About this item
Highlights
- Does your child have ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)?
- 6-8 Years
- 8.5" x 8.5" Paperback
- 28 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Disabilities & Special Needs
Description
Book Synopsis
Does your child have ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)?
Meet David, one of award-winning author Sherrill S. Cannon's "Classroom of Kids," who manages his ADHD with the help of classmates.
David discovers ways to cope with his hyperactive brain, while learning how to calm and soothe his ADHD. Solutions include setting daily schedules and following simple rules that regulate behavior. His teachers and therapists encourage using the computer for academic advancement, and to establish a pattern for study as well as for occasional recreation. David not only learns self-control and communication skills, but is able to fit into the classroom and make friends.
Once again social values are emphasized in the author's latest illustrated children's story, and classroom friends from previous books are featured. In fact, David has been part of the class for a long time!
"David's ADHD is a timely topic for parents and children. A story in rhyme that demystifies ADHD. It explains a youngster's behavior in terms of his inattentiveness and impulsivity and how it impacts those around him. A sensitive way of creating understanding for children with ADHD and their families." - Dr. Valerie Allen, licensed school psychologist
"Very highly recommended for children ages 6-8, "David's ADHD" is an effective, informative, and charmingly entertaining addition for any family, elementary school, or community library collection." - Midwest Book Review
Author Bio:
Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won 76 awards for her previous 11 rhyming books. She is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. The author has been called "an absolute master of rhyming" and "a modern-day Dr. Seuss."
Review Quotes
"Sherrill Cannon has done it again! David's ADHD is a timely and valuable resource about a young boy named David who learns to cope with his hyperactive brain while developing strategies to calm and soothe his ADHD. With vivid, eye-catching illustrations, the book crafts a wonderful story around an important topic; teaching tolerance, understanding and empathy. The book is an essential read with an important message and every home, classroom and library could benefit from it!" - Review by the Book Excellence Awards
"David is a young boy who manages his ADHD with the help of classmates in David's ADHD. David discovers ways to cope with his hyperactive brain, while learning how to calm and soothe his ADHD. Solutions include setting daily schedules and following simple rules that regulate behavior. His teachers and therapists encourage using the computer for academic advancement, and to establish a pattern for study as well as for occasional recreation. David not only learns self-control and communication skills, but is able to fit into the classroom and make friends. Very highly recommended for children ages 6-8, David's ADHD is an effective, informative, and charmingly entertaining addition for any family, elementary school, or community library collection." - Midwest Book Review