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 | | The ADD/ADHD Checklist by Sandra F. Rief M.A. ISBN-10: 9780137623952 ISBN-10: 0-13-762395-X ISBN-13: 9780137623952 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-762395-2 Paperback 1997-12-15 Jossey-Bass Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Written by a nationally known educator with two decades of experience in working with ADD/ADHD students. For fast, reliable information about attention deficit disorder, parents and teachers need only to refer to The ADD/ADHD Checklist. This unique resource is packed with up-to-date facts, findings, and proven strategies and techniques for understanding and helping children and adolescents with attention deficit problems and hyperactivity— all in a handy list format. | ||
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Very easy to find your area of interest The checklist format of the book (really more like bullet points) makes it easy to locate and absorb the information you are looking for. Once you've read the book, the format is great for future look-ups. Right off the bat, the book jumps into the nebulous nature of ADD/ADHD. These particular symptoms may be correlated with ADD/ADHD... or it may just be within the spectrum of normal kid behavior. ADD/ADHD is a multifaceted neurological problem, so while parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and daycare workers may suspect a child has the condition, only really good medical testing, psychological testing, coordination with the school, and family counseling can accurately diagnose the condition. Having that spelled out early in the book is welcome information. (Section 1, List 11) You get a little freaked out reading this book... because *every* kid is like this. They are, by nature, childish. Impulsive, inappropriate, wiggly... poor concentration, inconsistent, daydreaming. And we grown-ups get this under control, but in times of stress, you see all the same childish behaviors coming out of adults, too. So when a parent is frustrated by their children's "childishness," it is appropriate to remember that they are only children. This book assumes that you have (or are working toward) a diagnosis of ADD/ADHD and lists all kinds of information, categorically. Information for parents, for teachers, and for ideas to try. It's good information for any parent because... well, children are childish. I'm not a teacher (apart from Sunday school), but there was good information in there for parents. I thought the most helpful sections were on positive incentives and reinforcers for home (Section 2, list 25), Giving Directions -- Tips for Parents (Section 2, list 28), and Getting Student's Attention (Section 3, list 40). Any parent can benefit from adding more structure to the home, creating a sense of excitement, and being positive and encouraging. The book was written in 1998. I would be interested in learning what developments have taken place in the past decade, for example, with rates of diagnosis and academic outcomes for children diagnosed in the 80s and 90s. | ||
learning about adhd Found the book to be very useful in learning about adhd and how to help me understand it more and to help myself along with my son | ||
Not every kid is ADD no matter what they say I have a kid who is possibly ADD or possibly just a kid. This book is OK and readable enough but the Barnum effect insures that you see any kid within it's pages. Take it with a grain of salt. | ||
The ADD/ADHD Checklist: A Practical Reference for Parents and Teachers This book is an excellent read and reference tool for parents and teachers who have children with ADD/ADHD. I have this book tabbed and use as both a parent and teacher. | ||
This is the best book on ADD/ADHD I have read I have purchased many books on ADD/ADHD, and have found this one to be the best! The rest of the books on ADD have all found their way to the tip or to fete bookstores over the years. This book provides both practical and detailed advice for parents in the form of useful checklists. Other books on this subject matter tend to be too fatalistic and theoretical. This is pro-active and practical! I thoroughly recommend this book. | ||