At last, the antidote to years of misleading and often confusing advice given to the parents of hyperactive children. This authoritative and up-to-date handbook provides a wealth of urgently needed information that will help you understand and cope with your child's baffling disorder.

Barbara Ingersoll, an experienced and compassionate clinical psychologist, outlines the many practical steps you and your child's teacher can take to help your child. She describes in detail the symptoms and causes of hyperactivity, explains how it is likely to affect your child as he reaches adolescence and adulthood, and takes a close look at the full range of medical and psychological treatments currently available.

Most important, she debunks popular nutritional remedies and describes a regimen of stimulant medication and behavior management that has been scientifically proven effective for most hyperactive children. Clearly written and unmistakably hopeful, this is essential reading for anyone who is caring for a hyperactive child.