ADHD & The Focused Mind

A Guide to Giving Your ADHD Child Focus, Discipline & Self-Confidence

By: Peter Johnson, Sarah Cheyette

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Paperback | 2 January 2016

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260 Pages

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15.5 x 22.9 x 1.7

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Winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Parenting Title
One of the "100 Best ADHD Books of All Time" (BookAuthority.org)

As a young boy, his difficulty in concentrating was diagnosed as ADHD. In school, his mind always seemed to wander until he found an activity that he liked. By using that one activity, his mother was able to reach past her son's ADHD and teach him focus and self-discipline. That boy, Michael Phelps, went on to win twenty-two Olympic medal and break thirty-nine world records in swimming. World class athletes like Phelps all share an underlying skill: The ability to clearly focus on the task that is in front of them. Acquiring this very skill to overcome ADHD is the subject of ADHD & the Focused Mind. Written by three experts in their fields-a pediatric neurologist, a psychiatrist, and a martial arts instructor-this breakthrough title provides a unique program for instilling the ability to focus in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

The book begins by explaining the basics of ADHD, including its common signs and what researchers have discovered about it. The remaining chapters detail the components of the program, including its principles, its goals, and the practical ways in which these goals can be achieved. The authors recognize that all children are different, so the program has the flexibility to work within a child's comfort level while still attaining the necessary level of focus. The text concludes with a discussion of medications for ADHD, and how to decide what's right for your child.

Some of the most successful people in the world have ADHD, but just like star athletes, they have discovered that developing their own unique ways of focusing enables them to get ahead. ADHD & the Focused Mind provides coaching techniques that can profoundly improve the life of any child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Industry Reviews

"Filled with resources and further reading to assist parents, teachers, and coaches, this manual will aid those with ADHD to learn to hone their attention skills in ways that will be familiar to those who enjoy and participate in sports."

--Lisa Jordan, Johnson Cty. Lib., Overland Park, KS "Library Journal"

"[A] fresh and practical approach . . . offers an alternative to medication . . . emphasizes sports analogies and practices such as teamwork and 'playing to win' . . . contains a plan to help children improve focus and set S.M.A.R.T. (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-defined) goals . . . [a] section on mind, body, and spirit reveals how keeping all three in balance can enhance goal achievement . . . [p]arents and kids will find plenty of useful ideas in this innovative, 'athletic mindset' approach to tackling ADHD."

-- "Publishers Weekly"

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