The Add & ADHD Answer Book: Professional Answers to 275 of the Top Questions Parents Ask

by Susan Ashley

Book Overview

The ADD & ADHD Answer Book helps you understand your child's illness and develop a plan to help them succeed.

What can I do to help my child now?
What are the symptoms of ADD?
What questions will the doctor ask me about my child?
Do children with AD/HD qualify for special education?
Should I medicate my child?

ADD and ADHD are estimated to affect at least 3 to 7 percent of school-age children and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140220549X
• ISBN13: 9781402205491
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Book on ADD and ADHD

I have worked with children for over twenty years as well as raised three of my own. It's about time someone makes some sense on Attention Deficit Syndrome. How refreshing to find a qualified doctor who doesn't subscribe medications at the drop of a hat. I would recommend this book to anyone who thinks their child has a difficult time with concentration. Arm yourself with Dr. Ashley's book before you take the next step.

Stop looking for a magic answer....this books tells you what to do!

After spending many years, thousands of dollars, countless hours and many wasted emotions of hope on supposed cures, I find it a relief to read the truth in this book. Fact of the matter is, there is no cure for ADD or ADHD and this books tells you like it is, which is basically that we as parents have to get down to learning the appropriate ways to help our children and quit looking for the easy solution in a pill, a brain machine or an herbal remedy. This book has given many different ways that I can help my child and I wished I'd had it years ago.

I have read other books but this one is the best!

I read a book by an author that was on Dr. Phil and I was surprised that his advice contradicted that of my child's doctor. Our behaviorist's strategies worked much better. Much of what is in this book is what we did; I picked it up and I learned a few new things. I'm careful not to loan it too often because it seems that everyone is now asking for it. And I don't want to lose it. Hands down, I would recommend this title to anyone who needs quick information about what's going on, who to see and what to do." Pat

Parent's Relief

As a mother of an ADD teen, I wish this book was published when my daughter was 5. The questions and answers are on point, and easily understood. I would have saved myself many hours and dollars spent in consultations and questions. The questions succinct, the answers in layman's terms. I will suggest this mandatory reading at my next PTA meeting.

One of the best I've read

This is one of the best books on ADD and ADHD that I have read. As a professional in the field, I will be recommending this book to the families I work with. It addresses all the questions that come up in the course of treatment. Packed with the latest research yet easy to read.