Dyslogic Syndrome: Why Millions of Kids are ""Hyper,"" Attention-Disordered, Learning Disabled, Depressed, Aggressive, Defiant, or Violent - and What We Can Do About It

Author:   Bernard Rimland
Publisher:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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9781843108771


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   15 November 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Dyslogic Syndrome: Why Millions of Kids are ""Hyper,"" Attention-Disordered, Learning Disabled, Depressed, Aggressive, Defiant, or Violent - and What We Can Do About It


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Author:   Bernard Rimland
Publisher:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9781843108771


ISBN 10:   1843108771
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   15 November 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Introduction. Part I: The Dyslogic Epidemic. Chapter 1: Overview: What Is Dyslogic? . Chapter 2: The Dyslogic Epidemic's Victims: America's Mad, Bad, and Dumbed-Down Children. Chapter 3: Why Nurture Fixes Can't Cure Dyslogic. Chapter 4: Why Drugs Don't Cure Dyslogic. Part II: The Dyslogic Culprits. Chapter 5: Dietary Dyslogic: Why What Your Kids Eat (or Don't Eat) Can Make Them Crazy, Sad, or Violent. Chapter 6: The Contaminated Brain: How Our Toxic Environment Affects Our Children's Thinking. Chapter 7: Medically Caused Dyslogic: When Drugs and Other Medical Treatments Damage the Brain. Chapter 8: Why NO Dyslogical Child Is Hopeless . Chapter 9: An Action Plan For Ending Dyslogic. Subject index. Author index.

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A 'must-read' book for anyone involved with behavioural problems in children or adults. -- Foods Matters Dyslogic Syndrome is full of valuable advice on the safe, effective treatments that are available to children, and offers positive strategies for helping parents and professionals to do the best for their dyslogical child. -- Handicap Info A bold explanation as to why children have behavioural problems and how these children can be labelled unfairly by professionals and society, with labels such as ADHD, bipolar disorder or oppositional defiant disorder. -- Counselling Children and Young People In this highly readable and potentially groundbreaking study, the late Rimland. The father of 'abnormal reasoning behaviours' in our current society. -- Library Journal Comments about Dr Rimland's previous publications:'The book provides valuable advice on safe , effective treatments for children and offers helpful strategies for parents and professionals.' -- Autism Society of America Dr Rimland's ideas are bold and controversial... if 'environmental upheaval' is far more serious than `social upheaval', as Rimland concludes, he is becoming the voice of the future in pointing to the coming directions of research. -- Psychologists S C Plog and R B Edgerton, in Changing Perspectives in Mental Illness Dr Bernard Rimland.... Perhaps has done more for the cause of autistic children in America than any other single person. -- Josh Greenfeld, author of A Child Called Noah


'Dr Rimland's ideas are bold and controversial... if 'environmental upheaval' is far more serious than 'social upheaval', as Rimland concludes, he is becoming the voice of the future in pointing to the coming directions of research' - Psychologists S C Plog and R B Edgerton, in Changing Perspectives in Mental Illness 'Dr Bernard Rimland....Perhaps has done more for the cause of autistic children in America than any other single person.' - Josh Greenfeld, author of A Child Called Noah


A 'must-read' book for anyone involved with behavioural problems in children or adults. -- Foods Matters Dyslogic Syndrome is full of valuable advice on the safe, effective treatments that are available to children, and offers positive strategies for helping parents and professionals to do the best for their dyslogical child. -- Handicap Info A bold explanation as to why children have behavioural problems and how these children can be labelled unfairly by professionals and society, with labels such as ADHD, bipolar disorder or oppositional defiant disorder. -- Counselling Children and Young People In this highly readable and potentially groundbreaking study, the late Rimland. The father of 'abnormal reasoning behaviours' in our current society. -- Library Journal Comments about Dr Rimland's previous publications: 'The book provides valuable advice on safe , effective treatments for children and offers helpful strategies for parents and professionals.' -- Autism Society of America Dr Rimland's ideas are bold and controversial... if 'environmental upheaval' is far more serious than 'social upheaval', as Rimland concludes, he is becoming the voice of the future in pointing to the coming directions of research. -- Psychologists S C Plog and R B Edgerton, in Changing Perspectives in Mental Illness Dr Bernard Rimland... Perhaps has done more for the cause of autistic children in America than any other single person. -- Josh Greenfeld, author of A Child Called Noah


Author Information

Dr Bernard Rimland PhD was the director of the Autism Research Institute (ARI), and the founder of the Autism Society of America. He also co-founded the Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Project. His first book, Infantile Autism: The Syndrome and its Implications for a Neural Theory of Behavior, won the Century Award for distinguished contribution to psychology and revolutionized the field of autism research.

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