Deals with children who experience problems paying attention, controlling their emotions and physical actions and acting without forethought. Helps parents and professionals to accept the hyperactive child's behavior and find ways to help the child succeed. Refutes, debunks and challenges myths about hyperactivity. Provides an accurate understanding of the current state of science concerning the cause, developmental course, evaluation and outcome of this problem. Includes a critical review of medical and non-medical treatments and offers sound guidelines.
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Deals with children who experience problems paying attention, controlling their emotions and physical actions and acting without forethought. Helps parents and professionals to accept the hyperactive child's behavior and find ways to help the child succeed. Refutes, debunks and challenges myths about hyperactivity. Provides an accurate understanding of the current state of science concerning the cause, developmental course, evaluation and outcome of this problem. Includes a critical review of medical and non-medical treatments and offers sound guidelines.
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George, a 9-year-old in the third grade, has boundless energy and frequently exercises poor judgment. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
difficulty delaying rewards, hyperactive problems, hyperactive teenagers, hyperactive teens, many hyperactive children, most hyperactive children, hyperactive adolescents, hyperactive symptoms, nonmedical treatments, hyperactivity symptoms, skill weaknesses, child pay attention, noncompliant behavior, childhood hyperactivity, difficult infants, stimulant medication, hyperactive behavior Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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George, a 9-year-old in the third grade, has boundless energy and frequently exercises poor judgment. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
difficulty delaying rewards, hyperactive problems, hyperactive teenagers, hyperactive teens, many hyperactive children, most hyperactive children, hyperactive adolescents, hyperactive symptoms, nonmedical treatments, hyperactivity symptoms, skill weaknesses, child pay attention, noncompliant behavior, childhood hyperactivity, difficult infants, stimulant medication, hyperactive behavior Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Russell Barkley, Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Final Thoughts New!
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- Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning Disabilities: Reality, Myths, and Controversial Treatments by Barbara Ingersoll on 4 pages
- The Difficult Child: Expanded and Revised Edition by Stanley Turecki on page 56, and Back Matter
- Helping Your Hyperactive/Attention Deficit Child: Revised 2nd Edition by John F. Taylor Ph.D. on page 96, and Back Matter
- Sourcebook for Children With Attention-Deficit Disorder by Clare B. Jones in Back Matter
- Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity by Friedman in Back Matter
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