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A Family's First Guide: ADHD
Contributor(s): Resnik, Rebecca (Author)
ISBN: 0991059220     ISBN-13: 9780991059225
Publisher: Livewell Institute
OUR PRICE:   $21.95  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: October 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Attention Deficit Disorder (add-adhd)
- Psychology | Developmental - Child
- Education | Special Education - Behavioral, Emotional & Social Disabilities
Physical Information: 0.36" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.89 lbs) 168 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

When you have a child diagnosed with ADHD, so many questions and worries run through your mind. At home, at school and in social situations, there is so much you need to know and so many new systems to put in place. The good news is that you don't have to figure everything out on your own.

In an easy-reading, workbook format, A Family's First Guide: ADHD gives you a step-by-step action plan for helping your child, your family and yourself thrive.

Written by Dr. Rebecca Resnik, a psychotherapist with decades of experience working with both ADHD and family dynamics, A Family's First Guide: ADHD explains the diagnosis and where to go from there. You'll learn how to help your child - and entire family - deal with ADHD all the way from preschool to college and beyond. You'll learn practical steps and support systems you can implement immediately to improve attention and impulse control, social interactions, schoolwork, executive functioning skills and everyone's peace and happiness at home.

Ready-to-use tools and positive coping strategies, including how to:

  • Understand your child's specific ADHD diagnosis
  • Address how that diagnosis affects the entire family
  • Defuse your child's button-pushing behaviors
  • Cut through educational 'red tape' to secure the right accommodations
  • Manage difficult people (like in-laws who think you're the problem)
  • Define your child's unique strengths, behaviors and needs
  • Get through homework
  • Get the child ready in the morning
  • Get the child settled down for bed at night
  • Help the child make and keep friends
  • Keep the child motivated
  • Improve the child's personal organization
  • Cope with emotional 'ups and downs' (your child's and yours)
  • Help the child get along with siblings
  • Retain your own resilience as you deal with the blessings and challenges of parenting a child with ADHD

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Rebecca Resnik, PsyD is a licensed psychologist and founding partner of Rebecca Resnik and Associates, specialists in psychiatric care and psychoeducational testing. She serves as a medical expert for MedHelp for the ADHD and Learning Disability forums. She has appeared on Fox News, Let's Talk Live, and Voice of America, and regularly contributes to articles about psychology and child development.

Contributor Bio(s): Resnik, Rebecca: - Dr. Rebecca Resnik is a licensed psychologist and founding partner of Rebecca Resnik and Associates, specialists in psychological care and testing. Dr. Resnik has earned a Doctor of Psychology from The George Washington University. She also holds a Master of Education in Special Education from The University of Maryland at College Park, as well as a Bachelor of Science, Special Education (Cum Laude and with Honors). Dr. Resnik completed her psychology internship training in Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital. Her Post-Doctoral Residency in Psychological Assessment was completed at MindWell Psychology in Virginia. Dr. Resnik is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Maryland. She has served as a voting member of the Maryland Psychological Association's (MPA) Board of Directors, Maryland Psychological Association since 2011, and has been recognized for leadership in her service to MPA. Dr. Resnik is also a member of the GTLD Network, Exceptional Minds (X-Minds), Learning Disabilities Association of Montgomery County, and Women Business Owners of Montgomery County. Her research interests include applications of computational linguistics in psychology. She was co-organizer of the first Computational Linguistics and Clinical Psychology workshop held at the Association for Computational Linguistic's Annual International Conference, and continues to be a reviewer for the Workshop. Dr. Resnik enjoys sharing her love of psychology. She serves as a Medical Expert for MedHelp for the ADHD and Learning Disability Forums. She has appeared on Fox News, Let's Talk Live, and Voice of America. Dr. Resnik regularly contributes to articles about psychology and child development. She loves giving parent education talks, professional training/continuing education for psychologists, and conducting teacher training for private schools. Dr. Resnik is married to a college professor and resides in Bethesda, MD. She and her husband love raising their two rambunctious young boys. Her stepson is a recent graduate of Brown University, who is currently working as a political consultant in Washington DC.