The Myth of the A.D.D. Child - by Thomas Armstrong (Paperback)

About the Book

With more than one million children diagnosed with ADD, the condition has become an obsession. Here parenting expert Thomas Armstrong provides parents and professionals with 50 groundbreaking and proven strategies they can use to help children overcome attention and behavior problems.

Book Synopsis

In this controversial and provocative book, Dr. Thomas Armstrong confronts America's obsession with Attention Deficit Disorder. With more than one million children diagnosed with ADD, the condition has gained national attention on talk shows, magazine covers and The New York Times bestseller list. Dr. Armstrong, well-known for his writings on parenting and education, presents the very real argument that ADD may, in fact, not exist. He believes that many behaviors labeled as ADD are simply a child's active response to complex social, emotional, and educational influences, and that by tackling the root causes of a child's attention and behavior problems--rather than masking the symptoms with medication and behavior-modification programs--parents can help their children begin to experience fundamentally positive changes in their lives.

This groundbreaking book provides parents and professionals with 50 innovative and proven strategies they can use to help children overcome their attention and behavior problems. His checklist helps parents decide which strategies are most appropriate, and hundreds of resources, including books and organizations are included. The Myth of the A.D.D. Child offers much needed practical help to both parents and professionals.

Review Quotes

Praise for 7 Kinds of Smart

"A book that helps people to discover and unleash their own intellectual strengths."--Howard Gardner, Ph.D., author of Frames of Mind

"A rich dish of ideas for exploring those other ways of becoming more intelligent... ways that are so often neglected in our culture."--Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

"Makes a major contribution to our understanding of the wide scope of intelligence."--Muriel James, co-author of Born to Win and Passion for Life

About the Author

Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D., is a psychologist, learning specialist, and consultant to educational groups around the world. He has written for Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, and Parenting magazine, and is the author of nine books, including Awakening Your Child's Natural Genius and The Myth of the A.D.D. Child.