What i like about hallowells books about add is how positive he is about the diagnosis and the fabulous qualities and traits in people with addadhd, without brushing aside the very real challenges that it carries, especially how frustrating it can be for school. What they really need is more discipline and better parenting. Two adhd gurus, ned hallowell and peter jensen, help parents navigate. You may think you have read all the adhd books you need. An upbeat, positive, and constructive guide, it offers parents strategies that will assist them in the daytoday challenges of raising their add. Edward hallowella pediatric psychiatric clinician, father of two add children, and. Hallowell driven to distraction is one of the benchmark works on adhd. Hallowell has long argued that adhd is too often misunderstood. Edward ned hallowell generally travels from boston, ma, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote. Driven to distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of adhd. Hallowell understands how easily the gifts of this condition are lost on a child amid negative comments from doctors, teachers, and even loving but frustrated parents.
Five books we trust when it comes to adhd connect the dots. Edward ned hallowell is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Edward ned hallowell speakers bureau and booking agent. Changes in lifestyle sleep, diet, exercise and positive human contact, providing structure, counseling, and medication. In superparenting for add, he focuses on how to best raise children with add.
Edward hallowella pediatric psychiatric clinician, father of two adhd children, and himself an adult with adhd understands how easily the gifts of this condition are lost on a child amid negative comments from doctors, teachers, and even loving but frustrated parents. Hallowell, of arlington, details adhds gifts in his book, superparenting for. In addition to the message of unconditional love and other important themes in this book for raising a distracted child, superparenting offers in chapter 9, concise and valuable information about treating add. With decades of experience working with add children, dr. This book is a mustread for parents, scientists, and physicians and it will obliterate once and for all a purely deficitbased model of understanding adhd. An innovative approach to raising your distracted child by edward m. I read this book by alternating bursts of reading with time to absorb. An upbeat, positive, and constructive guide, it offers parents strategies that will assist them in the daytoday challenges of raising their add child and help him to reach his. The doctors outline a strengthbased model, which puts a positive spin on the traits that others often see. Advance praise for superparenting for add the shelves of most bookstores are lined with volumes that define, explain, and demystify attention deficits. List of the best books for adoptive parents on add and learning differences. Super parenting for kids with adhd boston parents paper. An innovative approach to raising your distracted child.
It has given me a new perspective on my son that we need to look at his. Feb 23, 2010 this book is a mustread for parents, scientists, and physicians and it will obliterate once and for all a purely deficitbased model of understanding adhd. Hallowells books have sold more than 2 million copies. An innovative approach to raising your distracted child by hallowell, edward m isbn. Edward hallowell a veteran pediatric psychiatric clinician, bestselling author, and himself a man with attention deficit disorder add teams up with peter s. Jan 28, 2002 i read this book by alternating bursts of reading with time to absorb. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hallowell and jensen, two gurus in the adhd community, have sensitively captured the world of a child living with the condition in this wonderful book, superparenting for add.
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