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ADHD for Dumbfounded Parents, July 8 2011
This review is from: Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential (Paperback)
As a Special Educator and parent of an ADHD adolescent this book is a godsend. It cuts to the chase. For those who have waded through the many books that give countless recipes for how to organize your child (or yourself) and never really get to the point of ADHD, this book will be a welcome relief.
The chief difference between this and the "recipe" type books on this crippling syndrome is the description of "Executive Functions". Executive Functions are simply the skills every human develops during early to late childhood in order to survive, learn and get along with other people. ADHD is simply the dysfunction of some or all of these functions. The premise of the book is that once you have identified which executive functions aren't fully developed, they can be broken down into manageable units, taught, practised and eventually mastered. If you or a loved one for whom you are responsible suffers from ADHD, get this book. Get an extra one for the teacher or the doctor. It is worth twice the price.
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