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Summary: Clear and comprehensive
Review: Dr. Phelan uses real life examples to illustrate his didactic narrative. He explains concepts clearly and cuts quickly to the heart of important issues. I particularly enjoyed his discussion of the process getting an evaluation for AD/HD. He advocates a thorough, systematic approach to diagnosis. He explains how to make sure that the professionals have covered all of the bases.He discusses how AD/HD can affect both adults and children. However, he tends to put more emphasis or child and adolescent issues. Dr. Phelan does not pull punches or sugar-coat the issues. He makes it clear that AD/HD can make life challenging for individual and family. This directness is both the strength and weakness of this tape (and book.) The first couple of chapters tend to emphasize the difficulties. You have to wait a while before you get to the parts that give you some hope. The first couple of chapters might have you thinking about trading your child in for a non-defective model. But stick it out--by the end of the book you will have a clearer idea of the steps you can take to resolve difficulties. I am pleased that this book is available in an audiocassette version. Many families affected by AD/HD are already spread too thin. They may not have the time or the attention span to sit down and read an entire book. This particular audiocassette was produced in a professional manner. Dr. Phelan reads didactic material and actors dramatize family anecdotes. This breaks up any monotony and makes for an enjoyable listening experience.
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Summary: Good advice and info on meds.
Review: I loved 123-Magic, this was just as good with Dr. Phelan's down-to-earth style. I was concerned about meds for my ADHD child, but this tape helped me understand the benefits along with other great ideas to help my ADHD 9 year-old.
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Summary: i want to buy it but i don't know how to order
Review: i think it is a very helpful book forme but i want to know how can i order this book
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Summary: thorough discussion of ADD/ADHD in simple English
Review: My husband and I both found Dr. Phelan's book to be a thorough discussion of ADD/ADHD from diagnosis to treatment. Dr. Phelan writes in simple English without complicated medical terms and with a sense of humor. This book is easily read in a short time.
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Summary: A major contribution to ADD studies, discussions, and plans.
Review: Now in a newly updated edition, Thomas Phelan's All About Attention Deficit Disorder continues to be one of the most "reader friendly" introductions and explanations for parents, teachers and care-givers of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Phelan covers symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for ADD children and adults. Highly recommended for personal, professional, school and community library collections, All About Attention Deficit Disorder will provide information, tools, and emotional support needed by anyone dealing with a loved one, student, or patient with this difficult, biologically based, psychologically impacting disorder.
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Summary: A major contribution to ADD studies, discussions, and plans.
Review: Now in a newly updated edition, Thomas Phelan's All About Attention Deficit Disorder continues to be one of the most "reader friendly" introductions and explanations for parents, teachers and care-givers of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Phelan covers symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for ADD children and adults. Highly recommended for personal, professional, school and community library collections, All About Attention Deficit Disorder will provide information, tools, and emotional support needed by anyone dealing with a loved one, student, or patient with this difficult, biologically based, psychologically impacting disorder.
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Summary: A major contribution to ADD studies, discussions, and plans.
Review: Now in a newly updated edition, Thomas Phelan's All About Attention Deficit Disorder continues to be one of the most "reader friendly" introductions and explanations for parents, teachers and care-givers of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Phelan covers symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for ADD children and adults. Highly recommended for personal, professional, school and community library collections, All About Attention Deficit Disorder will provide information, tools, and emotional support needed by anyone dealing with a loved one, student, or patient with this difficult, biologically based, psychologically impacting disorder.
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Summary: Dangerous....
Review: The problem with books like this is: many readers feel that by having ingested the information, they've become experts, and feel duty-bound to begin diagnosing friends, relatives, co-workers.... (Nurses and teachers are particularly guilty of this pompous and assumptive behavior.) It's my opinion that the self-tests, lists of possible symptoms, etc. included in this book were intended by the author to underscore POSSIBILITIES, not absolutes. It's extremely dangerous to think that just because you've read this book (or one like it) you have what it takes to diagnose ADD and/or ADHD. It is your duty to ask yourself if the person who has read this book has been trained to make such a diagnosis. Is s/he a specialist in the field? Has s/he been educated to recognize the true signs and symptoms of the disorder? If not, get thee to a REAL doctor, quickly! Just because these so-called self-important 'professionals' have 'nurse' or 'teacher' associated with their names does not make them experts in all things medical. (A know-it-all is still just a know-it-all, no matter what 'title' we've given them.) On behalf of this author and others like him, I strongly urge readers NOT to accept the cock-eyed advice of a wanna-be professional who may read this book.
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Summary: Cool Book!
Review: This book is great!It offered me all kinds of ways to deal with AD/HD.As a 14 year old ADHD female I would recomend this book to anyone who has AD/HD or knows someone who has it.It offers great advice on diagnosising,treating and understanding ADD.E-mail me about any ?'s about ADD or the book
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