Searching to be Found : Understanding and Helping Adopted and Looked After Children with Attention Difficulties (Paperback)

Preface -- The adopted/looked after child with attention difficulties -- Understanding the effects of maltreatment on early brain development and the consequences for ADHD/ADD and adopted/looked after children -- The ADHD/ADD adopted/looked after child at home and in the community -- The ADHD/ADD adopted/looked after child at school -- Social development in the ADHD/ADD adopted/looked after child -- Conclusions -- Characteristics of Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder -- ADHD/ADD adults who are adopted or who grew up in care -- Helpful suggestions for teachers and parents/carers