ADD and ADHD                                                       

Finding the right strategies to work with a child's unique wiring is a complex yet interesting piece to the overall puzzle of helping improve the child learning environment. -Straightforward Consulting

Ritalin Is Not the Answer : A Drug-Free, Practical Program for Children Diagnosed With ADD or ADHD.
by David B. Stein Phd., et al

Ritalin Is Not the Answer confronts and challenges the common practice of prescribing Ritalin for hyperactivity disorder in children. David Stein teaches parents and educators a healthy, comprehensive behavioral program that really works as an alternative to the epidemic use of medication.

The Explosive Child.
by Ross W. Greene

Flexibility and tolerance are learned skills, as any parent knows if they've seen an irascible 2-year-old grow into a pleasant, thoughtful, and considerate older child. Unfortunately, for reasons that are poorly understood, a few children don't "get" this part of socialization. Years after toddler tantrums should have become an unpleasant memory, a few unlucky parents find themselves battling with sudden, inexplicable, disturbingly violent rages--along with crushing guilt about what they "did wrong." Medical experts haven't helped much: the flurry of acronyms and labels (Tourette's, ADHD, ADD, etc.) seems to proffer new discoveries about the causes of such explosions, when in fact the only new development is alternative vocabulary to describe the effects. Ross Greene, a pediatric psychologist who also teaches at Harvard Medical School, makes a bold and humane attempt in this book to cut through the blather and speak directly to the (usually desperate) parents of explosive children. His text is long and serious, and has the advantage of covering an enormous amount of ground with nuance, detail, and sympathy, but also perhaps the disadvantage that only those parents who are not chronically tired and time-deprived are likely to get through the entire book. Quoted dialogue from actual sessions with parents and children is interspersed with analysis that is always oriented toward understanding the origins of "meltdowns" and developing workable strategies for avoidance. Although pharmacological treatment is not the book's focus, there is a chapter on drug therapies. --Richard Farr

Maybe You Know My Kid: A Parent's Guide To Identifying, Understanding, and Helping Your Child With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
by Mary Fowler

This updated edition focuses on the latest advances in the causes, treatments, and understanding of AD/HD, a common and troubling disorder. From an explanation of the newest theory about self-control and what it has to do with AD/HD to the failures of education, Fowler gives parents practical and necessary information.

Putting On The Brakes: Young People's Guide To Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
by Patricia O. Quinn, Judith M. Stern, Michael Chesworth

From School Library Journal:
Gr 3-8-- A simple presentation that explains what ADHD is and offers ways for its victims to gain control of their lives. Short chapters, numerous black-and-white photographs and drawings, lists, wide margins, and large type will entice children to read the book from cover to cover. The authors' suggestions are practical and clearly described. Children who have ADHD will gain self-confidence from the information presented here; anyone who knows someone who has it will be encouraged and reassured. A practical purchase for public and school libraries. --Dona Weisman, Northeast Texas Library System, Garland -School Library Journal

Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood.
by Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey

Focusing on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) as a life-long neurological problem that affects adults as well as children, this definitive book describes the various forms ADD takes, how professionals distinguish ADD patterns from "unacceptable" behavior, and how medication and behavior modification techniques can balance its negative and positive aspects.

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