Can I tell you about ADHD? - A guide for friends, family and professionals

Informationen zum Autor Susan Yarney is a Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician, specialising in ADHD, and works for the National Health Service. She provides strategic leadership for ADHD in her organization, which supports 1200 children with ADHD. She has sat on ADHD advisory groups and is a frequent speaker and writer on ADHD topics. She lives in Cambridgeshire, UK. Klappentext Suitable for children aged 7+, this is an ideal introduction to the challenges of ADHD seen from the perspective of a young boy with the condition. Illustrated throughout. Zusammenfassung Ben invites readers to learn about ADHD from his perspective. He describes what it is and how it feels to have ADHD. Ben explains what he has learnt about ways to relieve his ADHD symptoms! and how friends and adults can help at home and school. An ideal guide for children and families! as well as professionals working with ADHD children. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Martin, Susan Yarney
• Assisted by: Chris Martin (Illustration)
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2013
• EAN: 9781849053594
• ISBN: 978-1-84905-359-4
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 226 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Can I Tell You About...?; Can I Tell You About...?
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology