Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Dr Kewley is a Consultant Paediatrician, who relocated to Britain from Australia in 1990, where he had been in practice for 16 years as a General Paediatrician. He has considerable experience of managing ADHD and related problems in both countries.In 1993, he established the Learning Assessment Centre out of concern at the lack of availability of adequate assessment and management services for people who may have ADHD and related problems. The Centre is an independent NHS provider, also able to see patients privately, providing a comprehensive and experienced multi-professional assessment and management service. It receives referrals from all over the UK and abroad.Dr Kewley is invited to lecture on ADHD nationally and internationally. He is Part Icularly interested in the development of appropriate service provision and interdisciplinary liaison in ADHD management and is actively involved in encouraging professional awareness of the facts and reality of ADHD.

Part 1 What do you notice?; horace Horace; ingrid Ingrid; gilbert Gilbert; melvin Melvin; toby Toby; alexander Alexander; leslie Leslie; ted Ted; arnold Arnold; Part 2 What can it be?; Chapter 1 1 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Chapter 2 Core features; Chapter 3 Co-existing Conditions (Comorbidity); Chapter 4 Other Common Problems; Chapter 5 ADHD and Intelligence; Chapter 6 6 ADHD and Age; Part 3 How to find out?; Chapter 7 The Assessment; Part 4 What can be done?; Chapter 8 Effective Management of ADHD ?€” a Multi-modal Approach; Chapter 9 Medical Management of ADHD; Chapter 10 What can Parents Do?; Chapter 11 What can Teachers do?; Chapter 12 The Long-Term Outlook; Chapter 13 Tom?€”A Real-Life Story, Anne Douglas; Part 5 The Broader Picture; Chapter 14 The Causes of ADHD; Chapter 15 The Biological Basis of Crime; Chapter 16 Professionals and Services for ADHD; Chapter 17 Where Now?; Appendix; Appendix 1 Further Reading; Appendix 2 Criteria; Appendix 3 Helpful Addresses; Index;