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Attention Deficit (AD/HD) and Executive Function (EF)
"Profound statements roll from his mouth, much too mature and intellectual
for a child of his age. He remembers experiences you've long since forgotten
and drags you to the window to watch the raindrops, falling like diamonds from
the sky. On the good days being the parent of a spirited child is astounding,
dumbfounding, wonderful, funny, interesting, and interspersed with moments of
brilliance." Mary Sheedy Kurchinka, Raising
Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense,
Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic 
See also ...
-
ADHD
in HD: Brains Gone Wild
by Jonathan Chesner

- A kinetic collection of frank personal stories of failure and success,
hilarious anecdotes, wild ideas, and blunt advice that will resonate with
teens and young adults. While most ADHD books are written to parents and
educators, this is written to hold the attention of the teen and young adult
reader with ADHD: more than 60 short essays, relevant topics, wacky
illustrations—all stamped with Jonathan’s irresistible humor. Addresses the
four main characteristics of ADHD: hyperactivity, impulsivity, inattention,
and indecisiveness. It provides positive advice about school, family life,
social life, dating, careers, medicine. Warning: it's a colorfully
distracting book...
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All
Dogs Have ADHD
by Kathy Hoopman

- An inspiring and affectionate look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD), using images and ideas from the canine world to explore a
variety of traits that will be instantly recognizable to those who are
familiar with ADHD... or dogs
-
Are you
Quick Smart or Multiple Thought Impaired? (The Positives of having ADD)

- I’m tall, I’m right-handed, and I have a short attention span. None of
these traits need to be fixed. Let’s take a look at some people whose
biographies or life history indicate strong ADD or ADHD behaviors.
[list of great achievers] It sounds to me that if someone says that
you have ADD you should consider it a compliment. Scroll a little
further, and be sure to read Carolyn's story! And don't miss
The Results Project bumper
sticker: Your honor roll student will be working for my Quick Smart Kid
- Attention
Deficit Disorder Resources

- Non-profit organization (based in Puget Sound WA, but membership
world-wide) dedicated to sharing ADD resources. Particularly good
collection of adult ADD resources - read
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Adults. Don't
miss their great article collection, starting with
From
Assessment to Treatment: Developing a Comprehensive Plan to Help Your Child
with ADHD (both articles by Sam Goldstein)...
- Before
referring a gifted child for ADD/ADHD evaluation
by Sharon Lind
- Parents and gifted educators are asked with increased frequency to
instruct gifted children to conform to a set of societal standards of
acceptable behavior and achievement -- to smooth the edges of the square peg
in order to fit into a "normal" hole. An extension of this trend is
reflected in an increase in referrals for medical evaluation of gifted
children as ADD/ADHD. To avoid mislabeling gifted children, parents and
educators may want to complete the following check list to help them decide
to refer for medical or psychological evaluation...
- Different
Minds: Gifted Children With AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and other Learning
Deficits
by Deirdre V. Lovecky

- Recognizing the different levels and kinds of giftedness, Lovecky provides
insight into the challenges and benefits specific to gifted children with
various learning difficulties. Guides parents and professionals
through diagnosis and advises on how best to nurture individual needs,
positive behavior and relationships at home and at school...
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Executive
Function: How to Help College Kids Who Struggle
by Grown & Flown
- College is a far cry from high school when students receive progress
reports halfway into each quarter, letting them know what they owe and what
they must do to get back on track. Now, during semester-long courses, they
may have graded assignments or tests only occasionally until the big
mid-terms or finals come. By the time kids face exam-level assessments,
their perception of how they are doing is often off-base due to a
combination of...
-
Executive
Function Primer
by Musings of an Aspie
- A short (4 part) explanation of just what Executive Function (EF) is...
-
The
Impulsive, Disorganized Child: Solutions for Parenting Kids with Executive
Functioning Difficulties
by James Forgan and Mary Anne Richey (or from
Amazon)
- Impulsive, scattered, lost, unfocused, unprepared, disorganized: These are
just a few of the words used to describe kids with executive functioning
deficits, which commonly affect many children already diagnosed with ADHD,
learning disabilities, and autism. Helps parents pinpoint weak executive
functions in their children, then learn how to help their kids overcome
these deficits with practical, easy solutions...
-
Misdiagnosis And Dual Diagnoses Of Gifted Children And Adults: ADHD, Bipolar,
OCD, Asperger's, Depression, And Other Disorders
by James T. Webb, Edward R. Amend, Nadia E. Webb, Jean Goerss, Paul Beljan, F. Richard Olenchak,
and Sharon Lind

- Physicians, psychologist, and counselors are unaware of characteristics of
gifted children and adults that mimic pathological diagnoses. Six nationally
prominent health care professionals describe ways parents and professionals
can distinguish between gifted behaviors and pathological behaviors...
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Parenting
Children with ADHD: 10 Lessons that Medicine Cannot Teach
by Vincent J.
Monastra 
- A Book for Parents from the American Psychological Association. Full
of great information, including Chapter 5: Students with ADHD Are Entitled
to Help at School...
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Raising
Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense,
Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic
by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka 
- If you have an exceptionally spirited child, this book is written for you.
Now Also available Raising
Your Spirited Child Workbook
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School
Success for Kids With ADHD
by Stephan M. Silverman, Jacqueline Iseman & Sue Jeweler
(or from
Amazon)
- Helps teens take control of their disorder and find success in school
and in life. By creating the “ADHD Attention Profile” discussed in the book,
readers will recognize how ADHD affects them, discover coping strategies and
technology tools to improve their focus, and develop a self-advocacy plan
they can use immediately...
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Smart
but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids
Reach Their Potential
by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare

- There’s nothing more frustrating than watching your bright, talented son
or daughter struggle with everyday tasks like finishing homework, putting
away toys, or following instructions at school. Your “smart but scattered”
child might also have trouble coping with disappointment or managing anger.
Drs. Great news: there’s a lot you can do to help. Also for teens,
Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens
Reach Their Potential...
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The
Survival Guide for Kids with ADD or ADHD
by
John F. Taylor 
- Great guide to ADHD and what it means (and doesn't mean!) to your life at
home and school. How to deal, and how to succeed!
-
Take
Control of ADHD: The Ultimate Guide for Teens With ADHD
by Ruth Spodak
and Kenneth Stefano
(or from
Amazon)
- Helps teens take control of their disorder and find success in school
and in life. By creating the “ADHD Attention Profile” discussed in the book,
readers will recognize how ADHD affects them, discover coping strategies and
technology tools to improve their focus, and develop a self-advocacy plan
they can use immediately...
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That
Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and Distracted Boys
Succeed in School and Life
by Ana Homayoun

- A practical guide to helping boys find success (great ideas for girls,
too). From research to practice, easily implemented solutions to change kids
lives...
What
is Executive Functioning? How Does it Affect My Child?
by Seth Perler
- Subtitled (In Plain English + Free PDF cheatsheet), this article is a
great introduction or clarification to Executive Function, with or without a
diagnosis. MUST READ.
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ADD
& Coming of age by Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times
- Today, the children on the leading edge of a wave dubbed by some “the ADD
generation” have reached the cusp of adulthood. And as they take on jobs or
college, care for themselves away from home, enter into adult relationships
and become parents, these newly minted grown-ups are carrying out a massive
natural experiment...
- ADD
Resources National non-profit for people with AD/HD
- A great way to learn more about ADHD. If you think you might have ADHD,
start with Dr. Amen's Adult ADD Symptom Checklist then read the "ADHD Basics."
- ADD Traits in Famous and
Talented People ...a scrapbook
- Frank Lloyd Wright, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, Robert Frost - Not a
bad bunch of role models!
- ADD / ADHD
LD On-line's summary of resources
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ADHD and Children Who Are
Gifted (ERIC Digest #522) by James T. Webb and Diane Latimer
- Frequently, bright children are referred to psychologists because they
exhibit behaviors (e.g., restlessness, inattention, impulsivity, high
activity level, day-dreaming) commonly associated with ADHD...
- ADHD
Primer for Parents Part I; Executive Functions NOT inattention as the
defining trait Susan Crum, EducationNews.org
- Stress has a curvilinear effect on executive functions. Too little stress
is not sufficiently challenging to invoke executive functions and too much
overwhelms the system. This is why the complexity of a task much be tailored
to the child's current capacity and not based on the general education
curriculum. It is also why parents walk a very fine line between setting
expectations that are too low, and being perceived as nagging a child to do
something they aren't equipped to do...
- ADHD Research Update David
Rabiner, PhD
- Monthly e-newsletter full of valuable information (free 3 month trial),
plus articles right on the site
- ADHD versus
Overexcitabilities
- Chart of differences between ADHD and Overexcitabilities...
-
Attention Deficit Disorders and Gifted Students: What Do We Really Know? by Felice Kaufmann, M. Layne Kalbfleisch, F. Xavier Castellanos
- In recent years, several have expressed concern that giftedness is often
misconstrued as ADHD and that the diagnosis of ADHD among the gifted
population has run amok. We acknowledge that there are cases of mistaken
diagnosis, although as of this writing, we have found no empirical data
in the medical, educational, or psychological literature to substantiate the
extent of this concern...
-
Attention,
Girls!: A Guide to Learn All About Your AD/HD by Patricia O. Quinn
- Four pronged approach to AD/HD, written especially for girls.
Four-pronged approach: What is it, how to take control, how to overcome
obstacles, and where to find more information... written for girls ages 8-13
(younger for gifted girls, unless reading is one of their struggles)
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Beyond
Ritalin: Facts About Medication and Other Strategies for Helping Children,
Adolescents, and Adults With Attention Deficit Disorders
by Garber, Garber and Spizman

- For everyone concerned with ADHD, for those wary of medication, for those
who want to know more about Ritalin
- Blinks, A Phenomenon of
Distractibility in Attention Deficit Disorder
- Where do ADDers go when they space out, and why can't they just say
"I'll think about that later?"
- Born to Explore! The Other Side of ADD
- Welcome to a site devoted entirely to exploring positive and alternative
views of attention deficit disorder. An especially good summary
Gifted or ADD?
-
Brain Chemicals and Modern
Life Born to Explore!
- Reduced serotonin levels from stress, lack of sleep & exercise, poor
nutrition, and lack of sunlight are connected with ADD... and much more
-
Brilliant
and Hyper: Giftedness and ADHD are Not Mutually Exclusive by Pat
Sullivan
- There has not been a great deal of research on the coexistence of
giftedness and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Despite the
fact that many children do exhibit characteristics of both, few are dual
diagnosed. It is important to understand that giftedness and ADHD are not
mutually exclusive...
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Challenges
of Identifying and Serving Gifted Children with ADHD by Lori J. Flint
- Educators need to do more to improve the quality of education of these
high-potential yet terribly at-risk children and to reduce the likelihood of
misdiagnosis of children who are gifted and creative and overexcitable as
having ADHD... (requires Adobe Reader)
- The Coincidence of Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Creativity by Bonnie Cramond
- Schools and families can best prevent misinterpretation of a child's
behaviors by becoming aware of those indicative of high creativity and
attempting to sort out the disabling from enabling ones. This is no small
task...
-
Correlation
between ADHD and gifted children... by Jerome J. Schultz
- What about the child who is gifted and has ADHD? Unless a child
understands his or her intellectual strengths and potentially negative
impacts of the ADHD, they may be confused by their inability to sustain
success
- Denial
of Eligibility Because of Gifted Intellectual Ability and/or Lack of Failure
- The U.S. Department of Education, in a written response to questions from
the Learning Disabilities Association of North Carolina, stated that "...each
child who is evaluated for a suspected learning disability must be measured
against his or her own expected performance, and not against some arbitrary
general standard." Even an intellectually gifted student may be
considered for eligibility for special education.
- Diagnosis
Questions by Betty Maxwell
- "How much is too much? Even given the general understanding
that overexcitabilities are a natural part of the "gifted
package," it’s sometimes hard to know natural from needy behavior.
The general lack of professional education regarding issues of giftedness
can lead to wrong advice or even misdiagnosis."
-
The Difficult Child: Expanded and Revised Edition by Stanley Turecki

- Parents and teachers often label children as "difficult" but
this can mean such a variety of things. This book includes excellent
descriptors of behaviors and traits...
-
Diverse
Populations of Gifted Children: Meeting Their Needs in the Regular Classroom
and Beyond by Starr Cline and Diane Schwartz

- Written to help classroom teachers identify and plan for gifted children
from special populations, including children with disabilities, minorities,
the learning disabled, preschoolers, the exceptionally gifted, gifted
females and underachievers
- Does
Our Middle School Have ADHD? by Lynn Ayers
- In the middle of the night, having devoted most of the evening to
extracting an acceptable one-page essay from a brilliant twelve-year-old, I
was struck by an astounding revelation. I think it’s highly likely that our
school may have ADHD!
-
Dreamers,
Discoverers and Dynamos: How to Help the Child Who Is Bright, Bored and
Having Problems in School (was: The Edison Trait) by Lucy Jo Palladino

- Edison Trait kids have the qualities that make innovative leaders,
inventors, explorers, yet they often have a hard time in school where their
personality traits may be seen as weak or negative
- Driven
To Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey

- Edison Trait kids have the qualities that make innovative leaders,
inventors, explorers, yet they often have a hard time in school where their
personality traits may be seen as weak or negative
-
The
Einstein Factor broadcast with Robyn Williams
- Some very gifted children are often condemned as failures in the school
system because they learn in a different way to the majority of kids.
-
Exercise:
An Alternative ADHD Treatment by John Ratey in
ADDitude: Living well with ADD and
learning disabilities
- According to the broad science, exercise tempers ADHD by increasing the
neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine—both of which play leading
roles in regulating the attention system. With regular physical activity, we
can raise the baseline levels of dopamine and norepinephrine by spurring the
growth of new receptors in certain brain areas...
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The
Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily
Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene

- Not ADHD, not ODD, but... explosive. Whether at home, school, or
both, this book gives great insight and good advice into these often
frustrating children...
- Finger Fidgets...
Mini Sand Animals
Small (4" to 6.5") sand animals to quietly run around your
fingers...
Tangles
With 18 pieces interconnected, this twisty toy keeps your fingers good
and busy...
Gifted
children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (ERIC Digest
#649) by Maureen Neihart
Are gifted children over-diagnosed with the disorder? In what ways are
gifted ADHD children different from gifted children without the disorder and
from other ADHD children? Does the emerging research suggest any differences
in intervention or support?
Gifted children with AD/HD
by Deirdre V. Lovecky
Formal data explore how these children differ from other gifted children
and from average children with AD/HD...
Gifted Education and ADD
The Mining Company Guide to ADD
This collection of useful information on Gifted ADD/ADHD deserves your
review...
Gifted
with AD/HD by Dana Olney-Bell, sixth grader
I’m twelve years old and for as long as I can remember, I’ve had opposite
sides to myself. I’m told that I’m "gifted" — very smart and creative. But I
also have to work really, really hard at things that seem much easier for
other kids, like memorizing and paying attention... I hope other kids
who are gifted and have AD/HD know they’re not alone. I hope what I’ve written
helps kids talk to their parents and teachers about things that bother or
worry them and makes them feel less weird and alone...
Gifted
or ADD? by Teresa Gallagher, Born to
Explore
If your child seems bright then please, please, PLEASE have a qualified
psychologist evaluate him or her for giftedness BEFORE you accept a diagnosis
of ADD and medication...
Giving
Disorganized Boys the Tools for Success by Alan Finder,
New York Times
With girls outperforming boys these days in high school and college,
educators have been sparring over whether there is a crisis in the education
of boys. High-priced tutors and college counselors have jumped into
the fray by charging as much as $100 an hour and up to bring boys to heel.
The tutors say their main focus is organizational skills because boys seem
generally to have more difficulty getting organized and multitasking than
girls do...
How
to Handle a Hard-To-Handle Kid: A Parent's Guide to Understanding and
Changing Problem Behaviors by C. Drew Edwards
Writing with authority and compassion, Edwards explains why some children
are especially challenging, for reasons from ADHD to profoundly gifted, then
spells out clear, specific strategies parents can use to address and correct
problem behaviors with firmness and love
The Intuitive Brain Born
to Explore!
An attempt to persuade clinicians to be cautious when applying an ADD
diagnosis to gifted children
Is
This Your Child?: Discovering and Treating Unrecognized Allergies by
Doris J. Rapp
Details the physical and environmental factors that can contribute to our
kids' behavior, including food, chemical sensitivities and 'sick building'
syndrome
Is
Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractible?: Helping the
Add/Hyperactive Child by Stephen W. Garber, Marianne Garber and Robyn
Freedman Spizman
How to work with ADD/hyperactive children to help them build control,
offering advice on diet, medication, coping with professionals, available
resources, and programs to enhance attention span
Learning
and Motivational Characteristics of Boys With AD/HD and/or Giftedness by
Sydney Zentall, Sidney Moon, Arlene Hall, and Janice Grskovic
Findings indicate that teaching these students how to simplify, breakdown,
or categorize assignments, projects, materials, and ideas, and then providing
checkpoints along the way would be effective... (requires
Adobe Reader)
Learning
Outside The Lines by Jonathan Mooney and David Cole
A practical guide to help kids jump through the necessary hoops to achieve
whatever larger, postschool goals they may have. While much of the material is
written for kids who've received the label LD or ADHD, many of the suggestions
can be just as helpful for those who've been labeled "gifted," or any other
student who feels frustrated with the daily routine of standard education
Living
With the Active Alert Child: Groundbreaking Strategies for Parents by
Linda S. Budd
For anyone who is confused, frustrated, and sometimes pushed to the limit
by the seemingly uncontrollable behavior of their bright, lovable child
Meeting
the Challenge: Using Love and Logic to Help Children Develop Attention and
Behavior Skills by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline
By the Love and Logic Parenting folks, shows parents how to assert control
in a respectful manner, and help kids develop these valuable skills...
The Merrow Report:
ADD A Dubious Diagnosis the PBS special...
Click on Download Transcript for the full text of the report (Adobe
Acrobat required)
Misdiagnosis of the Gifted by Lynne Azpeitia, M.A. and Mary Rocamora, M.A.
Gifted individuals face many challenges. One of them may be in getting correctly identified by psychotherapists and others as gifted
Mis-Diagnosis and Dual
Diagnosis of Gifted Children: Gifted and LD, ADHD, OCD, Oppositional Defiant
Disorder by James T. Webb, Edward R. Amend, Nadia E. Webb, Jean Goerss,
Paul Beljan, F. Richard Olenchak
Many gifted and talented children (and adults) are being mis-diagnosed by
psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, and other health care
professionals. The most common mis-diagnoses are: Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD),
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Mood Disorders...
NIH Consensus
Development Conference on ADHD US National Institute of Mental Health
Full text of conference abstracts; the state of ADHD in the United States,
including treatment, education, potential for abuse of medications used to
treat ADD and other issues
Please,
Please be sure! ADHD or Gifted and Creative by Trevor J. Tebbs
If suspicions surface with respect to ADHD (or some other disorder) but
the child is identified as, or suspected to be highly able/gifted and
creative then the characteristic behavioral traits noted above must be
considered before reaching any conclusion. A second opinion, preferably from
an expert in gifted education (sadly – often hard to find), should be a
matter of course...
Primary Peeks: ADHD or
Intensities of Giftedness? Editor, Carol Fertig
Problems in
Identification and Assessment of ADHD by Steven M. Nordby
Discusses the diagnosis questions facing parents of perhaps gifted,
perhaps ADD / ADHD children
Psychologists familiar
with testing the gifted compiled by Carolyn K.
So many of us are looking for the 'right tester', someone familiar with
gifted children, test ceilings, supplemental use of the SB-LM test, twice
exceptional children, and
more...
Putting
on the Brakes by Patricia O. Quinn and Judith M. Stern
Simple presentation explaining what ADHD is and offers ways for its
victims to gain control of their lives. Short chapters, numerous
black-and-white photographs and drawings, lists, wide margins, and large
type will entice children to read the book from cover to cover. The authors'
suggestions are practical and clearly described...
Also Putting on the Brakes Activity Book for Kids with ADD or ADHD
Raising Boys With ADHD: Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Sons by
James W Forgan and Mary Anne Richey
(or from
Amazon)
Empowers parents to help their sons with ADHD find success in school and
beyond. The book covers topics not often found in other parenting guides
such as the preschool years and early diagnosis and strategies for teens
transitioning to work and college. Filled with practical knowledge,
resources, and tools needed to help parents address the many strengths and
challenges of boys with ADHD...
Raising Girls With ADHD: Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Sons by
James W Forgan and Mary Anne Richey
(or from
Amazon)
Although an increasing number of girls are diagnosed with ADHD every
year, most of the focus of parent and teacher interventions has been on
boys, leaving girls with ADHD frustrated and prone to acting out. Written by
two professionals who have “been there and done that” with their own
children with ADHD, provides expert information to
empower parents to make decisions about identification, treatment options,
behavioral strategies, personal/social adjustment, educational impact, and
many other issues from preschool through high school. These girls’ struggles
with socialization and peer acceptance, executive functioning skills like
memory and organization, and emotional well-being and self-confidence are
discussed with a goal of maximizing strengths and providing supports...
Reaching the
Child with ADD
Ten Steps Towards Improving Your Relationship With Your
Child
Right-Brained
Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child
by Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons
"If there is a child in your life who fits the ADD pattern, let this
be the one book you read cover to cover before proceeding with any
intervention." C.R. of UOG
Shadow
Syndromes by John J. Ratey and Catherine Johnson
While more than 50 million Americans suffer from full-fledged mental
illnesses, millions more suffer from milder forms--yet they likely don't
realize it. Also available on
cassette
The
Social Impact of Girls with ADHD by David Rabiner
Results from this interesting study add to current knowledge of the social
difficulties of girls with ADHD by highlighting a pattern of social behavior
that includes higher rates of relational aggression, reduced prosocial
behavior, and higher rates of socially awkward behavior. When accompanied by
ODD, increase in overt aggression are also prominent...
Take
Control of ADHD: The Ultimate Guide for Teens With ADHD by Ruth Spodak
and Kenneth Stefano
(or from
Amazon)
Helps teens take control of their disorder and find success in school
and in life. By creating the “ADHD Attention Profile” discussed in the book,
readers will recognize how ADHD affects them, discover coping strategies and
technology tools to improve their focus, and develop a self-advocacy plan
they can use immediately...
Teaching
Study Skills and Learning Strategies to Therapists, Teachers, and Tutors: How
to Give Help and Hope to Disorganized Students by Diane Newton
If students are to have organization, study skills and learning strategies
at the point when they need them, the skills have to be taught ahead of time.
By middle school, or certainly no later than high school, students need
specific instruction, demonstration, ample practice, and in many cases careful
monitoring...
Teenagers
With ADD: A Parents' Guide
by Chris A. Zeigler Dendy
Add to the struggle for control and confusion with emerging identity of
the typical teen, the challenges difficulty focusing attention, resisting
impulses, or remaining still, and you will understand the necessity of a
manual for how to live and work with teens with ADD
Unicorns
Are Real by Barbara Meister Vitale
Concrete suggestions in an entertaining, easy to read book to make
learning and living easier for the right brained and those with learning
disabilities
Video
Games to treat ADD? by Leonard Holmes
Can your child attend better in school by playing video games? NASA
research on brain waves may soon have practical applications in this area...
Weighing
Nondrug Options for A.D.H.D. by Tara Parker-Pope,
in The New York Times
While some studies of alternative treatments show promise, there is little
solid research to guide parents. A study on the effect of artificial
coloring and preservatives on hyperactive behavior in children caused many
pediatricians to rethink their skepticism about a link between diet and
A.D.H.D...
What
If Einstein Had Taken Ritalin? ADHD's Impact on Creativity by Jeff Zaslow,
in The Wall Street Journal
In chemistry labs, students who used to mix chemicals haphazardly, out of
an insatiable curiosity, now focus on their textbooks. In English classes,
kids who once stared out the windows, concocting crazy life stories about
passersby, now face the blackboard -- to the great relief of parents and
teachers. But will the Ritalin Revolution will sap tomorrow's work force
of some of its potential genius? What will be the repercussions in
corporations, comedy clubs, and research labs?
What's
wrong with Doug: the academic struggles of a gifted student with ADHD from
preschool to college and
What's
right with Doug: the academic triumph of a Gifted Student with ADHD both
by Douglas A. Campbell, in
Gifted Child Today
($)
From the very beginning, Doug stood out because of his intelligence,
extroverted behavior, and his reluctance to do homework, but it was not until
the academic problems of his first year of college that I figured out that his
differences extended well beyond intelligence and into the nature and function
of his brain. Doug was ADHD and gifted; the frustrations associated with this
dual condition, which disrupted his first year in college, can be traced back
to his early years in school...
Why Do So Many Smart
Children With ADD Fail In Our Public Schools? by Thom Hartmann
Would any management put most of its dollars into its weakest divisions
and starve the promising ones of capital? That is exactly what is happening
to our brightest and most gifted children
Last updated
December 01, 2020
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