| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 116 pages) |
| Contents |
Part 1 Understanding AD/HD 1 -- 1. AD/HD: What it is, and what it isn't 3 -- AD/HD defined 3 -- Pseudo AD/HD: what looks like AD/HD, but isn't AD/HD? 5 -- How many people have AD/HD? 6 -- 2. AD/HD in the Classroom: Teacher and Student Perspectives 8 -- Common classroom problems associated with AD/HD 8 -- What it feels like to have AD/HD 9 -- 3. AD/HD and Other Problems 18 -- AD/HD and Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) 18 -- Assessing AD/HD 19 -- AD/HD and other problems -- behavioural, emotional and educational 19 -- 4. Biology, Brains and AD/HD 21 -- AD/HD and the brain I: the psychology of AD/HD 21 -- AD/HD and the brain II: the biology of AD/HD 24 -- AD/HD and families: genetics and AD/HD 24 -- 5. AD/HD and Destiny 25 -- What happens to people with AD/HD? 25 -- AD/HD and the bio-psycho-social approach: AD/HD is a product of nature and nurture 26 -- Part 2 Principles and Practices for Intervention with AD/HD 31 -- 6. Multi-Modal Approach to Intervention 33 -- Educational, medical and other professionals working together 33 -- Role of medical intervention 34 -- Contribution of school staff to a multi-modal approach to AD/HD 35 -- Establishing a whole school approach 36 -- Partnership with child and parents 41 -- Evaluating progress 42 -- 7. AD/HD in the Classroom: Basic Principles and Practices 45 -- Establishing the right relationship 45 -- Right setting 47 -- Promoting effective learning 48 -- Managing behaviour 51 -- Thinking positively about AD/HD 55 -- Part 3 AD/HD in Action: Case Studies 57 -- 8. Different Faces of AD/HD 59 -- Types 59 -- 9. AD/HD with Oppositional Defiance 63 -- 10. AD/HD with Detachment 68 -- 11. AD/HD with Impulsivity 72 -- 12. AD/HD with Obsessions 76 -- 13. AD/HD with Learning Difficulties 81 -- 14. AD/HD with High Ability 85 -- 15. AD/HD with Conduct Disorder 89 -- 16. AD/HD: Combined Type 94 -- 17. And in the End: Caring for the Carers 98 -- Appendix 1 DSM IV: Diagnostic Criteria for AD/HD 104 -- Appendix 2 ICD 10: F90 Hyperkinetic Disorder 106 |
| Summary |
This title provides a concise and comprehensive guide to educating children with AD/HD. It offers a theoretical introduction to AD/HD and practical guidance to the classroom teacher on how to support children with this condition |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-112) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Education -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Youth with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Education -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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EDUCATION -- Special Education -- Social Disabilities.
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Attention-deficit-disordered children -- Education
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
O'Regan, Fintan J. (Fintan Joseph), 1960-
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| ISBN |
020325290X |
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9780203252901 |
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9780203461495 |
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0203461495 |
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9780415213875 |
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0415213878 |
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