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Getting ahead of ADHD: what next-generation science says about treatments that work-- and how you can make them work for your child / Joel T. Nigg, PhD.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : The Guilford Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: vii, 299 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781462524938
  • 1462524931
  • 9781462530328
  • 146253032X
Other title:
  • Getting ahead of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Subject(s):
Contents:
A new understanding of ADHD -- Epigenetics : the end of the nature-versus-nurture debate -- Food and ADHD : old controversies and new clarity -- Exercise, sleep, and ADHD : new insights on brain growth -- Technology and ADHD : latest findings on the peril and the promise -- Environmental chemicals and ADHD : sorting alarm from prudent caution -- Adversity, stress, trauma, and ADHD : finding sanctuary -- Getting professional help : traditional and alternative treatments for ADHD -- Tying it all together.
Summary: Does toxic pollution cause attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? What about screen use? Are alternative treatments worth exploring? Can dietary changes help? From leading ADHD researcher Joel T. Nigg, this book presents exciting treatment advances grounded in the new science of epigenetics--how genes and the environment interact. Distinguishing unsupported, even dangerous, approaches from bona fide breakthroughs, Dr. Nigg describes specific lifestyle changes that have been proven to support the developing brain.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 618.9285 N686 Available 33111008959658
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 618.9285 N686 Available 33111008814838
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 618.9285 N686 Available 33111007810407
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Does toxic pollution cause attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? What about screen use? Are alternative treatments worth exploring? Can dietary changes help? From leading ADHD researcher Joel T. Nigg, this book presents exciting treatment advances grounded in the new science of epigenetics--how genes and the environment interact. Distinguishing unsupported, even dangerous, approaches from bona fide breakthroughs, Dr. Nigg describes specific lifestyle changes that have been proven to support the developing brain. Vivid stories illustrate ways to maximize the positive effects of healthy nutrition, exercise, and sleep, and minimize the damage from stress and other known risk factors. The book helps you figure out which options hold the most promise for improving your child's symptoms and overall well-being--and gives you step-by-step suggestions for integrating them into daily life.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-289) and index.

A new understanding of ADHD -- Epigenetics : the end of the nature-versus-nurture debate -- Food and ADHD : old controversies and new clarity -- Exercise, sleep, and ADHD : new insights on brain growth -- Technology and ADHD : latest findings on the peril and the promise -- Environmental chemicals and ADHD : sorting alarm from prudent caution -- Adversity, stress, trauma, and ADHD : finding sanctuary -- Getting professional help : traditional and alternative treatments for ADHD -- Tying it all together.

Does toxic pollution cause attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? What about screen use? Are alternative treatments worth exploring? Can dietary changes help? From leading ADHD researcher Joel T. Nigg, this book presents exciting treatment advances grounded in the new science of epigenetics--how genes and the environment interact. Distinguishing unsupported, even dangerous, approaches from bona fide breakthroughs, Dr. Nigg describes specific lifestyle changes that have been proven to support the developing brain.

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