Description

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You don't have to go it alone -- help is on the way That's the message of the Spanish edition of this warm, reassuring book for youngsters with attention deficit disorders (ADD).

In simple and upbeat language and cheerful, gentle illustrations, the book describes how children might experience the symptoms of ADD. It tells how they can cope with it, and what kind of help is available. The buoyant, vibrant illustrations carry the text dynamically along and reinforce the message of help and hope.

About the Author

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Marc Nemiroff is a psychologist in Maryland. He earned his doctorate at Catholic University and is a graduate from a three-year writing program offered by New Directions in Writing from the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis. He has held faculty positions at the Washington School of Psychiatry, George Washington University Doctor of Psychology Program, and he was a long-time adviser to the Children's Book Division of American Psychological Association. He served as Consultant to The Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children. He is the author of of many books for children including Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs and Sometimes I'm Scared. Visit Dr. Nemiroff at www.marcnemiroff.com. Jane Annunziata, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist with a private practice specializing in children and families in McLean, Virginia. Dr. Annunziata taught and supervised at multiple universities. As a writer, she has contributed parent guidance sections to many children's books on such varied topics as shyness, parental depression, ambivalence, and a new baby in the family. She is the author of of many books for children including Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs and Sometimes I'm Scared. Margaret Scott is a prize-winning illustrator of children's books, including A Child's First Book About Play Therapy, Help Is On The Way: A Child's Book About ADD, and Why Am I An Only Child?. She also does pen-and-ink drawings on a regular basis for a number of daily newspapers, from the Washington Post on the East Coast to the San Francisco Chronicle on the West.