recognizing and coping with attention deficit disorder from childhood through adulthood
Hallowell, Edward M
1995
Describes the symptoms and effects of attention-deficit disorder through the stories of individual patients and describes methods for diagnosis and treatment.
understanding and taking control of your ADD or ADHD
Quinn, Patricia O
2009
Outlines the impact that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can have on the minds and personalities of individuals who suffer from this condition. Provides readers with tips and advice on managing this disorder, as well as ways to improve organizational, focusing, studying, and homework skills. Features black-and-white photographs and illustrations throughout.
Twelve-year-old Ronnie loves organization, especially because her brother has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, but traveling with their grandfather who is investigating wind power in Kansas brings some pleasant, if chaotic, surprises.
A color-illustrated overview of attention deficit disorder that describes its causes, diagnosis, and treatment, explains how to help classmates with the disorder, and includes success stories of famous people with ADD.
The friendship of teenage rally drivers Trent and Adam becomes dangerously strained when Trent, who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, begins acting very strangely after the two of them get into an accident.
Addresses the particular concerns of adolescents diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and offers coping strategies as well as personal stories from teens with the disorder.
Provides an overview of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, describing what it is, the history of the disorder, what it is like to live with ADHD, and some of the available treatments.
Offers advice on how to diagnose Attention Deficit Disorder; discusses the strengths that often accompany the learning disorder; and describes teaching tools that may be effective in helping ADD children realize their potential.
Presents an authoritative guide for doctors and psychologists as well as parents and teachers that addresses the many challenges associated with Attention Deficit Disorder, and offers advice on recognizing and treating it properly.
A guidebook designed especially for kids, which uses cartoons, checklists, and activity pages to teach them, their parents, and others around them, how to deal with the challenges of Attention Deficit Disorder.
