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Reviews: "In this book parents will find the unique perspective of a team of professionals and their views on how best to evaluate and managce the child with ADHD. This unique point of view is sensitive, empathetic, and informative and spans a variety of topics of great interest to parents." -- Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., author of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment. "The Hyperactive Child Book combines current knowledge about hyperactivity with an abundance of sound practical advice. The book is especially sensitive in helping parents optimize the develompent of their hyperactive child while addressing their own needs and those of other family members. The information contained in The Hyperactive Child Book will be enormously helpful to parents." -- Eric J. Mash, Ph.D., coauthor of Behavioral Assessment of Childhood Disorders "An excellent book for parents. In particular, the section on diagnosis stands out ... The section on dealing with schools makes a unique contribution in that it is the first source tha educates parentvs on how to develop programs for their ADHD child jointly with their child's school. Parents will find this easy-to-read book is user friendly, practical, and sensitive to face issues faced by the parents of the ADHD child." Rex Forehand, Ph.D., Research Professor and Acting Director of the Institute for Behavioral Research at the University of Georgia "The Hyperactive Child Book contains a comprehensive review of information about raising, treating, and educating a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The book will be useful to parents, teachers, and health-care professionals in their efforts to provide for the ADHD child." -- Harvey C. Parker, Ph.D., Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD)

Synopsis:

When parents first sense there is something different about their child, they face a myriad of questions, such as: How can I find out what is wrong and get the best treatment? What does this mean for my child and our family? And, is it my fault?

For parents of children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), finding the answers to your questions may seem near to impossible. Doctors and medical boosk can be difficult to understand an, moreover, contradictory.

Yet with the appropriate treatment and suprevision, your hyperactive child - and his or her parents - can not only cope but thrive. Patricia Kennedy and her son Max are one such success story: Diagonsed as having ADHD and learning disabilities at age eleven, Max none-thelesess became an honors student in high school, garnered top SAT scores, and is now studynig computer science in college.

For the Hyperactive Child Book, Kennedy joined with Drotors Leif Terdal and Lydia Fusetti, her son's psychologist and pediatrician, to offer a step-by-step plan for insuring that your ADHD child receives the optimal treatment, education, and preparation for coping with life. Combining the latest medical and psychological wisdom with a mother's personal experiences, Kennedy, Terdal, and Fusetti guide parents through every step of raising a hyperactive child, including:

• Why it is essential to have your child evaluated by an expert diagnostic team - and how to go about finding one.
• How to be sure your child is receiving the best possible medical care.
• How to be your child's advocate in the school bureaucracy
• How to help your child acquire the specific study skills that will help him or her to learn more effectively
• How to deal with dad-to-day issues from homework to housework to relationships with siblings and other peers

  Detailed, compassionate, and endlessly useful, here at last is a book that goes beyond the myths and fads about hyperactivity to help the entire family live happily with and ADHD child. (from hardcover jacket)

About the authors

Leif Terdal, Ph.D. is a professor of medical psychology at Oregon Health Sciences University and has coauthored and contirbuted to several books, including Behavioral Assessment of Childhood Disorders and Handbook of Clinical Behavioral Pediatrics.

Lydia Fusetti, M.D., practices general pediatricts and is a consulting professor at Oregon State University's Department of Motor Disabilities, as well as a consulting specialist in child development for the state of Oregon.

Patricia Kennedy has done graduate work in education and psychology and has raised an ADHD child. The authors all live near Portland, Oregon.

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Table of Contents (from Hardcover Edition)

Part I: ADHD: What It Is and How It's Treated

1. Exactly what is attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder?
2. What Causes ADHD, or "Is IT My Fault?"
3. Who Should Evaluate Your Child?: Wroking With Professionals
4. The Use of Ritalin and Other Medications in the Treatment of ADHD
   
   Part II: Living With ADHD in the Home
5. Organizing the Environment
6. Discipline: THere iIs a Difference
7. Siblings andFamily and Friends
   
   Part III: How To Advocate For Your Child
8. Dealing with the Schools
9. The IEP: What Every Parent Should Know
10. Learning Disabilities and Hyperactivity: Uncertain Connections
    
    Part IV: ADHD Teens
11. Adolescence and Early Adulthood
    
    Part V: ADHD Young Adults
12. Outcome: What Happens to Our ADHD Children When They Grow Up?
    
    Part VI: Just for Parents
13. Parental Survival: How to Relieve Stress

    Appendices
    A: Conners Rating Scales
    B: U.S. Department of Education Policy -- ADP Policy Clarification
    C: ADHD Clinics
    D: Colleges with Learning Disorders Services
    E: Parent Support Associations for ADHD

 

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