Searching to be Found: Understanding and Helping Adopted and Loo

Taylor & Francis

The examples of real children and adults in everyday situations translate research findings into meaningful strategies for helping families, teachers and children to find more successful means of managing difficult behaviours and emotions. > A practical, supportive book for adoptive parents, carers, teachers and other professionals who live and work with families and children whose happiness and behaviours are affected by attention difficulties and hyperactivity. The examples of real children and adults in everyday situations translate research findings into meaningful strategies for helping families, teachers and children to find more successful means of managing difficult behaviours and emotions. > 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 s