"You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?!" is one of the best-selling titles on ADD ever written. The first book about adult ADD, and the first one written by adults with ADD, it explores the latest science, diagnostic process, and treatment options and provides both moral support and practical tips for reducing chaos and disorganization, ...
A professor of pediatrics reveals the many modes of learning and arms parents and teachers with the knowledge they need to help children prosper in a school environment. 75,000 first printing.
The authors of DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION, the bestselling book about Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), present their theories on how to cope with the realities of living with ADD.
There is much literature about children with Attention Deficit Disorder. This work focuses on the experience of adults with the disorder, combining practical information and moral support. It explains the diagnostic process and distinguishes ADD symptions from normal lapses in memory, lack of concentrations, and impulse behaviour, and addresses: ...
One in six children encounter significant problems while learning to read; some one million children are being treated for learning disabilities. There are many books that deal with their academic difficulties, but when it comes to the social isolation and peer rejection that these differently wired children so often experience, their parents and ...
Executive functions are the cognitive skills that help us manage our lives and be successful. Children with weak executive skills, despite their best intentions, often do their homework but forget to turn it in, wait until the last minute to start a project, lose things, or have a room that looks like a dump! The good news is that parents can do a ...
Two physicians who specialize in helping children overcome their difficulties in learning and succeeding in school offer a reassuring approach to understanding learning styles.
Myths about Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) abound. This disorder frequently goes unrecognised, and even when diagnosed may be inadequately treated. In this up-to-date and clearly written book, a leading expert offers a new way of understanding ADD. Drawing on recent findings in neuroscience and a ...
The director of the Adult ADHD Program at New York University Medical Center presents the latest proven information on this widely misunderstood condition.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a nutritional deficiency, not a psychological condition; this is the revolutionary discovery Marcia Zimmerman made during her ten years of research as a nutritional biochemist. The conclusion led her to develop a diet addressing the specific needs of the 17,000,000 adults and children suffering from ADD; her ...
Advice for parents and caregivers who are raising a child with a Nonverbal Learning Disorder (a neurological problem which prevents a child from understanding nonverbal communication). Although children with a Nonverbal Learning Disorder can be very intelligent, they may suffer socially and are thus at risk for becoming anxious, depressed, and ...
Here is the first book to address the needs of "conundrum kids", bright children whose overall academic performance does not match their intellectual capabilities. Concise and authoritative, it will be a welcome resource for helping smart yet troubled children achieve their potential.
Bryna Siegel gives parents of autistic children what they need most: hope. Her first book, The World of the Autistic Child, became an instant classic, illuminating the inaccessible minds of afflicted children. Now she offers an equally insightful, thoroughly practical guide to treating the learning disabilities associated with this heartbreaking ...
In honest and straightforward language, this comprehensive guide describes how to recognise the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), how to best treat it, and how to handle its effects in everyday situations. Parents, teachers, physicians, and mental health professionals benefit from learning the latest on medication treatment for the ...
A radically new approach to ADD treatment, "Healing ADD" describes six types of Attention Deficit Disorder, not just the commonly known two. With a comprehensive treatment program for each type and extensive brain imaging to show the effect of treatment, this book is a unique resource that will change the way ADD is treated.
American fashion designer Dana Buchman tells the story of her daughter Charlotte's life-long struggle with learning disabilities, and of her own steep learning curve to become the mother Charlotte needs her to be. Dana Buchman knew almost nothing about 'learning differences' when her eldest daughter, Charlotte, was diagnosed with neurological, ...
Written in an easy-to-read question and answer format, The ADD & ADHD Answer Book helps you understand your child's illness and develop a plan to help them succeed.
This intensively researched book guides parents on how to: - Understand how to interpret reading assessment tests and scores - Know to ask for the most effective reading instruction methods - Introduce children to hands-on strategies for classroom success - knowledgeable about other disorders that often coexist with dyslexia
This workbook for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder describes the history, characteristics and causes of ADD. There are chapters on treatments, including medication management, psychological counselling and behaviour modification.
With a Foreword by Edward M. Hallowell, author of "Driven to Distraction", this latest edition of the bestselling "Ritalin-Free Kids" offers a drug-free approach for parents and teachers, as well as treatments and tips for coping with various behavioral disorders.
This work gives parents of children from age three through young adulthood proven strategies for teaching children the life skills they'll need to live as independently as possible. It covers getting ready, self-help, toilet training, play, self-care, home care, and information gathering skills.
The first book to address adult ADD, Dr. Lynn Weiss's bestselling "Attention Deficit Disorder In Adults" has sold over 125,000 copies since its publication in 1991. This updated volume still contains all the original information--how to tell if you have ADD, ways to master distraction, ADD's impact on the family, and more--plus the newest ...
For college students with ADHD/LD and high school students getting ready to apply, this Survival Guide contains everything you need to know to: find the best college for you; build great relationships with your professors; make the best use of support services and accommodations; select and schedule courses; choose a major and possible career; and ...
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Learning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You the Tools for Academic Success and Educational Revolution
