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KIDS IN THE SYNDROME MIX OF ADHD, LD, ASPERGER'S, TOURETTE'S, BIPOLAR AND MORE!
The One Stop Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Other Professionals
Author: Kutscher, Martin L. with Tony Attwood and Robert R. Wolff
Review Date: JULY 01, 2005
Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publisherss
Price (hardback): $19.95
Publication Date: September 2005
ISBN: 1843108100
ISBN (hardback): 1843108100
Category: REPORTS
Classification: PARENTING
A heart-gladdening investigation into the world of adolescents caught in the syndrome mix, and how to identify symptoms, understand the causes and embark on treatments for each condition.
Kutscher, a pediatric neurologist at the New York Medical College, has written an exemplary introductory guide through the baffling worlds of ADHD, learning disability, the autistic spectrum, sensory integration dysfunction, anxiety/obsessive compulsive disorder, Tourette’s, depression, bipolar, oppositional defiant disorder and central auditory processing disorder. Why all these under one cover? Because so often kids come with multiple issues, which impinge upon and amplify one another. After Kutscher finishes explaining what is known about the causes of the disorders, he unveils concrete strategies and high-yield recommendations on how to proceed. Like a good doctor, his first piece of advice is to do no harm: You are the lifeline for your child or charge, so you must be positive and calm, and you must not nag, lecture, argue or offer untimely advice. You must pursue a course conducive to the circumstances. And Kutscher offers a spectrum of approaches that are practical and executable. He also tackles the available pharmacopoeia, and he has plenty of suggested resources for further reading.
A sparkling, granite-strong steppingstone from which to launch further investigations into the conditions Kutscher covers, though, given its myriad hands-on recommendations, this guide may be an end in itself.
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