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| 60% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: The Guilford Press Catalog: Book Release date: 2000-09-01 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 321 Ean: 9781572305601 Book Isbn: 1572305606  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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A treasured resource, this book empowers parents by arming them with the knowledge, expert guidance, and confidence they need to ensure that their child with ADHD receives the best care possible. Dr. Barkley explains what the latest research reveals about the nature of ADHD, its causes, and the most effective treatment strategies. Described are the problems that children with the disorder typically face as they grow from toddlerhood through adolescence, and associated challenges facing the whole family. Drawing on decades of influential clinical work and research, the book provides concrete suggestions for improving children's behavior and school performance, enhancing their self-esteem, and restoring harmony to the home.
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 Written on September 10, 2003 Summary: A New Way of Looking at ADHD... As the wife of a husband with ADHD and mother of a son with ADHD, I have struggled for years like many other reviewers to do what is right for "my boys". I think the key point that all books on ADHD need to make is that each person with ADHD is an individual with unique talents and gifts, and we need to view these in a positive light. Anyone who has struggled with this needs to read a book called GIFTED by Kirk Martin. It's actually a novel about a young man with ADD who comes to understand that the "disorder" parents and teachers had considered negative all his life actually turns out to be a gift. I think you can read a summary at kirkmartinbooks.com, it presents an entirely new way to view the ones you love.  Written on July 14, 2003 Summary: At last someone who's done the research My husband and son both have ADHD so when this book came up on the list of choices for a required book review for a psych class I was taking, I decided to read it. I was amazingly surprised at the well-informed, scientifically critical information he has presented. Now if you don't believe ADHD is a real condition or understand why drugs work (and why they sometimes don't) this book will only [*] you off. ADHD is the most widely researched childhood disease/condition and Russell Barkley presents the best scientifically proven info here. He not only tells parents what to look for but how to become your child's best advocate, educating you as the parent and walking you thru the process. His suggestions on methods to improve your child's performance I took to be used under the condition that either your child wasn't recieving or wasn't responding to medication. When my spouse and son, who are on different medications (my son is part of a Provigil study and my husband is using Adderall)are off their meds I find it necessary to use many of the methods he suggests, when they are on them I find they are just your average people. My bottom line on this book is read it. It should help you become more empowered as a parent. Then look at the research he sites. Being an informed, educated, discerning parent is the best thing you can do for your child.  Written on March 1, 2003 Summary: Micro-Managaing ADHD I am very disappointed with this book and disturbed by its apparent popularity. I do not agree with parents who panned this book with because of its emphasis on medication. Many ADHD children, my own included, are more endangered off medication than on. I am more concerned by Dr. Barkley's generally pessimistic outlook on ADHD, his extreme emphasis on reward systems, and rigid classroom environments. A simple incentive program is important as one component of behavior management, but a program that relies almost entirely on a system of rewards and punishments places control of the child's behavior in the hands of parents and teachers and robs the child of the opportunity to ever take responsibility for his/or her own conduct. Likewise, I am troubled by his recommendations for classroom management. He describes a classroom in which children sit in rows and their activities are highly regulated by the teacher. The best thing that every happened to our ADHD child is Montessori, where he is able to regulate his own experiences, choosing to work quietly alone when he feels over-whelmed and joining other children when he can control of himself. Our academically gifted, highly creative son flourishes in this environment, but he would utterly shut down in the type of classroom Dr. Barkley describes. I fear Dr. Barkley's recommendations stem from a basic lack of faith in the ADHD child. He barely acknowledges the strengths of the child, and repeatedly focuses on the negative. He seems to view the ADHD child, (and adult) as helpless victim, who must be regulated and organized by others. I view the role of the parents, psychologist, psychiatrist, and teachers in the ADHD child's life as helping him or her learn to manage the disease. Ultimately, overtime, responsibility for self-control must be handed over to the patient, as s/he will grown up. Therefore, along with external rewards within limits, the child needs to learn systems of self-management and to recognize the internal rewards that come with self-control. Clearly, as the very title indicates, Dr. Barkley places control of the behavior in the hands of the caregivers. Where will the child be when s/he is grown and we are no longer are able to exert this kind of control? Written on February 18, 2003 Summary: Extreme kids...extreme choices As the parent of a 7 yr old with SEVERE ADHD-(hyperactivity/impulsivity), we really needed this blunt and often extreme view point. We have spent the last 4 years trying every alternative to avoid meds. We have tried the diet change, school change, rigid structure adaptation, behavior modification, strict discipline enforcement, counseling, and even play therapy. You name it, we�ve tried it. I am not an advocate of drug therapy by any means. I know of many kids taking drugs for ADD/ADHD who DON'T need it. But when you see heartache in the eyes of a child who doesn't understand why no one wants to play with him, something has to give. Sometimes there are no other alternatives that work for a child and his family. While I agree that Dr. Barkley does tend to be a stimulant med advocate, he also offers information in a realistic manner. Lets face it, if you have read or are reading this book, you're probably struggling with where to go next. Just remember that while not all kids need meds to function and perform, there are those kids who really do need them. This book does offer other alternatives to try as well as things to do to accompany medication treatments. Written on February 2, 2003 Summary: Perhaps America's Biggest Drug Pusher I recently had a conversation with a number of colleagues who work with children and adults with ADD/ADHD. One suggested that the author, Russell Barkley, had single-handedly had more to do with getting millions of kids on drugs than any other one person. The rest of the people in the discussion-- all psychologists, educators, physicians-- agreed. Read this book and you read a drugging perspective. This book might as well be titled DRUGGING YOUR ADD CHILD. |
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| Release date | 2000-09-01 | 1998-10-06 | 1995-03-02 | 2004-11 | 2004-08-30 | 2006-03-30 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 321 | 239 | 336 | 263 | 96 | 119 |
| Ean | 9781572305601 | 9781572303218 | 9780684801285 | 9781591471820 | 9781591471554 | 9781575421957 |
| Book Isbn | 1572305606 | 1572303212 | 0684801280 | 1591471826 | 1591471559 | 157542195X |
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