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All Dogs have ADHDAll Dogs Have ADHD takes an inspiring and affectionate look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), using images and ideas from the canine world to explore a variety of traits that will be instantly recognisable to those who are familiar with ADHD. Following the style of the award-winning All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome, charming colour photographs of dogs bring to life familiar ADHD characteristics such as being restless and excitable, getting easily distracted, and acting on impulse. This delightful book combines humour with understanding to reflect the difficulties and joys of raising a child with ADHD and celebrates what it means to be considered `different'. This absorbing and enjoyable book takes a refreshing approach to understanding ADHD. |
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderAttention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a medical diagnostic label for a mixed group of disruptive behaviours in children, which influences their development, family relationships and social interaction. AD/HD is part of a child's make-up: it is not a disease, but a pattern of problem behaviour, much of which is largely outside the sufferer's control. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Multidisciplinary Approach provides clear guidelines on good practice in assessment, diagnosis and management of, and provision for, children with AD/HD. Written for teachers, parents, medical practitioners, psychologists and other professionals, Holowenko's multidisciplinary approach stresses the collaborative nature of successful management of the condition. The book is based on the work of an interdisciplinary group whose aim was to identify a consensus view on the disparate positions on AD/HD. |
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderADHD is a term used to classify extreme symptoms of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. It is one of the most challenging and controversial areas of special education facing teachers in UK schools today. This informative guide equips teachers with a wide variety of strategies for teaching and managing pupils who are diagnosed with ADHD. Finton O'Regan also provides guidance on medication such as Ritalin, and suggests a number of ways to get parents more involved. All in all, an indispensible guide for every teacher! |
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The AD/HD HandbookOver the past ten years, increasing awareness of ADHD in the UK has resulted in an escalation in the number of referrals to child psychiatrists and paediatricians. The ADHD Handbook is the first of its kind, in that it is written by UK clinicians specifically for parents and health care professionals who have little prior knowledge of the disorder. It is a concise introductory handbook and provides essential information on the nature of ADHD. When young people are diagnosed as having ADHD, they usually have a lot of questions about the disorder, about what is wrong, what can be done, and what is going to happen to them. Their families, teachers and friends also have questions to ask, as they need to understand what is going on, so that they can help. This book outlines the symptoms and difficulties associated with the disorder and the sort of treatments and interventions available. This book also offers suggestions of where, or from whom more information and practical help can be found. The future for people with ADHD need not be bleak, if families and professionals can work together to ensure that the young person receives appropriate treatment - The ADHD Handbook is a first step in this direction. |
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderADHD is a common, complex and yet often misunderstood condition, affecting children, adolescents and adults. It causes a wide range of difficulties with concentration, impulse control, hyperactivity, motivation and time awareness. This can often lead to school failure, expulsion, emotional, behavioural and social problems. The author gives an overview of the condition based on the broad internationally recognized approach to ADHD, which takes account of its biological as well as environmental elements. He discusses appropriate management guidelines which include consideration of medication as well as psycho-social and educational strategies. The book aims to be a comprehensive and authoritative text on ADHD, its causes and management currently available in the UK. It provides a practical guide to the process of dealing more effectively with ADHD, from initial recognition to effective management strategies via assessment and diagnosis. It is intended for parents, teachers and other professionals to facilitate appropriate understanding and support for this distressing condition. |
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How to Teach and Manage Children with ADHDThis practical book is packed full of tips, advice and support for teachers, teaching assistants and parents coping with children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD). Along with many years’ experience of working with and managing ADHD children, Fintan O’Regan also brings together the latest thinking on ADHD and provides a wealth of winning schooltime strategies. The book includes invaluable advice on the different ways that ADHD may affect girls and reflects upon tactics to stop bullying in schools. Other chapters provide tips on developing alternative learning strategies, classroom organisation and playtime supervision. There is also a section on how to manage school trips successfully and why they are such a good idea. Though the book focuses on the specifics of ADHD, much of the advice given is appropriate for children with a wide range of behavioural problems. Often humorous and always relevant, this book will be an essential addition to any staff-room library. 64 A4 pages. |
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Children with ADD or ADHD can be a parenting nightmare. They can be disruptive and destructive and do not respond to guidance like other children. Medication may reduce symptoms, but disruptive behaviour often persists. Is there anything that the parent can do?
Parenting the ADD Child brings together for the first time a variety of tried and tested methods in a unique, comprehensive and accessible format that will not be found elsewhere. It goes beyond the identification of the symptoms to tackle the changes parents can make, ensuring that behaviour problems associated with ADD and ADHD are managed and reduced.
David Pentecost has spent ten years working with the families of children with ADD and ADHD and the dilemmas they face. He has developed the ADDapt approach to solving behaviour problems, which is set out in full in this book. 'ADDapt' stands for 'ADD alternative parenting techniques': it is a complete and easy-to-follow programme which enables parents working on their own to deal with the disruptive behaviour patterns common to ADD. Developed and refined through work with over 150 families, ADDapt has brought a harmony into family life that parents thought was lost forever.
'...an accessible, practical text with plenty of charts and activities for both children and parents. And although the strategies are not new (they will be very familiar to anyone involved in the management of difficult behaviour), this, in a way, is a strength: at least they are tried and tested. A useful addition to your resource base, especially for lending to parents.'
- TES Special Needs
'...easy to follow, jargon-free, and very parent friendly. In each of the twelve steps there is: an introduction on the aim of the technique involved in that step; what the parent/child will learn; tasks/exercises for parents to complete; how to implement the technique; tips for success; answers to frequently asked questions from parents in relation to that technique. There is no timescale to complete the whole ADDapt programme as it is realistic in acknowledging each family is different and need to go at their own pace. The most appealing factor about this book is that it has clearly been written by someone who has worked extensively with parents of children with ADD, who is fully aware and understanding of the of the problems they experience. The first eight chapters of the book provide parents with invaluable information and advice on issues which need to be looked at before beginning the ADDapt programme... If you read the whole book from start to finish, the amount of information to take in can seem overwhelming. However, it is written in such a way that parents are repeatedly reassured, guided and motivated. Although the book is primarily aimed at parents of children with ADD, I recommend it to be an invaluable source of reference for all professionals involved with such children and their families.'
- Michelle Griffin
'...the one to buy. It is a practical self help strategy for parents and essential reading for teachers and other professionals involved in the identification and therapy of ADHD children if they are to understand just how difficult the parenting task is. David Pentecost is a family therapist who has really listened and learnt what ADHD parenting is all about, and thankfully written this excellent book which gives a background to the parenting scheme he has called ADDapt - ADD Alternative Parenting Techniques - and then goes on to describe in practical terms the twelve stages of the ADDapt programme. Parents will be pleased to hear a professional acknowledge that good parenting skills are not enough. ADHD requires different skills where the normal rules of good parenting sometimes don't work.'
- Special Children