ADD/ADHD: Get the Right Diagnosis, Understand Treatment Options, Help Your Child Focus (When Your Child Has...) - Softcover

Rutledge, Rebecca

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1598696661 ISBN 13: 9781598696660

Publisher: Adams Media Corporation, 2008

Synopsis

ADD/ADHD is a complex disorder but getting the clear, concise information you need to help your child doesn't have to be a challenge. Written by the expert doctor team of clinical psychologist Rebecca Rutledge and pediatrician Vincent Ianelli, When Your Child Has . . . ADD/ADHD gives you the latest information and research in a straightforward, easy-to-understand manner. This important guide will help you:

• Determine the differences between ADD and ADHD
• Find the right doctor and get the right diagnosis
• Help your child focus with and without medication
• Deal with emotional struggles and discipline

With When Your Child Has . . . ADD/ADHD,/I>, you'll get the explanations, advice, and answers you need to understand, nurture, and-most importantly-help your child.

Rebecca Rutledge, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in Memphis, TN. She has a private practice in which she treats both children and adults with ADD/ADHD. Interestingly, she too has ADD. Her emphasis with her patients is that ADD/ADHD is not a death sentence-it can be treated and managed such that the strengths of an individual with ADD/ADHD can come shining through.

Vincent Iannelli, M.D. is the author of The Everything Father's First Year Book. A board-certified pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, he is also an associate professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. After completing his residency at the Children's Hospital in Dallas, Dr. Iannelli opened his private practice. He has nine years of clinical experience taking care of kids with common childhood illnesses. Dr. Iannelli lives in Hearth, TX.

About this title

Product Description:

Explains the differences between ADD and ADHD; how medication can help and what kind is best; and how to deal with emotional struggles and discipline. This book helps parents learn how to strengthen family relationships in spite of a seemingly difficult situation.

Synopsis:

More and more children are being diagnosed with ADD/ADHD everyday which means there are more worried parents with countless questions about their child's challenging condition. In this accessible guide, readers find the answers they need. This book explains: the differences between ADD and ADHD; how medication can help and what kind is best; and, how to deal with emotional struggles and discipline.With "When Your Child Has...ADD/ADHD", parents will learn how to strengthen family relationships in spite of a seemingly difficult situation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1598696661
• ISBN 13: 9781598696660
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224