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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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A must for any parent of an ADHD child.,
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This review is from: Your Hyperactive Child (Paperback)
This book is a must for any parent of an ADHD child. This book should be a requirement for parents of ADHD/ADD children. It provides so much information and is a delight to read. Any parent of an ADHD child will find this book both entertaining and enlightening. As the parent of two ADHD children, this book has provided both valuable tools, techniques and insights on how to help my children grow and learn, and tidbits of wisdom and humor to help me cope and continue on.
This book helped me stop beating myself and start helping my children and myself. Barbara's book has been a God-send to me and should be on every ADHD child parent's nightstand.
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The first third of the book is devoted to explaining what ADHD is, the diagnostic process, and potential causes of the disorder. Any parent who feels that bad parenting is the cause of ADHD (which we often hear from the uninformed) can take heart in her findings in Chapter 3. Here she describes the differences in the behavior of children with ADHD and the typical interactions that occur with parents. But she presents strong arguments against parental behavior being a cause of ADHD. She does point out the negative effects that poor child-rearing practices--beatings, whippings, name-calling-- can have on a child's behavior, as well as the changes that can occur with consistent discipline coupled with respect for the child. This chapter also includes an interesting synopsis of current brain research done to try to determine if ADHD is caused by brain malfunction. She concludes with the results of recent PET-scan studies that involved the frontal lobes, which are involved in regulating attention, activity, and emotional reaction.The remainder of the book is devoted to what you can do about ADHD. She discusses medical treatment (medication) and therapy (including behavior modification). She also candidly discusses special problems that often occur in children with ADHD like bed-wetting, habitual lying, and stealing. She devotes an entire chapter to discussing the role of the school system, the homework battle and she has suggestions for gaining school cooperation. The section on Behavior Management Programs for Classroom Use is great if you can convince your school to implement it. But you can also modify it for home use. It describes three models: Currency-based Token Economy, Happy Face Reinforcer, and Contracts. You may also find the "attention tape" a great help for the homework battle. Using the home-school report may be a way to gain greater cooperation for the help you request from your child's teacher. It could even be written into the IEP. This report is one where you target specific behaviors (let the teacher pick 2 or 3 that really present problems at school) to work on together. This list goes back and forth daily and forms the basis for certain privileges. It is a great tool if all parties use it faithfully. Overall, this book contains so many great tips that it is a must for the reference library of any parent with an ADHD child.
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many hyperactive children, most hyperactive children, hyperactive youngsters, hyperactive teenagers, hyperactive adults, urine alarm, stimulant medication, adult adjustment Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Time Out, Russell Barkley, Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, National Institute of Mental Health, Public Law, Star Wars, American Psychiatric Association, Benjamin Feingold, Paul Wender, Sally Smith New!
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- Minimal Brain Dysfunction in Children (Wiley series on psychological disorders) by P.H. Wender in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- No Easy Answers: The Learning Disabled Child by 17024006874 on page 180, and Back Matter
- Hyperactive Children (#224) by Waln Brown on page 96, and Back Matter
- Feed Your Kids Right by Lendon Smith M.D. on page 57
- The Misunderstood Child: A Guide for Parents of Learning Disabled Children by Larry B. Silver on page 180
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- Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning Disabilities: Reality, Myths, and Controversial Treatments by Barbara Ingersoll in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Distant Drums, Different Drummers: A Guide for Young People With Adhd by Barbara D. Ingersoll in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Myth of the A.D.D Child:50 Ways to Improve Your Child's Behavior and Attention Span Without Drugs, Labels, or Coercion by Thomas Armstrong on page 176, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Daredevils and Daydreamers by Barbara Ingersoll in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 151
- The Mental Health Desk Reference: Visual Guides and More for Learning to Use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (Dsm-Iv-Tr (Haworth Social Work Practice,) by Carlton Munson on page 119, and Back Matter
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