ISBN # is:
0-316-77873-7 (paperback edition) - $17.95 U.S.
0-316-77938-5 (hard cover edition) - $37.95 U.S.
(prices slightly higher in Canada)
The A.D.D. Book is available in most popular bookstores throughout the U.S. & Canada.
This book, published
by Little, Brown & Co. is currently available
in most bookstores! Dr. Sears, author of over 20
books, is one of America's most trusted
pediatricians. Before returning to the U.S. (Hilton
Head Island and then California) he practiced in
Toronto and was on staff at the Hospital for Sick
Children. Twenty years ago Dr. Lynda Thompson, a
Toronto psychologist, was also at HSC doing
research on hyperactive children treated with
Ritalin. In The A.D.D. Book, they have collaborated
on a book for parents.
Taking a positive approach to parenting children who have Attention Deficit Disorder, they emphasize setting-up-for-success and note the good points in these children: bright, spontaneous and creative. The book covers what ADD is (and what it is not) and how to tell whether your child has ADD. Drs. Sears and Thompson outline effective strategies that reach beyond drug therapy to improve your child's learning abilities while reducing the symptoms of ADD. They offer guidelines for improving attention and concentration, tips to help your child handle frustration, techniques to increase positive communication, advice on selecting the right professional help, a description of how neurofeedback works and can be used to help your child, how to know if your child needs medication and how to make the right decisions about using it.
The authors believe that ADD can best be approached as a difference rather than a disorder. They explain how some of the behavioral and personality traits that characterize ADD can work to your child's advantage. Their book is a clear, comforting and comprehensive parent's guide to ADD.
Taking a positive approach to parenting children who have Attention Deficit Disorder, they emphasize setting-up-for-success and note the good points in these children: bright, spontaneous and creative. The book covers what ADD is (and what it is not) and how to tell whether your child has ADD. Drs. Sears and Thompson outline effective strategies that reach beyond drug therapy to improve your child's learning abilities while reducing the symptoms of ADD. They offer guidelines for improving attention and concentration, tips to help your child handle frustration, techniques to increase positive communication, advice on selecting the right professional help, a description of how neurofeedback works and can be used to help your child, how to know if your child needs medication and how to make the right decisions about using it.
The authors believe that ADD can best be approached as a difference rather than a disorder. They explain how some of the behavioral and personality traits that characterize ADD can work to your child's advantage. Their book is a clear, comforting and comprehensive parent's guide to ADD.