Managing the Gift : Alternative Approaches for Attention Deficit Disorder (Paperback)

~ Dr. Kevin Ross Emery (Author) "I sat and reread the e-mail one more time as I began to reflect..." (more)
Key Phrases: hold drop pattern, emotional coffee breaks, impacted person, Attention Deficit Disorder, Invisible Armor, Combing The Mirror (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

A brilliant, transformational and therapeutic book that will change the way you view ADD/ADHD and will heal your child. Highly recommended. -- Thom Hartmann, author of "Thom Hartmann's Complete Guide to ADHD"

Dr. Emery's book is truly inspirational and a wonderfully refreshing approach to the 'gifts' of both the ADD child and adult. -- Carol S. Looney, ADD adult and mother of two ADD teenagers

Product Description

The A.D.D. impacted person is part of the evolutionary process of humanity. It is time to acknowledge that these people have many gifts and insights that can help us move more clearly into the 21st century. They possess a kind of intelligence that allows them to go where we have never gone before.

What is our reaction? We complain that they are inconvenient - that they do not "fit in the box." We often decide that the best option is to medicate and try to forget them. Well, change is long over due…and many of our institutions and paradigms will need to shift in the process. That, too, is long overdue.

Managing the Gift provides an opportunity to truly understand this thing we call A.D.D. and how to utilize the gifts that accompany it.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: Lightlines Publishing (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890405213
• ISBN-13: 978-1890405212
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #536,236 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Director of Curriculum highly recommends this book!, December 13, 2000

By	Robert (New England) - See all my reviews

This book makes a very important contribution to those who would understand ADD. I believe every person who works with ADD should read this book - it truly is unique! The author deserve applause for insisting that we look at the WHOLE child - physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. He recommends many significant actions to help manage ADD. These ideas are valuable and will help many people deal with ADD issues in their lives. (No, they are not given in a one-size-fits-all cookbook type format, probably because of a strong belief that we need to look at each student as an individual.)The suggestions require reflection and acceptance of each individual before implementation. Isn't that what we want? Isn't that what we need in our schools? As a public school administrator I know of many positive efforts of school personnel to help students impacted with ADD. As a parent I have unfortunately also experienced harsh, knee-jerk reactions to ADD...from teachers refusing simple modifications to administrators misrepresenting the law. Now, if they treat a "fellow administrator" this way... Love your child, defend your child's right to be an individual and not a cog in a wheel, work with the school, but be a shepherd for your child. This is a complicated topic. We must work together for the good of the students, so forgive those who act in ignorance, even as you shepherd your loved ones on their journey. This book is a lamp lit to illuminate new possibilities.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am a Person with ADD, February 21, 2004

By	Elizabeth Townes "lghtlnssuporter" (Newmarket, New Hampshire) - See all my reviews

I have Attention Deficit Disorder. I was diagnosed way back in the 3rd grade. I am 24 years old now ans was on Ritalin all theway up to Concerta until just last year when I found out medication wasn't the answer for my Add thanks to Dr. Kevin Ross Emery and his wonderful Book Managing The Gift. It gives people wonderful insights on how Emotional Coffee Breaks, good diet, good sleeping patterns,and protocols developed by a medical intuition do really help those affected with ADD. Dr. Krvin Ross Emery also goes to schools with parents to talk to teachers about the child's IEP or Individualized Educational Plans and works with thefamily and the student to make sure the child gets the adequate and wonderful education the child deserves instead of labeling the child with a disability. ADD is a gift not a diffability.

People stop putting the book down and open your brains to a new idea and new ways of thinking instead of being so close minded. Maybe Dr. Levy needs to take a closer look at his life and take some courses in ADD or early childhood education itmight help him think better. Get a life Dr. Levy.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A transforming experience, November 13, 2000

By	Catherine McTaggart (York Beach, ME USA) - See all my reviews

This book has transformed my life. Speaking from the heart of a mother impacted with A.D.D. with three children and a husband all impacted I highly recommend this book. Dr. Emery has taken A.D.D. / A.D.H.D. and shined a whole new light upon the disorder once viewed as a disability. Dr. Emery reminds us, it's not a disability it's a diff-ability. We do things differantly, not wrong just different.The teachings of Dr. Emery on how to do things differently makes it simple to understand and motivates you to put it into practice.Not only will it change your way of thinking it also teaches you to embrace and celebrate your Gift. Dr. Emery talks about subjects related to this disorder such as anxiety, isolation, depression, relationships and alternatives to medication. This book is truly a gift in itself if you know of anyone impacted with A.D.D. please don't hesitate to buy this book. It will move you, transform you, and bring you to a higher level of understanding of this "Gift" you have been blessed with.