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ADHD - Head in the clouds: 100 questions and answers about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

By Paulo Mattos

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Suddenly, you realize there is something different about that person who you like so much, or even that something about you does not fit into normality. Initially, the difficulty to learn, to socialize or to perform daily tasks seems natural. As time goes on, however, these obstacles start to mount, making the person's life more painful, more stressful and more difficult than would be reasonable – a suffering that also affects the lives of the people who live with them. What may be happening? It was in order to clarify this and many other doubts that Dr. Paulo Mattos wrote Head in the clouds: 100 questions and answers about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD ). As a psychiatrist and researcher, Dr. Mattos is one of the world's leading authorities on ADHD , having published more than a hundred scientific articles, in addition to dozens of books and chapters on the topic. However, his main contribution to families living with ADHD has been, without a doubt, this book. Dr. Mattos gathered here the 100 most relevant questions asked by parents, spouses, healthcare professionals, educators, patients and many others who deal with the disorder. With direct, scientific answers and written in a way that is accessible to the general public, Head in the clouds it has become the main reference in Brazil when the subject is ADHD . Recommended by psychiatrists, psychologists, neurologists, psychopedagogists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech therapists and educators, the book Head in the clouds has become a must-read for people and families seeking clear, correct and safe information about ADHD , amid so much misinformation. circulating in digital world. In this 17th edition, revised and expanded by Dr. Paulo Mattos, and with the preface written by Iane Kestelman – psychologist, psychoanalyst, neuropsychologist and voluntary president of the Brazilian Association for Attention Deficit (Associação Brasileira do Déficit de Atenção – ABDA ) -, you will find the most up-to-date information regarding ADHD , with the endorsement of the highest authority on the subject and the recommendation of the most important association of ADHD patients in Brazil. We hope this book will help you better understand ADHD and learn to live with the disorder in a peaceful way, with less suffering and a better quality of life.

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GenrePsychology

Length5 hrs 25 mins

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Publish dateJun 30, 2021

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

2Dedication

3About the author

4Preface to this edition

5Chapter 1 – Introduction

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61 What is ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

72 But is this enough to reach a diagnosis of ADHD?

83 Is ADHD a made-up disease?

94 And why is there so much fuss around an ADHD diagnosis?

105 Wouldn't this be an attempt to control children's behavior?

116 Why isn't ADHD just a more flamboyant behavior?

127 But the media often disagrees regarding ADHD!

138 What are the problems associated with ADHD?

149 Can ADHD bring about benefits for the patient?

1510 Is it possible to have ADHD without it causing troubles?

1611 Why a Q&A book?

17Chapter 2 – The Symptoms

1812 Are all patients similar to each other?

1913 Is it difficult to reach an ADHD diagnosis?

2014 So, the criticism that an ADHD diagnosis isn't rock solid, is correct?

2115 Are there different types of ADHD?

2216 Does ADHD exist only with inattention?

2317 Can ADHD persist into adult life?

2418 But why did doctors use to think that ADHD didn't affect adults?

2519 How is an ADHD diagnosis reached in adults?

2620 Can other disorders have similar symptoms to ADHD?

2721 How can ADHD symptoms affect the life of an adult?

2822 Why are relationship problems associated with ADHD?

2923 Why is it that adults with ADHD keep changing what they are doing?

3024 Is drug abuse more common in people affected by ADHD.

3125 I have ADHD!

3226 But everybody thinks I am inattentive!

3327 Are there lab tests to diagnose ADHD?

3428 Isn't it strange that there are no lab tests to diagnose it?

3529 How are parents able to notice if their daughter or son has ADHD.

3630 From what age are parents able to detect ADHD symptoms?

3731 Is there a difference in ADHD in boys and girls?

3832 In what time in child's life is an ADHD diagnosis made?

3933 Are there other ADHD symptoms that are not listed in the DSM system?

40Chapter 3 – The Causes

4134 Is ADHD a secondary effect of the use of digital media?

4235 Is ADHD a genetic condition?

4336 Is there an ADHD gene?

4437 What role does the environment play in all of it?

4538 Can family problems cause ADHD?

4639 Can emotional conflicts cause ADHD?

4740 Can ADHD be a consequence of how children are raised?

4841 Can I have a genetic test made to confirm an ADHD diagnosis?

4942 What is the main conclusion of the genetic studies of ADHD?

5043 Are there biological risk-factors that are not genetic?

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