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Educating children with AD/HD : a teacher's manual

Author: Paul Cooper; Fintan J O'Regan
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge/Falmer, 2001.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This title provides a concise and comprehensive guide to educating children with AD/HD. It offers a theoretical introduction to AD/HD and practical guidance to the classroom teacher on how to support children with this condition.
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Genre/Form: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Paul Cooper; Fintan J O'Regan
ISBN: 0415213878 9780415213875
OCLC Number: 45654452
Description: vi, 116 p. ; 30 cm.
Contents: Part 1 Understanding AD/HD 1 --
1. AD/HD: What it is, and what it isn't 3 --
AD/HD defined 3 --
Pseudo AD/HD: what looks like AD/HD, but isn't AD/HD? 5 --
How many people have AD/HD? 6 --
2. AD/HD in the Classroom: Teacher and Student Perspectives 8 --
Common classroom problems associated with AD/HD 8 --
What it feels like to have AD/HD 9 --
3. AD/HD and Other Problems 18 --
AD/HD and Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) 18 --
Assessing AD/HD 19 --
AD/HD and other problems--behavioural, emotional and educational 19 --
4. Biology, Brains and AD/HD 21 --
AD/HD and the brain I: the psychology of AD/HD 21 --
AD/HD and the brain II: the biology of AD/HD 24 --
AD/HD and families: genetics and AD/HD 24 --
5. AD/HD and Destiny 25 --
What happens to people with AD/HD? 25 --
AD/HD and the bio-psycho-social approach: AD/HD is a product of nature and nurture 26 --
Part 2 Principles and Practices for Intervention with AD/HD 31 --
6. Multi-Modal Approach to Intervention 33 --
Educational, medical and other professionals working together 33 --
Role of medical intervention 34 --
Contribution of school staff to a multi-modal approach to AD/HD 35 --
Establishing a whole school approach 36 --
Partnership with child and parents 41 --
Evaluating progress 42 --
7. AD/HD in the Classroom: Basic Principles and Practices 45 --
Establishing the right relationship 45 --
Right setting 47 --
Promoting effective learning 48 --
Managing behaviour 51 --
Thinking positively about AD/HD 55 --
Part 3 AD/HD in Action: Case Studies 57 --
8. Different Faces of AD/HD 59 --
Types 59 --
9. AD/HD with Oppositional Defiance 63 --
10. AD/HD with Detachment 68 --
11. AD/HD with Impulsivity 72 --
12. AD/HD with Obsessions 76 --
13. AD/HD with Learning Difficulties 81 --
14. AD/HD with High Ability 85 --
15. AD/HD with Conduct Disorder 89 --
16. AD/HD: Combined Type 94 --
17. And in the End: Caring for the Carers 98 --
Appendix 1 DSM IV: Diagnostic Criteria for AD/HD 104 --
Appendix 2 ICD 10: F90 Hyperkinetic Disorder 106.
Responsibility: Paul Cooper and Fintan J. O'Regan.
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