Hyperactive : the controversial history of ADHD / Matthew Smith.
"Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common developmental disorders, with an average of 9 per cent of children between the ages of five and seventeen diagnosed each year. It is also one of the most controversial. Since the 1950s, when hyperactivity in children...
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| Other title: | Controversial history of ADHD |
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Reaktion Books,
2012.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : Why the hype?
- Before hyperactivity
- The first hyperactive children
- Debating hyperactivity
- Ritalin : magic bullet or black magic?
- Alternative approaches
- Hyperactive around the world
- Conclusion : Happily hyperactive?