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Parenting a daughter with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is no easy path - especially because of the myth that the disorder is rare to nonexistent in girls. From pioneering researcher Stephen P. Hinshaw, this empowering guide provides vital information and advice to help you unders…
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Dr. Edward M. Hallowell and Dr. John J. Ratey, the authors of the seminal and bestselling books on ADHD Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction, both have this 'variable attention trait.' ADHD 2.0 draws from the deep well of their personal and professional experiences as well as on the…
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This updated edition of the bestselling classic is packed with fun exercises for kids with attention difficulties.; This book will challenge kids and empower them to be the best they can be!
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Join Vincent on his journey to learn more about how attention deficit hyperactivity disorder works in the brain and how ADHD is treated.
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Tom is eight years old and coping with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Through his imaginary journal, he shares his daily life with readers, helping young people, as well as parents and other caregivers, to better understand and cope with ADHD. Tom is endearing, and his journal is funny a…
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If you have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), you might struggle with things like concentrating in school, or sitting still, or remembering lots of instructions. But ADHD is also a superpower. In this book you will meet different kids with ADHD who can do amazing things. They also le…
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In this friendly guide, psychologist and ADHD expert Lara Honos-Webb offers six powerful "super skills" to help you pay attention, increase productivity, and get organized so you can achieve your goals and live your best life.
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Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how ADHD affects the body and behaviour.
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This revised edition of All Dogs Have ADHD takes an inspiring and affectionate look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), featuring all-new images from the canine world. These charming photographs bring to life a variety of traits that will be instantly recognisable to individuals wit…
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Fully updated with the latest American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for the treatment and care of individuals with ADHD, this award-winning guide offers parents balanced, reassuring information to help them understand and manage this challenging and often misunderstood condition. Topics co…
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This is the print version. This title is also available as an eBook.; This parent resource gives you the science-based information you need about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment. Includes parenting strategies for your child with ADHD. Also explains how to cope at h…
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A practical guide on how to live with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for adolescents and adults.; ADHD first manifests in childhood with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. The strategies to attenuate; the symptoms act like ?glasses for the brain?, helping with concent…
This essential guide is loaded with practical ways to improve organization, focus, attention, time management, and scheduling, as well as studying and homework skills. Kids will also find strategies for making friends, controlling emotions, and being healthy.; Ages 8-13
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In plain language, the author addresses: diagnosis; basic symptoms and its effect on school, work, home and relationships; indicators to predict the future; as well as treatment, including counseling, school interventions, social skills training, behaviour management and medication. Of interest t…
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Fifteen years after the publication of the first edition of this book, girls with ADHD continue to be misdiagnosed and misunderstood. Research conducted in these intervening years has clearly validated the clinical observations contained in the first edition and established the need for accurate di…
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Eddy is a happy-go-lucky kid who doesn't see his affliction with ADHD as a problem, but rather as something that makes him special. The authors say they wrote the book to help educate young people, teachers and even parents, that the diagnosis of a mental (or neurological) health disorder is not ne…
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Does your child experience high levels of anxiety and BIG emotions? Do they lack the confidence to seek out peers and to see others' perspectives? Do you want to help build social and emotional skills but find yourself so busy managing the meltdowns and behaviors that come from anxiety, sensitivity…
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6 SUPER SKILLS to help teens stay focused and reach their goals!; Do you sometimes have trouble paying attention in school? Do you lose track of time and deadlines? Do you often feel ?scattered? or unorganized? You?re not alone. All teens need a little extra help staying focused?in school and in li…
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Quels sont les signes qui permettent de détecter le TDA/H ? À qui doit-on s'adresser pour que notre enfant soit évalué et quelles sont les démarches à faire dans ce sens? Une fois le diagnostic confirmé, comment prendre une décision éclairée concernant la médication ? Pour ou contre ? Est-ce que mo…
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Ponctué de données instructives et de trucs efficaces, le journal imaginaire de Tom permet aux jeunes, aux parents et aux intervenants d'apprivoiser le trouble du déficit de l'attention avec ou sans hyperactivité. Amusant et imaginatif, Mon cerveau a besoin de lunettes est un livre indispensable po…
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Thème : L'hyperactivité. Quand j?étais jeune, je courais sans arrêt. Maman me disait : « Ne touche pas à ça ! » Mais trop tard, je l?avais déjà dans les bras. Papa me disait : « Assieds-toi ! » Mais moi, je n?écoutais pas. Je continuais à galoper et à tournoyer, j?étais une vraie fusée. Enfin, c?es…
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Depuis la sortie de J'M les TDAH, le livre a fait du bruit! Des dizaines de milliers de lecteurs ont été sensibilisés au trouble de déficit de l'attention avec ou sans hyperactivité. Plus que jamais, le TDAH est devenu un enjeu de société important et est couramment présent dans les médias.De nouve…
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Léo a neuf ans quand il reçoit un diagnostic de TDA/H.; « J'ai un QUOI ? » se demande-t-il, un peu confus. Comment répondre à cette question? Rien de mieux qu'un conte illustré pour expliquer aux enfants les différentes facettes du TDA/H ! Votre enfant se comporte-t-il comme un chat-garou ? Agit-il…
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« Fred » est un guide pratique qui permet aux ados de mieux comprendre ce que sont le TDA ele TDAt H, de se sentir moins seuls et, surtout, de trouver une foule de trucs concrets et d?exercices simples conçus pour les aider à mieux vivre avec ce trouble au quotidien.
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Il est parfois difficile de te préparer pour aller à l?école le matin ? Tu as du mal à te concentrer en classe ? Tu as souvent la bougeotte ou de la difficulté à demeurer assis ? Tu contrôles difficilement tes émotions ? Tu vis avec un TDAH (trouble déficitaire de l?attention avec ou sans hyperacti…
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Fun, engaging, hands-on activities to help kids ages 5-9 be kind to themselves and others, and build the emotional strength and resilience needed to thrive!; Children today face many challenges; and if you are a parent, teacher, or a professional working with kids, you may be seeking answers on how…
This is a story of a girl who has Attention Deficit Disorder. Dakota describes her passion for people and countries around the world. Dakota also shares the challenges she faces when she's daydreaming both at home and at school.
Ce livre est un ouvrage multidisciplinaire qui décrit l'ensemble des symptômes du TDAH (trouble de déficit de l'attention) et leur impact sur l'apprentissage, de même que sur les relations familiales et sociales.; -; This multidisciplinary book describes ADHD symptoms and their impacts on learning,…
For individuals with Asperger syndrome, high-functioning autism, pervasive developmental disorder, nonverbal learning disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and other social cognitive learning challenges.
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Help kids grow their executive functioning skills with activities for ages 6 to 9.; Executive functioning is the name for the skills we use to pay attention, complete tasks, and remember important things. But that's a lot for a brain to do every day - especially for kids. The Executive Functioning …
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Philosophy and strategies to further develop perspective taking and communicative abilities for persons with social cognitive deficits such as: Asperger Syndrome; Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS); High-Functioning Autism; Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADH…
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Occupational therapy uses simple, fun activities to help kids learn the skills they need for daily life, from eating meals and writing the alphabet to socializing with friends and family. Occupational Therapy Activities for Kids is designed to help children at all developmental ability levels stren…
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This activity book is a helpful and creative tool for children aged 4-8 to learn and understand their emotions to help reduce anxiety. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the 10 Steps to Reducing Your Child's Anxiety on the Autism Spectrum: The CBT-Based 'Fun with Feelings' Parent Manual.…
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Voici la nouvelle édition revue et mise à jour de ce bestseller de Benoit Hammarrenger pour mieux comprendre l?opposition et les comportements difficiles des enfants de 4 à 12 ans. Le neuropsychologue y communique son expertise de manière simple et accessible, car selon lui : « les parents et les i…
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Children pay close attention to their parents' moods. When parents feel upset, their kids may become anxious, and when parents wind down, children also get the chance to relax. When you feel overwhelmed and stressed, it can be hard to help your child feel balanced. The Relaxation & Stress Reduction…
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Anxiety-busting tools for kids ages 6 to 9; Being young doesn't stop kids from worrying. This anxiety workbook for kids, created by a clinical psychologist, is full of fun exercises designed to help kids learn how to work through feelings of discomfort or worry. Each of the activities features kid-…
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Thinksheets for Tweens and Teens focuses on the social issues and challenges faced by pre-adolescents and adolescents and introduces social concepts and strategies that can help individuals navigate these tricky years. Social rules and expectations change with age; thinking and behavior that was ap…
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Thinksheets for Tweens and Teens focuses on the social issues and challenges faced by pre-adolescents and adolescents and introduces social concepts and strategies that can help individuals navigate these tricky years. Social rules and expectations change with age; thinking and behavior that was ap…
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Dealing with stress, anxiety and anger are important skills to learn, but not all kids learn those strategies naturally. The Coping Skills for Kids Workbook can help teach children to calm down, balance their energy and emotions, and process challenging feelings. Author Janine Halloran, LMHC, share…
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The ABC?s of Anger leads children to discovery! It contains easy-to-read stories involving some aspect of the theme ?anger.? It provides children with an awareness of differing degrees of anger and helps them explore choices for responding when they are anger.; [...]; Each story begins with a lette…
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Binnie is an energetic baboon, who bounces around the lush green mountains of Rwanda in East Africa. But like many of us, Binnie often feels worried and stressed, and these worries can get in her way! What if she gets lost in the jungle, or her family gets sick? What if no one likes her? Sometimes …
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This encouraging guide from the developers of a groundbreaking early intervention program provides doable, practical strategies you can use every day. Nearly all young kids, including those with ASD, have an amazing capacity to learn. Drs. Sally Rogers, Geraldine Dawson, and Laurie Vismara make it …
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Inspired by the picture book The Invisible String, this workbook is a comforting project guide for those working with children or any population dealing with separation issues, including:; first days of school, day care, camp, or other life milestones; friendship and other relationship challenges; …
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Why Will No One Play with Me is a groundbreaking program that has helped thousands of children struggling with social skills to make friends, find acceptance, and have a happy childhood.; Every parent wants their child to be okay--to have friends, to be successful, to feel comfortable in his or her…
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In Meet the Overs and the Unders, your child will be introduced to two different families, the Overs and the Unders, as they explore the eight different sensory systems and their over- or under-reactions to different sensory input.; Beautiful illustrations paired with just the right questions, this…
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With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, they explain how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings o…
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This book includes tools for children to cope with stress in various areas of their lives:; On the playground with the school bully; At home with siblings; In the classroom with difficult tasks; After school with peer pressures; Easily adaptable to multiple scenarios, scripts and activities lead na…
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Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of plants and flowers make a garden more beautiful and enjoyable, different types of people make our world more vibrant and wonderful.; In Just Ask, United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cel…
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The first EVER storyline executive functioning workbook that your child will love while learning for ages 9 to 12.; Say goodbye to the days you have to force your child to learn!; This captivating workbook is an excellent teaching tool for parents with children who cannot sit through mundane workbo…
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