; alternatives to the ADD/ADHD paradigm; and strategies to empower children diagnosed with it instead of control them.

Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the hard-drinking father he has never known and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the championship.

Explains attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and discusses what the latest research findings are, how parents can deal with their child, what medical alternatives there are, how to improve a child's school performance, and other related 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 attention deficit disorder, as well as ways in which people live with it.

Describes the medical uses of the prescription drug Ritalin, the problems presented by overprescribing it, its potential for abuse, and ways to prevent such abuse.