Synopses & Reviews
In honest and straightforward language, this comprehensive guide describes how to recognize 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 disorder that affects approximately 20 million children and adults in the United States. This guide helps ADD individuals and their friends and families to understand ADD and to better serve the needs of ADD children and adults in school, workplace, and social situations.
Review
Previous edition sold over 90,000 copies
Synopsis
By the author of the bestselling parenting book 1-2-3 Magic
For the estimated 20 million Americans with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder comes the second edition of All About Attention Deficit Disorder by Dr. Thomas W. Phelan, an internationally renowned expert and lecturer on child discipline and ADD. All About Attention Deficit Disorder is a comprehensive guide to ADD's symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in children and adults, including information such as:
- The basic symptoms of ADD and their effects on school, work, home, and personal relationships
- The differences ibetween ADD and ADHD
- The differences in ADD between boys and girls
- Counseling, school interventions, behavior management, and social skills training
Written in easy-to-understand language and with a positive, treatment-focused approach, All About Attention Deficit Disorder is a must-have resource for parents, teachers, physicians, and mental health professionals.
Synopsis
Providing a thorough description of the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of attention deficit disorder, this comprehensive resource gives parents, teachers, pediatricians, and mental health professionals the facts they need to effectively deal with this mental health disease.
About the Author
Thomas W. Phelan, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and the author of
“I Never Get Anything!”,
1-2-3 Magic,
Surviving Your Adolescents,
Self-Esteem Revolutions in Children, and
Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder. He lives in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.