Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 256 pages
- Published by: Jossey-Bass
- Edition: 1st Edition May 23, 2002
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0787961205
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0787961206
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Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 13.4 ounces
Product Review
"will be of great interest to parents and teachers" (www. Family 2000, 4 September 2002)
"…will be of great interest to parents and teachers…" --
Family 2000, 4 September 2002
Product Description
Treating Huckleberry Finn offers a drug-free alternative to treating rambunctious children. Author David Nylund's SMART approach is a five-step strategy to understanding, nourishing, and learning to control the millions of youngsters who have been unfairly branded with the diagnoses of attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Reader ReviewsAs a graduate student in a counseling program, I found this book to be a great read. Nylund does a great job of explaining his SMART approach to working with children labeled ADHD. While I do agree that ADHD is a real problem for some children, I do feel that too many children are diagnosed with this disorder, resulting in the overdiagnosis and labeling of children at very young ages. With this overdiagnosis comes over-medication of children as well. I think that Nylund's approach offers an alternative for those children and their families who may wish to to tackle ADHD from a different perspective by focusing on the strengths of the child and family instead of treating the ADHD from the deficit model. Great book! I plan to utilize this approach in my work as a counselor.
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