Only a Mother Could Love Him: Add : Attention Deficit Disorder - Couverture souple

Polis, Ben

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ISBN 10 : 1740081692 ISBN 13 : 9781740081696

Editeur : Add Help Guide, 2003

Synopsis

Book by Benjamin Polis

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

For all parents who have ever cried in despair over their hyperactive, impulsive, and seemingly uncontrollable child; for every teacher who’s ever vented frustration at a student who just won’t pay attention; for every kid who has ever asked himself, Why does everyone hate me?–help is here. Only a Mother Could Love Him is a remarkable look inside the mind of a person with ADD/ADHD. Ben Polis attended six different schools, served over three thousand hours of detention, and drove his family into counseling. But through great determination and the use of self-taught concentration techniques, Ben not only graduated high school but also attended a competitive university.

Ben describes what it’s really like to feel those constant impulses, to get all that medication, to desperately want to be “normal.” In addition, he offers lots of valuable advice to parents, including

· finding what forms of discipline will work–and what will never work
· surviving the daily homework struggle
· medicating or seeking other methods of treatment
· teaching your ADD/ADHD child to read

Only a Mother Could Love Him is a much-needed salve for parents and kids who feel isolated, depressed, and confused. From schoolwork to exercise to drugs, Ben Polis has important insights to share–and a message of hope that will warm the hearts of those suffering the most.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

Revue de presse

“Ben Polis is a hero. His account of growing up with ADD is spellbinding, as well as immensely useful in its practical advice.”
–from the Preface by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., co-author of Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction
“Only a Mother Could Love Him is a wonderful and very poignant view of ADD from the inside looking out, with wisdom that could come only from someone who has lived with ADD. Polis’s combination of honesty and perceptiveness makes this an inspirational book for anyone who has ADD, but especially for anyone who must deal with an ADD child.”
–ANTHONY E. WOLF, PH.D.

“In his funny, honest, and moving account of growing up with ADD, Ben Polis speaks with the wise voice of a young man who has struggled hard with invisible demons–but also with the wisecracking voice of a smart and perceptive child. . . . He makes you laugh, and he makes you admire his courage, his talent, his tenacity, and his sense of humor.”
–PERRI KLASS, M.D., medical director and president, Reach Out
and Read National Center, co-author of Quirky Kids
From the Trade Paperback edition.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Add Help Guide
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1740081692
• ISBN 13: 9781740081696
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 167
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible