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Summary: A must have for females with ADD
Review: This is a great book for those who care about girls with ADD. Girls with ADD have different issues than boys. This book helps the reader to better understand these issues.
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Summary: Must read!
Review: This is a GREAT book to read if you suspect a daughter has ad/hd, or if you have ad/hd yourself and would like to make sense of your entire childhood/adolescence etc.!! Book is broken down into age groups - preschool, elementary, etc. Fabulous! I only wish it had a "Gifted with ADHD" section!My only complaint is a LOT of typos! Very distracting for someone with add to read!!
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Summary: Understanding Girls With AD/HD
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read on AD/HD! I think every teacher in every level of school elementary through high school should read this book. It truly describes what is like to live with the AD/HD girl. Which looks and feels totally different the a boy with AD/HD! It is the only book I have found that deals with the issue from just the female point of view. So much is written about boys this is an excellent source for parents and teachers of girls.
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Summary: Help with understanding your daughter and her ADHD
Review: This is really a great book directed at the issues surrounding girls. Most books are written from research done with boys, and girls do have different concerns and show different signs of ADHD. For instance, they seem to be moodier, and more easily brought to tears. (At least this is true in my household between my son and daughter who both unfortunately have ADHD). This book addresses how to answer some of our questions that I have not found elsewhere. I think this book is a must for families who have girls with this disorder. It also has pointers to teachers. I recommend it.
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Summary: Finally a book that applies to my daughter's ADHD
Review: This is the first book that I have read that everything clicks. In other books there has always been a few areas that applied but I was always left wondering about alot of my daughter's behavior. This books covers many of her problems, such has why her hands are always at her mouth, or why she will only eat certain foods. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has a girl who has ADHD. Since I don't know anyone else who has a daughter with ADHD, this book has opened my eyes and explained several types of behavior that I didn't think were ADHD related. I hope as time goes on more studies will be made of girls with ADHD, it would be really helpful to those of us raising these girls.
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Summary: Excellent overview of the issues faced by girls with AD/HD
Review: Understanding Girls with AD/HD, Nadeau, Littman and Quinn This book discusses how attention deficit disorder may manifest itself in girls from preschool to late adolescence. The authors identify types of ADHD girls. Active girls may act like tomboys. They may socialize with boys. They are active, and may engage in impulsive escapades. Another group of girls shows their ADHD by talkativeness and excessive socializing. They too may become involved in risky behavior. Some girls with ADHD seem to fade into the background. They are shy and inattentive. They may have few friends and are more likely to be depressed. The last group is often escapes diagnosis until adolescence or adulthood. These are the very smart girls who have the ability to put in an extraordinary effort to hyper-focus. Adults see them as achievers but are often unaware of the anxiety and extreme effort the such girls use in order to compensate for their inattentiveness. Such girls are often anxious and self-critical. This is an excellent resource for parents and adolescents. I have only one criticism. The screening checklists in each chapter are fairly non-specific. The lists highlight the fact that ADHD may manifest itself differently in girls. However, some of the items on the lists can be caused by other conditions. Carol E. Watkins, M.D. Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
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Summary: This book is an absolute gem!
Review: What does the parent of an AD/HD child do once a diagnosis has been rendered? In my experience you pick up and devour every book that you can get your hands on. However, if your AD/HD child happens to be a girl, you will encounter far more boys that share that diagnosis and the books that you read follow that gender slant. This book seeks to explain how that bias has evolved. It goes into great detail to give the reader an understanding of how social, cultural and behavioral differences have historically kept diagnosis of AD/HD in girls at bay. In my opinion it is an essential guide to helping parents/family/friends and neighbors to understand and recognize the (sometimes less obvious) symptoms of AD/HD in the female population and to manage the unique issues that come along for the ride.
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Summary: This book is an absolute gem!
Review: What does the parent of an AD/HD child do once a diagnosis has been rendered? In my experience you pick up and devour every book that you can get your hands on. However, if your AD/HD child happens to be a girl, you will encounter far more boys that share that diagnosis and the books that you read follow that gender slant. This book seeks to explain how that bias has evolved. It goes into great detail to give the reader an understanding of how social, cultural and behavioral differences have historically kept diagnosis of AD/HD in girls at bay. In my opinion it is an essential guide to helping parents/family/friends and neighbors to understand and recognize the (sometimes less obvious) symptoms of AD/HD in the female population and to manage the unique issues that come along for the ride.
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