{"product_id":"is-your-child-hyperactive-inattentive-stephen-w-garber-9780679759454","title":"Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractable?: Helping the ADD\/Hyperactive Child","description":"Evan, five years old, hardly stands, much less sits, still for more than a few moments. Jessie is eight -- she's adorable...she never finishes anything on time...she's a dreamer. Cal is fifteen -- he is so impulsive that his parents worry he'll try drugs on a whim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat do these kids have in common? Do they remind you of your own children? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe most talked-about childhood syndrome of the eighties and nineties is ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). This developmental disorder disrupts a child's life and often results in low self-esteem, poor grades and even social and emotional problems. These problems usually are not outgrown -- without help. But does your child have ADHD? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eADHD is characterized by the following groups of behaviors: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInattention \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- making careless mistakes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- difficulty sustaining attention \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- problems with listening \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- failure to finish schoolwork or chores \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- difficulties organizing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- trouble sustaining mental efforts \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- losing things \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- being easily distracted \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- forgetfulness \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hyperactivity\/Impulsivity \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- fidgeting\/squirming \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- trouble staying seated \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- inappropriate running\/climbing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- difficulty playing quietly \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- being on the go\/driven \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- talking excessively \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- blurting out answers \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- difficulty awaiting turn \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- often interrupting \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll children display many of these behaviors at some point. But-according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, Fourth Edition, for a child to be diagnosed with ADHD, six or more of these symptoms of inattention and\/or hyperactivity\/impulsivity must have persisted for at least six months. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractible? offers an invaluable step-by-step program already used by thousands of parents to help you change these behaviors at home. Don't just watch it happen; help your child help himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen W. Garber, Marianne Daniels Garber, Robyn Freedman Spizman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 067975945X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679759454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.12w x 0.68d","brand":"Stephen W. Garber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925577433343,"sku":"9780679759454","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5d591190-f5e1-454f-8822-7c6c0d179c80.jpg?v=1681078097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-your-child-hyperactive-inattentive-stephen-w-garber-9780679759454","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}