ADHD- Living Without Brakes

This title presents information and advice for parents of and professionals in contact with children with ADHD. Kutscher (pediatrics and neurology, New York Medical College) describes the spectrum of ADHD, co-occurring symptoms, common difficulties of parents of children with ADHD, and the role of medication in treating the syndrome. The bulk of the text is focused on advice surrounding four "rules": keep positive, keep calm, keep organized, and keep doing rules 1-3. Helpful appendices include a behavioral checklist, childhood index of executive functions, and further helpful reading. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Martin L. Kutscher MD is Assistant Clinical Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology of New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY, and has worked in the Rye Brook, New York area since 1987, with children who have special neurological needs. Dr Kutscher is board certified in Pediatrics and in Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology. He received his BA from Columbia University, his MD from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and completed a pediatric residency at Temple University's St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. His neurology residency and pediatric neurology fellowship were completed at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is the author of Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger's, Tourette's, Bipolar, and More! The one stop guide for parents, teachers, and other professionals and Children with Seizures: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Other Professionals, both also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.