Understanding A. D. H. D. A Parent's Guide to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children

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Raising children who have developmental disabilities is a difficult task. Any condition that affects a child’s executive function makes it harder for the child to learn and develop social skills. Dr Edward Hallowell has decades of experience working with children experiencing ADD. He argues that ADD is often misunderstood, and he has teamed up with top academic ADD researcher Peter S. Jensen to provide parents with a new approach to helping their child with ADD. Superparenting for ADD offers a specific game plan, including unconditional love, viewing the mirror traits and the cycle of excellence. This book aims to help parents discover what they can do for their child to flourish; it provides answers to questions and gives real-world solutions. Some of the topics included are: how to find the best therapy for your child, the importance of keeping an ADHD journal, hints and tips for avoiding meltdowns and reducing your stress levels. God had other plans for me when my husband and I adopted our son. Our lives would never be the same. My boy’s uncontrollable behaviors humbled me. Ultimately, those same behaviors saved my family. They walked me into the world of cognitive differences such as ADHD, Autism, and anxiety. Author Ben Foss uses easy-to-apply analogies, his own life experiences with dyslexia, and many tools to help parents empower kids with dyslexia and other LDs to maximize their learning, feel confident, and become advocates for themselves. Foss challenges traditional beliefs about reading and learning. His paradigm may seem revolutionary, but most of his suggestions are just plain common sense.

Beyond helping parents find ways to calm their children, the book helps them to nurture a child’s strengths. It contains tips for building creativity and helping children stay focused on subjects that motivate them. It's also important for parents to be aware of how different environments can affect an individual with ADHD differently - often negative situations such as chaos within the home may cause increased agitation in someone with this condition which can then lead to other behavioral issues in some cases if not managed appropriately.. Remember too not only focus on symptom management but also encourage positive behaviors such as discouraging screen time when appropriate and providing healthy outlets for self-expression including art or music programs; these activities are great ways for individuals living with this condition to channel their energy productively! It is not a single condition, but instead, there are various subtypes of SPD. These can range from difficulty understanding, filtering and reacting to certain tactile or auditory stimuli to difficulty with two-point discrimination tasks to difficulties understanding where one’s body parts are in space or feeling overwhelmed by everyday items such as clothing tags or noise levels. Not only is he a respected psychiatrist who has worked with many ADHD patients over the years, but he himself has ADHD. He knows what he's talking about both professionally and personally.Then she offers effective methods to support the neurodivergent girl in your life. Role Models for Young ADHD Girls Speechify AI Avatars & Video Create polished videos without any actors or equipment. Turn any text into high-quality videos with AI avatars and voiceovers – in minutes. This book is written by Sarah Templeton who is a therapist and has ADHD herself (diagnosed at 51). She has worked with hundreds of parents of ADHD children. This book has a very easy-to-use format and allows you to skip to chapters that are relevant to you and your family. It had been recommended by ADHD psychiatrists, paediatricians, parents, teachers, SEN teachers and ADHD teens. It’s for anyone that lives with, teaches, cares for or encounters a child with ADHD. Danielle’s note: Many parents struggle with shame around their neurodivergent traits, and can inadvertently shame their children for those traits as well. It can be easy to become caught up in all the things we can’t do, and all the ways we fail. But many of the executive functioning challenges ADHD folks have are just magnified versions of normal brain functioning, not failures at all. I love Scatterbrain for being an accessible, easy-to-understand explainer for why our brains do the things they do. It’s a reframe that we all need to hear sometimes. However, stimulant medications do have side effects that can be concerning for children, and I appreciate the more natural options Dr. Greenblatt details in his book.

Danielle’s note: I would highly recommend this book to folks who are relatively new to what ADHD is, what it looks like, or how to handle and support a child with ADHD. The book is laid out well, easy to understand, and based on the current science and educational psychology of ADHD. I can personally attest that a lot of these methods work astonishingly well. Chronic disorganization is disorganization that undermines a person’s quality of life and recurs despite traditional self-help efforts. Conquering Chronic Disorganization is filled with real-life stories of people who used simple, innovative and fun organizing methods proven in the field to end clutter, mismanagaed time and paper pile-ups in the home or office.” First, it is important to create an environment that is conducive to studying and learning. This includes having a dedicated area for your child’s books, supplies, and activities that is free from distractions such as television or video games. You should also set realistic expectations for completing tasks, as well as providing positive reinforcement for the successes your child has in school or at home.The book covers eight core concepts. Goldrich expands on each of these concepts with non-technical language, explaining what they mean and the challenges they create. Short enough for a busy parent to actually read and use; utterly reliable and authoritative but never pedantic; wise, kind, and teeming with the chirping voices of children who have ADHD; this cornucopia of a book will feed you over and over again. Wonderfully written, infused with positive energy and solid information. All parents of children who have ADHD should buy it.” (Edward Hallowell, MD, best-selling author ofDelivered from Distraction) The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene The latest edition includes information from new books and resources, making this one of the most up-to-date resources available. A user-friendly, practical guide for parents trying to help difficult, explosive children. This book will be of enormous benefit to such children and their families.” —Michael Jellinek

Speechify also has several useful features that may help you learn faster. You can speed up the reader to four times the normal human speaking speed. Plus, it’s available in over 14 languagesand offers you a choice of narrators. Many parents of children with ADHD have written about their experiences. Often, how a child acts because of ADHD is familiar to other children with ADHD. Practical tools and techniques are often hard to come by when parenting a child with ADHD. Cindy Goldrich aims to solve that problem by using this book to share action plans and useful parenting tools. The book guides you through understanding why your child is "explosive" and provides detailed steps and strategies to handle these challenging situations. Dr. Greene's compassionate and insightful approach can make a world of difference in your family's daily life. The Sensory Child Gets OrganizedWhat sets "Finally Focused" apart from others is its balanced, holistic approach to understanding and managing ADHD. It's not just about reducing symptoms; it's about embracing a comprehensive plan that targets the root causes of ADHD. Ross Greene’s book confronts these issues at source. Greene uses his experience of working with ADHD kids to help parents develop an approach to parenting that focuses on flexibility, problem-solving, and tolerating frustration. Parenting children with ADHD often means parenting easily frustrated, impulsive, angry, sometimes violent, wildly creative, highly intelligent, outside-of-the-box thinkers. Children with ADHD often have difficulty with executive function impairments, emotional regulation, sensory processing challenges, and focus. How we parent them matters. There are many reasons why you might be looking for a good ADHD book for parents. Maybe you or your child is diagnosed with ADHD, and you want to learn more about the condition. Or maybe you're just curious because one of your friends has an ADHD child. Danielle’s note: This is a slim, older volume that you can often find used. The author, Judith Kolberg, is the founder of the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization, and her book is full of creative advice for creating and maintaining organizing systems that you and your child can actually use. This book is 100% neurodivergent friendly and there’s no shaming here. I love it and recommend it to clients literally every week. (Bonus Book) Add-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life: Strategies That Work from an Acclaimed Professional Organizer and a Renowned Add Clinician by Judith Kolberg and Kathleen Nadeau