Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index.
Contents
Foreword / Gene Combs, M.D. -- Introduction: Huck Finn Meets Dr. Chad Geigy -- Weird Science: Debunking the ADHD Diagnosis -- The Solution -- Step One: Separating the Problem of ADHD from the Child -- Step Two: Mapping the Influence of ADHD on the Child and Family -- Step Three: Attending to Exceptions to the ADHD Story -- Step Four: Reclaiming Special Abilities of Children Diagnosed with ADHD -- Step Five: Telling and Celebrating the New Story -- Putting It All Together: SMART Therapy from Beginning to End -- Huck at School: SMART Strategies in the Classroom -- Huck Gets Smart: A Conversation Between Huck and David.
Summary
"Treating Huckleberry Finn offers a drug-free alternative to treating rambunctious children. Author David Nylund's SMART approach is a five-step strategy to understanding, nourishing, and learning to control the millions of youngsters who have been unfairly branded with the diagnoses of attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder."--Jacket.