List Books » Daredevils and Daydreamers: New Perspectives on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Authors: Barbara Ingersoll, Ingersoll
ISBN-13: 9780385487573, ISBN-10: 0385487576
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Date Published: December 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Not so long ago, people thought attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder was a condition that only affected children whirling dervishes who careened through life leaving a path of destruction in their wake. We now know, however, that there is a sizeable group of quiet daydreamers whose inability to organize themselves and focus on the task at hand makes it impossible for them to meet the demands of everyday life. And we know that many children with ADHD continue to have symptoms as adults. But this increased knowledge has sometimes contributed more confusion than clarification.
In Daredevils and Daydreamers, Ingersollone of the foremost clinicians and researchers in the fieldlooks at what we've learned in a decade. From obtaining a good diagnosis through the most recent, cutting edge medical and psychological solutions offered, Ingersoll's examples and research have an immediacy missing from the other books in the field. In addition, she tackles a number of peripheral issues other books ignore such as the problem of the ADHD child in adoptive families, divorced families and step-families, and she handles "real-world" issues (like soiling and bed-wetting) that others disregard.
A Personal Note to Readers of This Book | ||
Foreword | ||
Ch. 1 | What Is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder? | 1 |
Ch. 2 | Is It Only ADHD? Subtypes and Related Learning, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems | 23 |
Ch. 3 | Does My Child Have ADHD? Do I Have It Too? | 46 |
Ch. 4 | What Causes ADHD? | 65 |
Ch. 5 | Medical Treatment of ADHD: What Have We Learned in a Decade? | 83 |
Ch. 6 | What Else Can We Do? Psychotherapy and Training Approaches | 104 |
Ch. 7 | Treating Associated Problems | 129 |
Ch. 8 | Bless This House: Holding It Together on the Home Front | 150 |
Ch. 9 | School Days, School Daze | 173 |
Ch. 10 | The Decade Ahead: What Can We Expect? | 201 |
App. A | Developmental and Social History | 207 |
App. B | ADHD Support Services | 213 |
Notes | 215 | |
Index | 230 |