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MY DISABILITIES DEPOT - ADD/ADHD Drug Free: Natural Alternatives and Practical Exercises to Help Your Child Focus
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Manufacturer: AMACOM
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.928589
EAN: 9780814400944
Feature: ISBN13: 9780814400944
ISBN: 0814400949
Label: AMACOM
Manufacturer: AMACOM
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2008-08-06
Publisher: AMACOM
Studio: AMACOM
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ISBN13: 9780814400944
Condition: New
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Editorial Reviews:
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Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) are among the most misunderstood problems facing young children today. Drugs like Ritalin and Cylert are traditionally prescribed to treat these disorders, but their use is controversial. While many children have been helped by these medications, at best, pills only temporarily improve symptoms. Sometimes they don't work at all, and they can come with disturbing side effects such as weight loss, insomnia, and may even slow growth in younger children. ADD/ADHD Drug Free gives frustrated parents a long-awaited natural alternative. The first book to feature enjoyable, practical activities for children that will help them cope with their disorder by strengthening brain functioning, this life-changing guide shows parents, teachers, and counselors how they can improve learning and behavior effectively and without medication. Timely and thoroughly researched, this guide will help thousands of children become more focused and more successful in school and in life, without jeopardizing their health.
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Summary: great resource
Comment: full of activities, easy to understand and a helpful tool for anyone trying to help those with difficulty concentrating or staying on task - a must have!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Learned alot
Comment: Loved the information. It has helped alot and we were able to make small changes so they became the new normal so our son did not even realize we were changing our food choices.
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Summary: A useful book
Comment: It's a useful book, have a grate resume about ADD/ADHD acording to parents and teachers, but, in my opinion, the exersices are more to 5 or 6 years old and forgot 7 to 10 (or more) years old children, but if you understand the basic idea you can improve those exercises.
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Summary: Learn How to Cope
Comment: The authors aren't totally against drugs to help with ADD/ADHD. They point out that some children respond well, some don't, and some can't tolerate the side effects. But whether you choose to go with the drugs or not, this is a useful book. The authors lay out the signs and symptoms of ADD and use their experience and knowledge to ferret out ways to help children and parents. Practical exercises can help children develop their minds and manage their symptoms. Brain function can be strengthened.
The first part of the book is devoted to case histories and information about ADD and the second part contains a survey to help gauge the seven strengths survey. Caregivers can then choose from a variety of exercises developed to strengthen areas where the child is weak. A must read to help children at risk become successful.
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Summary: Balanced resource
Comment: This is a very balanced approach to ADHD treatment. Although the title of the book would lead one to believe there is no place for prescription drugs in the treatment of ADHD, this book clearly shows when and also when not to use medicine. The book helps parents of young children not to panic that their active preschooler is hyperactive, but helps the parent to learn about the developing brain and tips to help their preschooler avoid the ADHD label at some later point in his life. The discussion of learning styles is wonderful and especially useful to every parent and teacher. Educating children from the starting point of their learning strengths is beneficial to everyone. The book has a short list of lifestyle modifications to help the child, but this is not the sole focus of the book. The list, though, is worthwhile and should be tried before entering the dangers of medicating a child (or adult). The book clearly states the cold hard fact, that medication alone without behavior modification/ therapy will be unsuccessful in the long run of helping a child/ adult with ADHD. Although I was expecting the book to advocate never using medication, it clearly does not say that, but the book shows that medication alone will never suffice. The book also helps one to see where medication needs to be used in order to make any progress in therapeutic exercises.
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