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100 Ideas for Supporting Pupils with ADHD

A book review of 100 Ideas for Supporting Pupils with ADHD by Geoff Kewley and Pauline Latham Stars: *** Continuum (2008)Education168 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Providing 100 practical ideas to enhance and develop learning, this is a resourceful guide for anyone working to support pupils with ADHD. Each idea has been… Read More »

ADHD and Emotional Intelligence

A book review of ADHD and Emotional Intelligence: Positive Parenting Techniques to Use When Raising an Explosive Child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Roxana. C. Stars: ***** Self-Published (2023)Parenting>ADHD238 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Are you feeling tired, strung-out,… Read More »

Beyond ADHD by Jeff Emerson/Robert Yehling

Beyond ADHD: Overcoming the Label and Thriving by Jeff Emerson and Robert Yehling ***** Rowman & Littlefield (2017) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Alternative Treatment, Behaviour Modification Book was received in exchange for a review. Post contains affiliate links. Summary: Beyond ADHD weaves Emmerson’s personal story of his ADHD diagnosis, exploring along the way the… Read More »

GUEST POST: Back to School with ADHD

Note from Callista: The three books mentioned below will be reviewed here at SMS Book Reviews this week. Back to School with ADHD by Jeanne Gehret, M.A. September 13-20 is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Week. When I mentioned this to the mother of a child with attention problems, she laughed. “I wish I… Read More »

Distracted

A book review of Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It by James M. Lang Stars: **** Hachette Book Group (2020)Education304 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Why is it so hard to get students to pay attention? Conventional wisdom blames iPhones, insisting that access to technology has… Read More »

Boys Adrift

A book review of Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men by Dr. Leonard Sax, MD, PhD. Stars: ***** Basic Books (2016)Parenting352 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Something is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, American boys are, on average, less… Read More »

The Impulsive, Disorganized Child

A book review of The Impulsive, Disorganized Child: Solutions for Parenting Kids With Executive Functioning Difficulties by James W. Forga, Ph.D. & Mary Anne Richey Stars: **** Routledge (2015)Parenting280 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Impulsive, scattered, lost, unfocused, unprepared, disorganized: These are just a few of the words used to describe kids… Read More »