- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: JayJo Books; 1 edition (Jan 5 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 189138306X
- ISBN-13: 978-1891383069
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 19.6 x 0.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #738,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the Author
Ellen Weiner was born and raised on Long Island, NY. She received a degree in English Secondary Education from the University of Albany. She began her writing career when her son, Jeffrey, was diagnosed with food allergies. Ellen has worked on various research projects and is currently writing a book to help newcomers to the state of Arizona, where she now resides with her two sons. She is the author of Taking Food Allergies to School.
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3.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Pharmaceutical propaganda, Nov 2 2007
By S. Stueck - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Taking A.D.D. to School: A School Story about Attention Deficit Disorder (Paperback)
Be careful to do research on social story books concerning children with special needs. This one is written for and published by a Pharmaceutical company. On the very first page "special medicines" are mentioned that can "help us feel better", and that is truly the focus of the book.The child in the story is written to not do well in school, not liked by peers, and always in trouble until his family finally takes him to the doctor to get his very "special medicines", and then the world makes sense again. Not saying that medicines are not helpful, but this book does little to break the belief that "all ADD kids need are medicine". As many of us know, even children who have well-suited medication still experience difficulties and could benefit from the understanding of those around them.
This book also implies that a child with ADD is incapable of doing anything productive and accurate unless on medication. That is simply untrue, and down-right dangerous to imply.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
ADD Kids are Just Like Everybody Else, Oct 15 1999
By D. Williams "Host of By the Book Radio" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Taking A.D.D. to School: A School Story about Attention Deficit Disorder (Paperback)
Being a parent isn't easy, and learning that your child has an attention problem compounds your job. But Taking A.D.D to School introduces the topic of ADD and ADHD to parents along with their children. All children want to be a part of the group and be just like everybody else; having special needs or being singled out makes that pretty difficult.I encourage you to read this book with your children, and perhaps pick up a copy for your child's classroom as well. Armed with the assurance that ADD kids are just the same as the rest of the group, your child will learn tolerance and understanding. Knowledge is power, and the more we can give our kids, the better prepared they will be to face the temptation to tease or scoff at others who are different than they are.
Reading Taking A.D.D to School to your children or students is a wonderful gift you can share. Buy one for yourself and another for a special parent or teacher in your life.
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