Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 A Brief Overview of ADHD—Understanding the Power Chapter 4 1. Meet the Jergens Chapter 5 2. Welcome to My World Chapter 6 3. Send in the Teachers Chapter 7 4. Junior High: Heroes and Hope Gone Chapter 8 5. Hobbits, High School, and New Homes Chapter 9 6. Boilermakers and Fuzzy Navels Chapter 10 7. Rebecca and the Adult World Chapter 11 8. EEG, MRI, A-OK Chapter 12 9. Storming the Gates of the Ivory Tower Chapter 13 10. Life after School Chapter 14 11. A Look at the Present Chapter 15 12. Strategies for Changing My Environments Chapter 16 13. Strategies for Learning to Learn Chapter 17 14. Strategies for Building Emotional Support Chapter 18 15. A Look Behind Chapter 19 16. A Look Forward Chapter 20 17. Some Suggestions for Parents, Teachers, and People with ADHD Chapter 21 About the Author
Robert Jergen is an associate professor at the University in Wisconsin. He has and studies ADHD. He can be reached at RobertJergen@yahoo.com, and would greatly appreciate your thoughts regarding this book or about ADHD in general.
Robert Jergen’s The Little Monster: Growing Up With ADHD, is a
must-read for parents, teachers, and employers who want to
understand the world of those who have attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder. The central message of this book...is very
positive....chapters...offer strategies and suggestions—for those
with ADHD... Jergen’s memories and ideas are insightful...and
instructive.
*Press-Republican, (Plattsburgh, Ny)*
Jergen...tells of his struggles growing up with...ADHD, and
describes how...he turned his ADHD into an asset that enabled him
to get a PhD, become a tenured professor at the age of 34, and
publish five books in two years.
*Reference and Research Book News*
Jergen's book is one more in an increasing number of titles about
how people can overcome the stigma of growing up with a disability
that was unheard of during their childhoods....This is an
interesting book, particularly for concerned parents of children
with ADHD.
*CHOICE*
Robert Jergen is an engaging writer and, as an autobiographer
should, he knows his subject very well. Many of his points about
the difficulty of diagnosing ADHD and the high incidence of
misdiagnosis will be useful for readers.
*Metapsychology Online*
Robert Jergen . . . has done us a favor by telling the story of
ADHD—Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder—from the perspective
of the child.
*Green Bay Press-Gazette, (Wisconsin)*
Ask a Question About this Product More... |