Adult AD/HD: A Reader Friendly Guide to Identifying, Understanding, and Treating Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Revised and Updated - Softcover

Michele Novotni; Thomas A. Whiteman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576833577 ISBN 13: 9781576833575

Publisher: NavPress, 2003

Synopsis

Written especially for adults with AD/HD, this book provides an easy-to-read format, highlighted summaries, and true stories.

Adult AD/HD also brings a better understanding to professional caregivers and the families, friends, and coworkers of those with AD/HD by:

· Identifying, explaining, and dispeling the myths surrounding AD/HD
· Examining the symptoms of AD/HD and gives reasonable methods for diagnosis and treatment

· Includes chapters on coaching and alternative treatment options

About this title

From the Back Cover:

WHY DON’T YOU THINK BEFORE YOU ACT? ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING? CAN’T YOU JUST RELAX AND TAKE IT EASY? These are the kinds of comments and criticisms that adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder hear again and again. So what’s the problem? The truth is, inattentiveness, unfinished projects, inconsistency, impulsivity, and short attention spans are not chosen behaviors designed to drive others crazy. They’re common symptoms of a much greater problem that affects millions of adults-Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), formerly known as ADD. If these behaviors describe you or someone you know, Adult AD/HD can help. Not only does it identify, explain, and dispel the myths surrounding this disorder, but it also examines the symptoms of AD/HD and gives reasonable methods for diagnosis and treatment. Now completely revised and updated to incorporate the many medical discoveries and changes in the AD/HD field, Adult AD/HD includes chapters on coaching and alternative treatment options. Written especially for adults with AD/HD, this book works with the reader, providing an easy-to-read format, highlighted summaries, and true stories to illustrate the information. A valuable resource, Adult AD/HD also brings a better understanding to professional caregivers and the families, friends, and coworkers of those with AD/HD.

About the Author:

THOMAS A. WHITEMAN, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and the founder and president of Life Counseling Services. He helps direct Fresh Start Seminars, a non-profit organization that conducts over fifty divorce recovery seminars a year for both adults and children throughout the United States. He has authored or coauthored several books, including The Marriage Mender (NavPress), Adult ADD, Victim of Love?, Stress Test, and Starting Over (all Piñon Press). He earned his doctorate from Bryn Mawr College and lives with his wife and three children in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

RANDY PETERSEN has written numerous books, including several on psychological themes. He is coauthor of Stress Test and Victim of Love? (both Piñon Press). Randy regularly creates educational curriculum for youth and adults, and lives in Westville, New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: NavPress
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1576833577
• ISBN 13: 9781576833575
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 304