The Attention Zone: A Parents' Guide to Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is an accessible and practical book that provides parents with facts, advice, and guidance on raising children with ADHD. It covers such basic concerns as the causes and symptoms of ADHD; the effects of ADHD on families; school and home management; and psychological and medical treatments. In a special chapter the author attempts to address some of the most commonly asked questions regarding ADHD and medical therapy. The Attention Zone includes diaries and forms for a family to use together in the privacy of their own home as well as a currently selected resource list of books and videotapes for adults, teenagers, and children.
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If you have a child with ADHD, or whom you suspect is ADHD, I would suggest that you read this book from cover to cover and keep it handy for quick reference.
-Kevin Leman, Ph.D., Author of Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours..
-Kevin Leman, Ph.D., Author of Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours..
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Listen up Parents - Dr. Cohen knows his stuff!,
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After reading The Attention Zone it is odvious that Dr. Cohen is undoubtedly the leader in his field. Clinical discriptions and a no non-sence style of writing creates a masterpiece that easily understood and equaly helpful to docters and parents alike.
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Many parents have concerns about how their child is doing in school and with friends. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
neurotransmitter variations, coexisting symptoms, language processing disorders, distraction barrier, attention zone, stimulant medications, educational support services, core symptoms, behavioral regulation, tic disorders, attention disorder Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Many parents have concerns about how their child is doing in school and with friends. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
neurotransmitter variations, coexisting symptoms, language processing disorders, distraction barrier, attention zone, stimulant medications, educational support services, core symptoms, behavioral regulation, tic disorders, attention disorder Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
School Management, Other Medical Therapies, Principles of Medical Intervention, General Treatment Principles, Hyperactivity Disorder, United States New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Answers to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell in Back Matter
- Helping Your Hyperactive/Attention Deficit Child: Revised 2nd Edition by John F. Taylor Ph.D. in Back Matter
- Otto Learns about His Medicine: A Story about Medication for Children with ADHD by Matthew R. Galvin in Back Matter
- Attention Please by Edna D. Copeland in Back Matter
- Maybe You Know My Kid by Mary Cahill Fowler in Back Matter
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