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<p>Every parent of a child with ADHD (Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder) needs to know: How can I help my child, myself and my whole family not only cope but thrive?</p><p><i>The Hyperactive Child Book</i> has the answers. Hailed by <i>Child</i> magazine as one of the ten best parenting books of 1993, this is the only book that offers the invaluable advice of an entire team of experts--a monther and the pediatrician and child psychologist she turned to when her son was diagnosed with ADHD--on every aspect of raising a hyperactive child, including:</p><p>Why it is essential to have your child evaluated by an expert diagnostic team--and how to go about finding more<br>How to be sure your child is receiving the best possible medical care<br>How to be your child's adocate in the school bureaucracy<br>How to help your child acquire the specific study skills that will help him or her learn most effectively<br>How to deal with day-to-day issues from homework to housework to relationships with siblings and peers</p><p>Detailed compassionate and endlessly useful, here at last is a book that goes beyond the myths and fads about hyperactivity to help your entire family live happily with an ADHD child.</p>