The Energetic Brain: Understanding and Managing ADHD
Cecil R. Reynolds, Kimberly J. Vannest
Language: English
Pages: 448
ISBN: 0470615168
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
How to get past the myths, tap into the creativity of the ADHD mind, and thrive
ADHD affects millions of people-some 3 to 5% of the general population. Written by a neuroscientist who has studied ADHD, a clinician who has diagnosed and treated it for 30 years, and a special educator who sees it daily, The Energetic Brain provides the latest information from neuroscience on how the ADHD brain works and shows how to harness its potential for success. It distills the latest research findings to give readers the most up-to-date information available and provides practical strategies for managing ADHD-and thriving-at school, at work, and at home, from childhood through adulthood.
- Debunks popular (and destructive) myths about ADHD
- Covers how to manage ADHD with medication or without, what parents can do to help, and how to thrive with ADHD throughout the lifespan
- Offers effective academic and behavioral interventions for school, and helpful accommodations for the workplace
The Energetic Brain provides a truly thorough view of ADHD, making it an invaluable guide for parents, teachers, and those living with ADHD.
were taught and practiced the expectations, and students were allowed to enter a drawing for a bicycle when a teacher noticed that the student was following expectations in the cafeteria. Student discipline data are reviewed by the team at the individual level also. If your child is receiving multiple office discipline referrals or one of his teachers asks the PBIS team for assistance, your child’s data can be reviewed by the PBIS team and a plan can be written. The team will analyze the data
are a gift, and there is no reason to feel concerned by your own mixed feelings. It is not uncommon for peers of people with ADHD to describe them as overbearing.2 If you are a friend and not a parent, you want to help your friend but may find his or her behavior so frustrating that you give up trying to help. To paraphrase a saying, those who need help most may ask for it in a way that is unlikely to produce help.3 Problems with friendships are very common. In fact, 52% of individuals with ADHD
only review behavior each evening with a behavior point sheet. Parents might also agree to discuss any problems later, when alone, and not in earshot of Mike. From the Neuroscientist Often parents expect children to notice chores or other things around the house that need to be done or help that can be offered, and just do it. In reality, the children do not notice—they are not shirking responsibility, they just really do not see it. Remember, the first two words in ADHD are “attention
look both ways before you cross the street, and choosing clothes that match and are appropriate to the weather. These scales allow the clinician to compare these frequencies to those in the database, but ultimately some judgment must be invoked as to whether functioning in one or more of these areas has been adversely affected by ADHD. Also, some behaviors impair some people more than others. The truth is that you or your child may have learned to cope better with a particular problem behavior or
ones. Cecil R. Reynolds Kimberly J. Vannest Judith R. Harrison May 2011 PART ONE: Getting to Know ADHD 1 What Is ADHD? ADHD is real. It exists, and it is a brain disorder. ADHD appears in varying degrees of severity as do most disorders or illnesses. However, it need not impose any permanent limitations on anyone who has it. ADHD can be managed and treated, and although they cannot be “cured” in the classic sense of the term, individuals with ADHD who are correctly diagnosed and treated