Rethinking ADHD: Integrated Approaches to Helping Children at Home and at School

Anderson, Vicki

ISBN 10: 1865088161 / ISBN 13: 9781865088167

Published by Allen & Unwin, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rethinking ADHD: Integrated Approaches to Helping Children at Home and at School
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1865088161
• ISBN 13: 9781865088167
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A comprehensive and balanced approach to diagnosis and treatment is provided in this guide to ADHD. With the number of children diagnosed with ADHD increasing each year, the book suggests that doctors and parents too often rely on drugs without discussing long-term effects or treating contributing factors. This fresh analysis acknowledges that external factors such as the quality of long-term childcare facilities, the frenetic pace of modern life, social disadvantage, and emotional disruption caused by divorce and family dysfunction all contribute to children's ability to learn, concentrate, and self-regulate behavior. Case studies and practical recommendations for working in partnership with parents and children with behavioral and attention problems are included. Beneficial for teachers, psychologists, therapists, childcare workers, counselors, social workers, and parents, this resource provides a deeper understanding of children with attention and behavior problems.

About the Author

Ruth Schmidt Neven is a child psychotherapist and the author of Exploring Parenthood. She established Exploring Parenthood, a national support service for parents in the United Kingdom, before becoming the inaugural chief psychotherapist at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. She is currently the director of the Centre for Child and Family Development in Melbourne. Vicki Anderson is a psychology professor at the University of Melbourne and a clinical neuropsychologist at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. Tim Godber is a psychology professor at LaTrobe University in Australia.