Product Description

A Bird’s-Eye View of Life with ADD & ADHD was written expressly for teenagers and children by twelve teens and a young adult who are living with this challenging condition. These young people offer the best kind of advice—advice based upon first-hand experience. This book offers factual information and practical strategies in words and examples that young people can easily understand and put into practice. It also leaves teens and their families with a sense of hope that they too will survive this sometimes overwhelming disorder.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #614377 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 5 Up-Dendy, a former teacher and mental health counselor, collaborated with her son, who was diagnosed with ADD as a child, to produce this "survival guide" to help kids with attention deficit cope with life. The book introduces 12 young people (ranging in age from 12 to 18) and describes their struggles with ADD/ADHD issues. Chapter two deals with 13 common challenges of these disorders (e.g., disorganization, impulsivity, inattention, procrastination) and includes advice from the teens. Next, the authors move to potential hot-button issues, including schools and IEPs, medication, driving, and friendships. The appendixes are chock-full of easy-to-understand information about how the brain works, the difference between the two conditions, and strategies for success in school. Black-and-white photos of the teen contributors and computer-generated cartoons appear throughout. This is a pick-it-up, read-a-bit, and set-it-down kind of nonfiction, and the text is to the point and list filled. A very practical resource.-Linda Beck, Indian Valley Public Library, Telford, PA
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Review
"A beautiful, original, charming, and useful book. Dendy and Zeigler write with grace, wit, and power. A superb book!" -- Edward Hallowell, M.D., coauthor, Driven to Distraction

"This is the best book I have reviewed for teens with ADHD. It is clear, concise, engaging, witty, and entertaining..." -- Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., author, numerous books on ADHD

"Two Thumbs UP! ...a beautiful and accurate representation of what youths with this devastating disorder go through." -- Tyler Howell, age 16

About the Author
Chris Abney Zeigler Dendy, M.S.: An author with over 35 years experience as a former teacher, school psychologist, mental health counselor and administrator, national consultant on children’s mental heath and child advocate. She presents nationally and internationally on ADD and ADHD. Her books draw upon her extensive professional experience and more importantly on her personal experience of parenting two grown sons with ADD/ADHD. Her publications include two popular books,Teenagers with ADD & Teaching Teens with ADD and ADHD, and two videos, Teen to Teen: The ADD Experience and Father to Father: the ADD Experience.

Alex Zeigler, B.S.: Alex is a young adult who is coping successfully with his ADD. He designed the cover for this book, did the layout design, plus drew the technical drawings. In addition, he has given presentations about the challenges of living with an attention deficit at numerous conferences, including the National CHADD conference. He is a college graduate with a major in Forensics and a minor in Computer Science. While in college, he provided computer consultation and designed webpages. He was elected president of his criminal justice fraternity. Currently he is working as a graphic artist and layout designer.

Customer Reviews

Great book for teens & young adults
This book is easy to read, in down-to-earth language, and Question & Answer format. Presents ideas from a teenager's 1st person perspective. Covers a variety of relevant topics. Besides helping parents and teachers, I think high schoolers, college kids, and maybe junior high kids will find this book to be useful.

Just what we needed!
I ordered this book at the recommendation of the psychologist who tested our daughter for ADD. It is written for older children and teenagers who have ADD or ADHD. My daughter, age 17, found it interesting. It helped her know that she was not the only one with this condition and gave her many tips for coping with life. Although I found much of it redundant, the book helped me see ADD from the perspective of a teenager.

A Must for parents and educators
This book is a must for parents of ADHD children as well as educators. As both a parent of an ADHD child and a teacher, I found this book enlightening as well as practical. It is a very easy read, in fact, I read it in two days. It is easy to understand and is written in layman terms not scientific/medical jargon. It explains so many aspects ADHD is language that parents can understand and offers some sensible solutions to everyday problems. This book has become by ADHD bible.