AD/HD: Helping Your Child : A Comprehensive Program to Treat Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders at Home and in School

by Umansky, Warren; Smalley, Barbara Steinberg

• ISBN13: 9780446679732
• ISBN10: 0446679739
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Pub

Summary

From trouble at school to conflicts at home-children who are trapped in a cycle of frustration might be suffering from AD/HD. Dr. Warren Umansky offers a thorough explanation of one of today's most misunderstood and misdiagnosed diseases and reveals hisbreakthrough, home-based program for helping children with AD/HD. With updated information on such topics as 'Going Drug Free,' coping with AD/HD in college, and new strategies for dealing with AD/HD at home and in the classroom, Dr. Umansky provides the encouragement parents need to get their children tested and the tools necessary for families to cope with the disorder. Complete with diagrams and lucid, simple explanations, AD/HD: HELPING YOURCHILD is a crucial workfor parents, teachers, day-care providers, and anyone involved in rearing an AD/HD child today.

Table of Contents

Introduction AD/HD: Searching for Answers	ix
AD/HD: What It Is and Isn't	1	(29)
Does My Child Have AD/HD?	30	(17)
What We Know about the Causes of AD/HD	47	(10)
The Impact of AD/HD	57	(8)
Behavioral Strategies for the Home and Community	65	(39)
The AD/HD Child and the Single Parent	104	(8)
Working with the Schools	112	(16)
Medication and Other Treatments	128	(30)
The Role of Teachers	158	(28)
The Child Grows Up: Leaving Home	186	(10)
AD/HD in Adulthood	196	(7)
The Many Faces of AD/HD: A Collection of Case Studies	203	(24)
Appendix	227	(4)
Bibliography	231	(4)
Index	235