For over 100 years, ADHD has been seen as essentially a behaviour disorder. Recent scientific research has developed a new paradigm which recognizes ADHD as a developmental disorder of the cognitive management system of the brain, its executive functions. This cutting-edge book pulls together key ideas of this new understanding of ADHD, explaining them and describing in understandable language scientific research that supports this new model.
Key Features
- Addresses critical questions about ADHD, including focus challenges and brain development differences.
- Explains how ADHD impairments change from childhood through adolescence and into adulthood.
- Discusses various treatments for improving ADHD impairments and their safety.
- Reveals common misconceptions about ADHD that have been disproven by scientific research.
Additional Information
Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other medical and mental health professionals, as well as those affected by ADHD and their families, will find this to be an insightful and invaluable resource.
