Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women Paperback / softback
Edited by Joanne Steer
Paperback / softback
Description
Written by expert professionals, this book provides comprehensive information about available support for women and girls with ADHD and tips for clinicians and professionals who work with them. The symptoms of ADHD are no less impairing in females than males, but can be missed or misunderstood.
This book arms professionals, parents, and women themselves as it maps out where to go for information, who can help and how to understand ADHD better.
It explains routes to assessment and diagnosis for girls and young women, how to access support in education, available treatments, and the impact of living with ADHD on overall mental health.
It explores the benefits of ADHD coaching for girls to help develop their unique strengths and talents.
There is also a focus on ADHD diagnosis for women in adulthood and specific advice about treatment and medication for later in life.
Central to the book are the personal experiences of ADHD from women and girls from a variety of backgrounds.
These tell of late diagnosis, missed opportunities, a lifetime of adaptations and the power of recognition and treatment and are powerful stories for professionals and individuals with ADHD alike.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:352 pages, x2 photographs (b&w) x1 shutterstock image (b&w)x1 artwork image (b&w)x18 diagrams
- Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Publication Date:21/04/2021
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- ISBN:9781787754003
Information
-
Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:352 pages, x2 photographs (b&w) x1 shutterstock image (b&w)x1 artwork image (b&w)x18 diagrams
- Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Publication Date:21/04/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781787754003