Helping Your ADHD/ADD Child

Book excerpt: ADHD or ADD is a very common childhood disorder that often continues into adulthood. Over the last couple of decades, ADHD/ADD diagnosis' have increased and millions of children are taking pharmaceutical medications to treat this disorder.Medications alone, however, are not the answer to coping with ADHD or ADD. These medications have also not been fully proven to be safe both for the short-term and long-term and all have a high risk of side effects.Helping Your ADHD/ADD Child is a book that offers a positive approach to treating ADHD/ADD and is designed to help both caregivers and the child to understanding ADHD/ADD and ways to manage it.Inspired and based on real-life events, the author has compiled to easy to use techniques that work and will serve as great tools for the rest of your child's life. This book aims to show you that ADHD/ADD is not a curse, but rather, a new way of thinking and learning. Confidence is key to success and Helping Your ADHD/ADD Child is the first step in building that confidence within your child. There are many successful, and even famous, people who admit to having ADHD/ADD and the only thing holding your child back is the stereotype that ADHD/ADD children will not be a smart as other children.This book will change the way you think and will show your child that anything is possible when you set forth a plan. These are the tools they will need to reach their potential and become successful now and in the future!