AD / HD For Dummies

by Strong, Jeff; MacHendrie, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780764537127
• ISBN10: 0764537121
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-29
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Sound advice for parents whose kids have trouble concentrating According to the National Institutes of Health, an estimated five to ten percent of children suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This book provides answers for parents of children who may have either condition, as well as for adult sufferers. Written in a friendly, easy-to-understand style, it helps people recognize and understand ADD and ADHD symptoms and offers an authoritative, balanced overview of both drug and non-drug therapies. Jeff Strong (Lamy, NM), an adult living with ADD, is President of the REI Institute, a music-medicine research center focusing on people with neuro-developmental disabilities, including those with ADD/ADHD. Michael O. Flanagan, MD (Lamy, NM), is the director of several ADD clinics in New Mexico.

Author Biography

<b>Jeff Strong:</b> Jeff Strong is Founder and President of the REI Institute, a music medicine research center and clinic focusing on people with developmental disabilities, including those with AD/HD. His research on the use of auditory stimulus for people with developmental disabilities has been presented at over two dozen professional scientific conferences and has been featured in numerous books and journals. He is a recognized expert on the use of sound and music for people with AD/HD, having appeared on many radio and television programs, including two documentaries. His therapy is being used by thousands of people around the world. Mr. Strong is the bestselling author of six books and is an adult with AD/HD. <p> <b>Michael O. Flanagan, MD:</b> Michael Flanagan began his training in AD/HD at birth. In spite of constant distractibility and procrastination, he managed to get a B.G. (barely graduated) in Philosophy from Yale College and an M.D. from the University of New Mexico. He later recognized why his career had such a meandering course when he started working as a physician/therapist in Bob Gurnee&#8217;s Albuquerque AD/HD clinic. That was in 1992, when he figured out that he has AD/HD after having been through medical school and postgraduate training in neurobiology, neurology, and psychiatry. He is currently practicing neuropsychiatry in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: The ABCs of AD/HD.

Chapter 1: AD/HD Basics.

Chapter 2: Exploring the Causes of AD/HD.

Chapter 3: The Many Faces of AD/HD.

Part II: Diagnosing AD/HD.

Chapter 4: Finding the Right Professional for You.

Chapter 5: Navigating the Evaluation Process.

Chapter 6: Conditions That Look Like or Overlap with AD/HD.

Part III: Treating AD/HD.

Chapter 7: Choosing the Best Treatment Options for You.

Chapter 8: Managing Medication.

Chapter 9: Queuing Up Counseling, Coaching, and Training.

Chapter 10: Managing Behavior.

Chapter 11: Narrowing In on Nutrition, Vitamins, and Herbs.

Chapter 12: Examining Repatterning Therapies.

Chapter 13: Recognizing Rebalancing Therapies.

Part IV: Living with AD/HD.

Chapter 14: Creating Harmony at Home.

Chapter 15: Creating Success at School.

Chapter 16: Winning at Work.

Chapter 17: Accentuating the Positive.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: Ten (or So) Tips to Organize Your Life.

Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Ways to Improve Your Family Relationships.

Chapter 20: Ten Resources for Information and Support.

Appendix: Treatment Tracking Forms.

Index.