ADHD: Quick and Easy Guide for the Stressed Parent of a Child with ADHD

Dr. Martin G. Meindl

May 2022 · Outskirts Press

About this ebook

As a parent of a child with ADHD, you can easily become overwhelmed by the information and choices facing you. In addition, you are dealing with a child who is constantly demanding your attention. You don't have a lot of time to spend learning what is necessary to help your child. Following your brief consultation with the doctor, you are likely to have many lingering questions. There is a need to have clear, supportive, up-to-date information and advice regarding ADHD. 

• What are the symptoms of ADHD? 

• What are the different types of ADHD? 

• What conditions can co-exist with ADHD and complicate evaluation and treatment? 

• How do you decide among the various treatments? 

• Are there some complementary treatments not discussed during your brief office visit? 

• How do I help my child control his behavior at home? 

• What do I do when she gets angry? 

• How do I get him to sleep? 

• How do I help my child in school? 

• Are there support groups and additional resources for further information about ADHD? 

ADHD: A Quick and Easy Guide for the Stressed Parent of a Child with ADHD will be helpful to those who wish to function as better role models for their children and to those who need the comfort of knowing that there are solutions to the multitude of problems facing them. This book eases your access to information about ADHD with extensive use of infographics. Use the special section on meditation and yoga to ease and nourish the mind and body of both you and your child. 

About the author

Martin G. Meindl, DO is a board-certified pediatrician in Iowa and member of the Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has 46 years of experience treating children with behavior problems including ADHD. For 14 years he ran a specialty clinic for ADHD in which he and the members of his team went into the children's schools and homes to observe and evaluate behavior firsthand. As an avid bicyclist, he has peddled the peaks of Colorado, biked around Lake Michigan and crossed Iowa on the Registers Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. He enjoys the practices of meditation and yoga, which he has incorporated in his book ADHD: A Quick and Easy Guide for the Stressed Parent of a Child with ADHD.