Can I tell you about ADHD? : a guide for friends, family and professionals
Yarney, Susan2013
Book
Total copies: 15
Suitable for young people, aged seven and upwards, as well as parents, friends, teachers and professionals working with children with ADHD, this book can be a starting point for family and classroom discussions. It offers simple introductions to a range of limiting conditions. Meet Ben - a young boy with ADHD. Ben invites readers to learn about ADHD from his perspective. He helps children understand what it means to have ADHD and describes what it is and how it feels. Ben explains how he was diagnosed and what he has learnt about ways to relieve his ADHD symptoms, and how friends and adults can help at home and school. This illustrated book is full of useful information and will be an ideal introduction for young people, aged 7 upwards, as well as parents, friends, teachers and professionals working with children with ADHD. It is also an excellent starting point for family and classroom discussions.
Main title:
Can I tell you about ADHD? : a guide for friends, family and professionals / Susan Yarney ; illustrated by Chris Martin.
Author:
Yarney, Susan, authorMartin, Chris, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013.
Collation:
58 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
1.Introducing Ben who has ADHD. 2. What is it like to have ADHD?. 3. Attention problems. 4. Hyperactivity. 5. Talking a lot. 6. Rushing through chores and schoolwork. 7. Being impatient and impulsive. 8. Safety at the roadside. 9. Anger outbursts. 10. Daydreaming. 11. Forgetting things. 12. Specialist help for people with ADHD. 13. What is ADHD?. 14. What causes ADHD?. 15. ADHD and other conditions. 16. How medication can help. 17. Supporting people with ADHD. 18. How friends can help. 19. How parents can help. 20. How teachers can help. Recommended reading and resources.
ISBN:
9781849053594 (pbk)9780857007087 (ebook)
Dewey class:
618.928589C618.9YAR
LC class:
RJ506.H9
Language:
English
Subject:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Popular worksHealth and WellbeingCoping with illness & specific conditionsChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Disability & special needsChild, developmental, and lifespan psychologyPhysiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychologyCoping with disability
BRN:
348803