{"product_id":"9780679759454","title":"Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractible?: Helping the ADD\/Hyperactive Child","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvan, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do these kids have in common? Do they remind you of your own children?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eADHD is characterized by the following groups of behaviors:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInattention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— making careless mistakes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— difficulty sustaining attention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— problems with listening\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— failure to finish schoolwork or chores\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— difficulties organizing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— trouble sustaining mental efforts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— losing things\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— being easily distracted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— forgetfulness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHyperactivity\/Impulsivity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— fidgeting\/squirming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— trouble staying seated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— inappropriate running\/climbing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— difficulty playing quietly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— being on the go\/driven\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— talking excessively\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— blurting out answers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— difficulty awaiting turn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— often interrupting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024736403696,"sku":"9780679759454","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780679759454_p0.jpg?v=1763606895","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780679759454","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}