Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Recognition, Reality and Resolution

ADHD is a common, complex and yet often misunderstood condition, affecting children, adolescents and adults. It causes a wide range of difficulties with concentration, impulse control, hyperactivity, motivation and time awareness. This can often lead to school failure, expulsion, and emotional, behavioral and social problems. An estimated two per cent of the population suffers from ADHD. To ensure their effective treatment, three critical areas need to be addressed. Parents, teachers and professionals must become aware of the possibility of ADHD (symptoms can mimic other medical and environmentally related conditions, which can make accurate recognition difficult). Second, the reality of coping with ADHD in its many forms, both for individuals with the condition and those around them, must be acknowledged and understood. Finally, there is a need for a holistic approach to the assessment and management of ADHD to ensure the most effective resolution for individuals. The author gives an overview of the condition based on the broad internationally recognized approach to ADHD, which takes account of its biological as well as environmental elements. He discusses appropriate management guidelines, which include consideration of medication as well as psychosocial and educational strategies. The book aims to be a comprehensive and authoritative text on ADHD, its causes and management currently available in the UK. It provides a practical guide to the process of dealing more effectively with ADHD, from initial recognition to effective management strategies via assessment and diagnosis. It is intended for parents, teachers and other professionals to facilitate appropriate understanding and support for this distressing condition.

Part 1 What do you notice?; horace Horace; ingrid Ingrid; gilbert Gilbert; melvin Melvin; toby Toby; alexander Alexander; leslie Leslie; ted Ted; arnold Arnold; Part 2 What can it be?; Chapter 1 1 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Chapter 2 Core features; Chapter 3 Co-existing Conditions (Comorbidity); Chapter 4 Other Common Problems; Chapter 5 ADHD and Intelligence; Chapter 6 6 ADHD and Age; Part 3 How to find out?; Chapter 7 The Assessment; Part 4 What can be done?; Chapter 8 Effective Management of ADHD ?€” a Multi-modal Approach; Chapter 9 Medical Management of ADHD; Chapter 10 What can Parents Do?; Chapter 11 What can Teachers do?; Chapter 12 The Long-Term Outlook; Chapter 13 Tom?€”A Real-Life Story, Anne Douglas; Part 5 The Broader Picture; Chapter 14 The Causes of ADHD; Chapter 15 The Biological Basis of Crime; Chapter 16 Professionals and Services for ADHD; Chapter 17 Where Now?; Appendix; Appendix 1 Further Reading; Appendix 2 Criteria; Appendix 3 Helpful Addresses; Index;

Dr Kewley is a Consultant Paediatrician, who relocated to Britain from Australia in 1990, where he had been in practice for 16 years as a General Paediatrician. He has considerable experience of managing ADHD and related problems in both countries.In 1993, he established the Learning Assessment Centre out of concern at the lack of availability of adequate assessment and management services for people who may have ADHD and related problems. The Centre is an independent NHS provider, also able to see patients privately, providing a comprehensive and experienced multi-professional assessment and management service. It receives referrals from all over the UK and abroad.Dr Kewley is invited to lecture on ADHD nationally and internationally. He is Part Icularly interested in the development of appropriate service provision and interdisciplinary liaison in ADHD management and is actively involved in encouraging professional awareness of the facts and reality of ADHD.