The Energetic Brain : Understanding and Managing ADHD


Cecil R. Reynolds
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2011.
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1 online resource (441 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - THE ENERGETIC BRAIN: Understanding and Managing ADHD; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOURS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; PART ONE: Getting to Know ADHD; 1: What Is ADHD?; 2: What ADHD Looks Like: Common Behaviors and Related Disorders; 3: How ADHD Affects Family and Friends; PART TWO: Getting Help; 4: Is It Really ADHD? Getting the Right Diagnosis; 5: How Medication Affects the ADHD Brain; 6: Nonmedical Interventions That Work; PART THREE: Managing ADHD from Childhood through Adulthood; 7: Interventions That Strengthen Family Relationships: Strategies for Parents. - 8: Helping Students with ADHD Succeed at School: Strategies for Teachers9: A Crash Course in Special Education and Section 504; 10: Practical Strategies for College and the Workplace; CONCLUSION; PART FOUR: Appendixes; APPENDIX A: How Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS) Helps at School; APPENDIX B: Glossary; NOTES; INDEX. - How to get past the myths, tap into the creativity of the ADHD mind, and thrive ADHD affects millions of people-some 3 to 5% of the general population. Written by a neuroscientist who has studied ADHD, a clinician who has diagnosed and treated it for 30 years, and a special educator who sees it daily, The Energetic Brain provides the latest information from neuroscience on how the ADHD brain works and shows how to harness its potential for success. It distills the latest research findings to give readers the most up-to-date information available and provides practical strategie
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9780470615164

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