Can you recommend ADHD/ ASD/LD book

[magso]

Now Ds is in special school full time I have potentially time to read again!! Can anyone recommend some books which deal with this not uncommon combination? I have found books that deal with ADHD or ASD but nothing that helps with the combination. I would like to understand the reasons Ds behaves as he does and be forarmed in managing the 'problems' so that I can do the best for us all! I have discovered the hard way that I need to be my sons expert! Hope you can help.

Hi,

I don't know if will help but i have got a book called 'understanding ADHD'by Dr Christopher Green. I am also waiting for a book called 1-2-3 magic which is about behavoural techneiuques (sp sorry).

i don't know if either have the comined therory as i've only just started reading the first one.

My DS is 7 and has ADHD. How's yours getting on??

i forgot to say that i got them off Amazon

Thanks Jhyesmum, I have both of these books and have found them useful, although the Christopher Green book is more of an introduction, but very readable. I have quite a library on Adhd! I hope you find them useful.
Ds is almost 8 and was dx with gdd and Adhd at 3 and almost 5 respectively. The asd side is a more recent realisation and I suppose its the ASD side I am trying to come to terms with at present! Late diagnosis means no professional help. At least the regressions make more sense now! Books on ADHD mention only briefly comorbid conditions such as asd/as. Ds has so many areas of 'delay' that I dont know how best to help him! I am trying to build up his pretend play, work on coordination, improove his language, whilst having fun! I have borrowed a couple of rather confusing AS (possibly dated) books from the library, but AS children seem so much more able than DS, who functions more like a child of 4-5, perhaps I need a good ASD book. I will look through the titles on Amazon. Thanks.

check out the website for Jessica Kingsley Publishers, they have lots of books about AS/ASD. Am pretty sure there are specific books about helping kids with ASD with play and social interactions.

Thanks TC a great choice! I'll see what the library have available then order up what seems most useful.

thanks magso.

My ds was diagnosed properly in December last year. He started ritolin in Feb. It has made a huge difference to his concentration at school, but he still cannot read or write on his own.

We are now going through the process of seeing if he has dyslexia or any other specific learning difficulties.

i hope you find a book that really helps!

Hi jhyesmum, my Ds cannot read and has fine motor problems so ive wondered about dyslexia/dysgraphia (he has DCD ). He cannot quite write his short first name readably but has just got the hang of a 3 wheel scooter so progress! We started medication (after a difficult 1st term at school)on his 5th birthday but took several trials to find someting (Concerta) that suited. He has profound language delay so is not a typical talkative ADHD child though he is so noisy and boisterous its never hard to find him! Although he is acheiving in the SLD bracket he has quite a spark so feels quite bright to me! My favorite book on ADHD is the book by Russel Barkley 'Take charge of ADHD' but its a bit heavy in places!
Thanks TC the Jessica Kingsley webbsite is a treasure trove for all the sort of books I am seeking!

My DS is ok at balance, riding bikes etc. Very good artistically and at making stuff. Maths isn't too bad. He didn't score on his SAT's and is graded as a 'w' which is special needs.

I'll have a look for that book (thanks), any help is useful!

Mine is the talkative, boistrus type who doesn't think before he acts or speaks!! Many an embarrassing moment, but life is never dull!!

I do find though, which I hate, is that he is constantly picked on at school. There is a group of boys who just keep annoying him until he bites. He's then the one who gets in trouble.

Kids can be so cruel sometimes!!

Ah the impulsivity is the hardest part and as Ds doent react to words (the strangled stop now! for instance) I still need running shoes at all time! Yes Ds had the same trouble with others deliberatly hitting or winding him up or telling him to do hazardous things to laugh when he got hurt or in trouble. He is a helpful child but thinking ahead is quite beyond him!! He never seemed to learn which kids were um unkind! Hope your Ds gets support!

Snap!! He does and he doesn't get support. Unfortunatley the head and deputy are very sceptical about ADHD and thinks it's 'naughty boy syndrome'. I think if they were to 'believe' they would support him much more!!

The 'stop it now' doesn't work here either!!

DS is a really loving and freindly lad. It's a shame that these other boys know how to push his buttons!

Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew By Ellen Notbohm

My girlfriend sent me this in the mail when my son was dx. I since then passed it on to another parent with a child with asd.

Hi,

This is a tough book but very interesting www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Starving-Brains-Treatment-Disorder/dp/1883647134/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/02 6-6594268-1247664?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193270373&sr=8-1

I have made some of the dietary changes and am amazed to at some of the improvements I have seen

Thanks Sassymom I have requested this book from the library as they have a copy. Bricks thankyou for your suggestion, it has reminded me that although I read up on the food/nutrician side (and made sensible adjustments) when Ds was a toddler, it was before asd was suspected (by me at any rate) so it was with a view to reducing his hyperactivity and delay. I will order this book, thanks. What sort of improvments did you notice withyour dc? Apologies for spelling!

I'm reallynot sure if i should post this but I worry about my DS and if he could be 'hyperactive' or he is just overactive to the normal degree?? How do you know??
My parents worried about me as a child but nothing came of it. Is it genetic. DS is such hard work and i really feel sometimes like i'm not handling it in the right way and it is just me not him that has the issue.
Sorry, i hope this is taken the right way.

Hi nanyjo, didnt like to not answer. How old is your DC?
Im only a mum so probably cant help but I'll try! To answer your questions briefly. Is hyperactivity genetic - from my reading of the books it can be, although if I remember correctly other things such as prematurity or brain injury can be risk factures also. I'm not sure I can answer your first question, lots of boys are very boisterous and active as young children without it really interfering with their development and lives! You would probably get wiser replies if you start a new thread with your question in the thread title. A google search may be helpful to get started. Parents often know best though so why not ask your Gp or HV. There are some check lists to help distinguish active from hyperactive somewhere. I'll try and find one!