As more and more children are diagnosed with some form of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder each year, parents find themselves facing an intimidating barrage of questions, procedures, and visits to the doctor. The AD/HD Book is designed to penetrate the information chaos and serve as a one-stop manual rationally addresses nearly a hundred of these questions and concerns to demystify what is often an intricate diagnosis.
Beth Ann Hill, Herself a mother and former educator of AD/HD children, clearly explains the basics of the disorder and lays out its complexities. Step by step, she guides parents from symptoms to diagnoses and tests, then through the labyrinth of medication options, and finally reveals a unique treatment strategy devised with pediatric specialist Dr. James Van Haren. The strategy combines medical treatment with specific parenting techniques to break through problem behaviors.
