attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Complete with diagrams and lucid, simple explanations, this book is a crucial work for parents, teachers, day-care providers, and anyone involved in rearing an AD/HD child today.

Joey's father returns, calling himself Charles Heinz and apologizing for his past bad behavior, and he swears that once Joey and his mother change their names and help him fix up the old diner he has bought, their lives will change for the better.

Offers a comprehensive study on the diagnosis and treatment of childhood and adult Attention Deficit Disorder and discusses possible heredity factors of ADD, links between ADD and other conditions, and non-medical remedies such as diet, exercise, and lifestyle.

Explores possible causes for the recent rise in autism. It looks at improved diganotistics of autism, vitamin deficiencies, and different environmental and behavioral reasons that could lead to autism.

Discusses a number of issues that family members face when living with someone who has an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Timothy Denevi's memoir of growing up as a hyperactive child diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) intertwined with his even-handed and thorough reporting on the history of the diagnosis and its treatment. Simultaneously, the author traces our understanding of the origins of ADHD, from the late 19th and early 20th centuries when hyperactivity was atributed to defective moral conscience, demons, or head trauma, through the twentieth century when food additives, bad parenting, and even government conspiracies were blamed, to the most recent genetic research.

"An overview of ADHD for children in grades 5 and up. Find out what ADHD is, how it is diagnosed, and some treatment options"--Provided by publisher.

Living with his mother in a Berlin apartment house, Rico, a young boy with ADHD, enjoys playing detective games but when his friend Oskar suddenly disappears, possibly taken by a serial kidnapper, Rico determines to use his skills to find his friend.