Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractable?: Helping the Add/Hyperactive Child

By Stephen W. Garber and Marianne Daniels Garber

Book Overview

Evan, five years old, hardly stands, much less sits, still for more than a few moments. Jessie is eight -- she's adorable...she never finishes anything on time...she's a dreamer. Cal is fifteen -- he is so impulsive that his parents worry he'll try drugs on a whim. What do these kids have in common? Do they remind you of your own children? The most talked-about childhood syndrome of the eighties and nineties is ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). This developmental disorder disrupts a child's life and often results in low self-esteem, poor grades and even social and emotional problems. These problems usually are not outgrown -- without help. But does your child have ADHD? ADHD is characterized by the following groups of behaviors: Inattention -- making careless mistakes -- difficulty sustaining attention -- problems with listening -- failure to finish schoolwork or chores -- difficulties organizing -- trouble sustaining mental efforts -- losing things -- being easily distracted -- forgetfulness Hyperactivity/Impulsivity -- fidgeting/squirming -- trouble staying seated -- inappropriate running/climbing -- difficulty playing quietly -- being on the go/driven -- talking excessively -- blurting out answers -- difficulty awaiting turn -- often interrupting All children display many of these behaviors at some point. But-according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, Fourth Edition, for a child to be diagnosed with ADHD, six or more of these symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity must have persisted for at least six months. Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractible? offers an invaluable step-by-step program already used by thousands of parents to help you change these behaviors at home. Don't just watch it happen; help your child help himself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067975945X
• ISBN13: 9780679759454
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Villard Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The BEST book on ADHD

This book is the only one I've found that includes practical exercises that REALLY help children, not only theories as other books I've bought. I highly recommend this excellent resource.

This book can be found under another title!... :)

This book is the original edition of what is now titled "IS Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractible?" (ie: the one with the question marks, and note that the authors are the same). Please see my 5 star review for this book on that page. You don't want to miss out on this book!

Practical help.

This book has so much practical help! It really made a great difference