Searching to be found : understanding and helping adopted and looked after children with attention difficulties / Randy Lee Comfort.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Comfort, Randy Lee, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Care.

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Adopted children--Care.

Adopted children.

Foster children--Care.

Foster children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Helping adopted and looked after children with attention difficulties

Place of Publication:

London : Karnac, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A practical, supportive book for adoptive parents, carers, teachers and other professionals who live and work with families and children whose happiness and behaviours are affected by attention difficulties and hyperactivity. The examples of real children and adults in everyday situations translate research findings into meaningful strategies for helping families, teachers and children to find more successful means of managing difficult behaviours and emotions."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE The adopted/looked after child with attention difficulties; CHAPTER TWO Understanding the effects of maltreatment on early brain development and the consequences for ADHD/ADD and adopted/looked after children; CHAPTER THREE The ADHD/ADD adopted/looked after child at home and in the community; CHAPTER FOUR The ADHD/ADD adopted/looked after child at school; CHAPTER FIVE Social development in the ADHD/ADD adopted/looked after child; CHAPTER SIX Conclusions

APPENDIX I Characteristics of Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) DisorderAPPENDIX II ADHD/ADD adults who areadopted or who grew up in care; APPENDIX III Helpful suggestions for teachers and parents/carers; APPENDIX IV Resources; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-180) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-91879-8

0-429-90456-8

0-429-47979-4

1-283-07041-3

9786613070418

1-84940-619-7

9780429479793

OCLC:

723944310