Publisher's Synopsis
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: understanding how to deal with it. The growing numbers of children exhibiting this condition is unprecedented. What can be done to help parents and children themselves to cope? Is understanding this condition key to treatment and coping? You bet it is! Are teachers aware of what is entailed when a diagnosis of adhd is reached? What are the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? What happened in the past? What are the options that are currently available? This book looks at all things adhd and explores all treatment options past and present. A must read for parents, educators, friends and family.
Here is a tiny fraction of what you will discover:
- The adhd advantages
- The bright side of being the parent of an adhd child
- Treatments, from the latest studies and natural ones
- How to select the right nutrition
- How to teach your adhd child social skills to thrive
- Life skills your child needs to master, independence, time management, organization, anger management, decision making, and more
In the adult population there is less epidemiological data, but the studies carried out indicate that adhd also manifests itself in adults and with a notable frequency. The results of these studies have found prevalences of adhd between 4% and 5%. Currently in spain only 3% of adults have been diagnosed with adhd, in many primary care and psychiatric consultations, many adults go to them and are treated for pathologies such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse disorder, when really in the in the background, these pathologies are comorbid conditions of undiagnosed adult adhd.
