Kategoria BISAC: Psychology >> Psychopathology - Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD-ADHD)

- Shows how artists, inventors, and innovators carry the gene necessary for the future survival of humanity

- Explains why children with this gene are so often mislabeled in public schools as having a disorder

- Offers concrete strategies for helping children reach their full potential

In ADHD and the Edison Gene, Thom Hartmann shows that the creativity, impulsiveness, risk taking, distractibility, and novelty seeking that are characteristic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children is real and can be severely disabling. However, most causes of children's attention problems are unrelated to ADHD and are not resolvable by drugging the child. Treating symptoms is simply not adequate; a completely different approach to the diagnoses and treatment of attention problems in children is necessary. This book identifies the many neurological patterns associated with children's attention challenges, explains the many psychological and physical factors that can affect attention, and describes how to determine if your...

- Provides organizational strategies, tips to maintain focus, and tools to set goals, build a business plan, and discover the right project to keep you motivated

- Shares ADHD success stories from Fortune 500 CEOs, inventors, small business owners, and the author's own experience in launching new businesses

- Explains the positive side of ADHD behavior in the context of creating a business, working within an existing company, and raising children with ADHD

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This book features real stories from real people with ADHD. Sometimes, all it takes to start moving forward is to read stories from other people who are also struggling with the same symptoms as you (or your loved ones). The book also includes tips that can help you or your children focus and concentrate more. What's inside the book: How ADHD gets diagnosed My sister's life with ADHD How to help a friend or loved one with ADHD How to help yourself if you have ADHD A guide to ADHD treatments Psychotherapy Social skills training Support groups Special education classes A guide to ADHD...

ADHD: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adults, Fifth Edition offers insights into the progression of ADHD to those at any age and describes the best treatment. Wender and Tomb stress that drug therapy remains the most effective in treating the disorder, but psychological techniques, when combined with medication,...

The first edition of this book was a groundbreaking, research-based clinical guide to the neurofeedback treatment of ADHD. This second edition maintains this high standard and has been extensively revised and expanded to include new research, an extensive number of new images, tables, and graphs (some in full color ), and innovative clinical concepts and issues. The author provides an expert overview of ADHD in terms of large scale brain networks and dysfunctional mechanisms of attention, vigilance, self-regulation, and executive functions. The most common forms of neurofeedback to treat...