About the Book
This indispensable Spanish-language resource offers essential guidance for parents and teachers facing the challenges of ADHD. The book combines the latest scientific knowledge with expert advice for understanding children with the disorder, giving them the best care possible, and helping them succeed at home and in school. Of crucial importance, the experiences and cultural context of Spanish-speaking parents and children are reflected on every page. Leading authority Dr. Jose J. Bauermeister discusses the effects of ADHD on youngsters of different ages and how the disorder is diagnosed. He provides a wealth of practical recommendations for helping parents and teachers work together to accept the child's difficulties, identify areas of strength, use medication effectively, enhance communication, and develop better behavior management skills. Written in a moving, engaging, and humorous style, the book is filled with helpful hints, handy graphics, resources, and concrete examples. Este indispensable recurso en espanol, ofrece una guia esencial para los padres y maestros que enfrentan los retos del trastorno por deficit de atencion e hiperactividad. Este libro combina consejos expertos con los conocimientos cientificos mas recientes para entender a los ninos con este trastorno, para ofrecerles el cuido mas efectivo posible, y para ayudarles a tener exito en el hogar y en la escuela. Es de importancia crucial notar, que cada pagina refleja las experiencias unicas y el contexto cultural de padres y ninos de habla hispana. Los efectos de este trastorno en jovenes de distintas edades y la manera como es diagnosticado el TDAH, son discutidos por el Dr. Jose J. Bauermeister, reconocido como una autoridad en el area. El provee recomendaciones practicas en abundancia para ayudar a los padres y maestros a colaborar para aceptar las dificultades por las que pasa el nino, identificar areas de fortaleza, usar medicamentos de manera efectiva, realzar la comunicacion, y desarollar mejores destrezas en el manejo de la conducta. Escrito en un estilo conmovedor, atrayente, y humoristico, el libro esta lleno de sugerencias utiles, graficas, recursos, y ejemplos.
About the Author :
Jose Bauermeister, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and active ADHD researcher. A retired professor from the University of Puerto Rico, he has published widely and was the 1997 recipient of a Distinguished Contribution award from the Puerto Rican Psychological Association. Dr. Bauermeister has presented numerous parent and professional workshops on ADHD and is internationally known for his work in the field. Jose J. Bauermeister, PhD, es catedratico retirado del Departamento de Psicologia de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. La Asociacion de Psicologos de Puerto Rico le otorgo el premio Psicologo Distinguido del ano 1997, "por su contribucion a la ensenanza de la psicologia y su labor en el ambito escolar en beneficio de los ninos con deficit de atencion." Su conocimiento de las dificultades en el desarrollo de lose ninos es reconocido internacionalmente. Ha escrito mas de 25 articulos acerca de este tema en libros y revistas cientificas, asi como manuales profesionales sobre la evaluacion y el tratamiento del deficit atencional.
Review :
"Dr. Bauermeister brings to this book his more than 25 years of clinical work with families of children with behavior problems, his substantial research in the field of ADHD, and his encyclopedic knowledge of the vast English literature on ADHD. I highly recommend this book to any Spanish-speaking family seeking the most accurate, scientifically based, up-to-date, and useful information on ADHD in children. There simply is no better resource than this one for such families."--Russell A. Barkley, PhD., Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School "This is a simple book, not a pretentious one, and at the same time it is very complex, varied and profound. It appeals to the reader's sensitivity and sense of humor. The author uses a natural and simple way of expressing ideas and concepts which are usually difficult to explain to parents and teachers. Also, the book presents pertinent and up-to-date information relevant to our culture, which is a great contribution."--Iris Vargas Moll, PhD., School Psychologist
"Thanks for the honor bestowed by asking me to read your book. I think it is excellent. Above all, your genuine honesty and sincere desire to reach to the heart of all of those who have, or work on behalf of persons with attention deficit. God bless you!"--Catherine Salva, CHADD Chapter Coordinator, Caguas, P.R.
"El Dr. Bauermeister trae a este libro mas de 25 anos de trabajo clinico con familias de ninos con problemas de comportamiento, su investigacion sustancial en el campo del trastorno por deficit de atencion con hiperactividad (TDAH) y su conocimiento enciclopedico de la vasta literatura acerca del TDAH que existe en ingles. Recomiendo muy favorablemente este libro a cualquier familia de habla espana que este buscando la informacion mas precisa, cientificamente basada, util y actualizada acerca del TDAH en ninos. Sencillamente, no hay mejor recurso que este para tales familias."--Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D, Director de Psicologia, Profesor de Psiquiatria y Neurologia, Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Massachusetts
"Es un libro sencillo, sin muchas pretensiones, pero a la vez complejo, variado y profundo. Apela a la sensibilidad y al sentido del humor del lector. Utiliza un lenguaje sencillo para presentar ideas que son realmente dificiles de explicar a padres y maestros. Tambien presenta un cuadro muy actualizado y pertinente a nuestra cultura, lo cual es realmente una gran contribucion."--Iris Vargas Moll, Ph.D., Psicologa Escolar
"Gracias por el honor concedido al pedirme que lea su libro. Me parece excelente. Sobre todo su genuina honestidad y deseo sincero de llegar al corazon de todos los que tenemos o trabajamos para las personas con deficit atencional Dios lo bendiga!"--Catherine Salva, Coordinadora, Capitulo CHADD, Caguas, P.R.
"Bauermeister has compiled an accessible guide for parents and teachers to the causes and symptoms of this disorder and the available treatments. Most ADHD titles available in Spanish are translations of U.S. material, containing statistics from that country and suggestions that reflect American cultural and social conventions. This work is instead a culturally sensitive guide, as Bauermeister draws from his clinical work with Latinos and identifies typically Hispanic behavior that can cloud diagnosis of this syndrome....Although the text is exhaustive, Bauermeister's language is never technical and the book is filled with helpful graphics, hints, and instructive testimonies about ADHD....Highly recommended for school and public libraries and bookstores."--"Criticas"""
"Dr. Bauermeister's book is a Spanish-language summary of the literature previously published in English with emphasis on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of one of the most common mental disorders among children: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Mental health professionals serving Latino/Hispanic children with ADHD will find this book useful because it provides general guidelines Spanish-speaking parents and teachers could easily apply when assisting these professionals with the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of this disorder at home and school settings....this book is an indispensable Spanish-language resource offering essential guidance for mental health professionals, parents, and teachers facing the challenges of children with ADHD. Because clinical examples to illustrate the applicability of topics under discussion emphasize Spanish-speaking families and their children, this book isparticularly recommended for mental health professionals providing clinical services to Latino/Hispanic children with ADHD."--"Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry"
"In this book...Dr. Bauermeister presents a succinct and lucid review of ADHD, providing the reader his vision of the implications of this disorder....This is a book that is very thorough and comprehensive....We all owe Dr. Bauermeister a debt of gratitude for the significant and admirable work he has done to improve the welfare of people with ADHD and to help those professionals who wish to nourish themselves with the knowledge and experiences of the author."--"Ciencias de la Conducta (Behavioral Sciences)"
"En este libro...el Dr. Bauermeister realiza un recuento sucinto y lucido del TDAH, poniendo asi a la disposicion del lector su vision de lo que implica este trastorno....El libro es uno muy abarcador y completo....Tenemos todos que agradecerle al Dr. Bauermeister la ingente y admirable labor que ha realizado por el bienestar de las personas con TDAH y para con aquellos profesionales que desean nutrirse de los conocimientos y experiencias del autor."--"Ciencias de la Conducta"
"Dr. Bauermeister's book is a Spanish-language summary of the literature previously published in English with emphasis on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of one of the most common mental disorders among children: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Mental health professionals serving Latino/Hispanic children with ADHD will find this book useful because it provides general guidelines Spanish-speaking parents and teachers could easily apply when assisting these professionals with the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of this disorder at home and school settings....this book is an indispensable Spanish-language resource offering essential guidance for mental health professionals, parents, and teachers facing the challenges of children with ADHD. Because clinical examples to illustrate the applicability of topics under discussion emphasize Spanish-speaking families and their children, this book is particularly recommended for mental health professionals providing clinical services to Latino/Hispanic children with ADHD."--"Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry"
ENGLISH
"Bauermeister has compiled an accessible guide for parents and teachers to the causes and symptoms of this disorder and the available treatments. Most ADHD titles available in Spanish are translations of U.S. material, containing statistics from that country and suggestions that reflect American cultural and social conventions. This work is instead a culturally sensitive guide, as Bauermeister draws from his clinical work with Latinos and identifies typically Hispanic behavior that can cloud diagnosis of this syndrome....Although the text is exhaustive, Bauermeister'slanguage is never technical and the book is filled with helpful graphics, hints, and instructive testimonies about ADHD....Highly recommended for school and public libraries and bookstores."--"Criticas"
"In this book...Dr. Bauermeister presents a succinct and lucid review of ADHD, providing the reader his vision of the implications of this disorder....This is a book that is very thorough and comprehensive....We all owe Dr. Bauermeister a debt of gratitude for the significant and admirable work he has done to improve the welfare of people with ADHD and to help those professionals who wish to nourish themselves with the knowledge and experiences of the author."--"Ciencias de la Conducta (Behavioral Sciences)"
SPANISH
"En este libro...el Dr. Bauermeister realiza un recuento sucinto y lucido del TDAH, poniendo asi a la disposicion del lector su vision de lo que implica este trastorno....El libro es uno muy abarcador y completo....Tenemos todos que agradecerle al Dr. Bauermeister la ingente y admirable labor que ha realizado por el bienestar de las personas con TDAH y para con aquellos profesionales que desean nutrirse de los conocimientos y experiencias del autor."--"Ciencias de la Conducta"
"In this book...Dr. Bauermeister presents a succinct and lucid review of ADHD, providing the reader his vision of the implications of this disorder....This is a book that is very thorough and comprehensive....We all owe Dr. Bauermeister a debt of gratitude for the significant and admirable work he has done to improve the welfare of people with ADHD and to help those professionals who wish to nourish themselves with the knowledge and experiences of the author."--"Ciencias de la Conducta (Behavioral Sciences)"
"Dr. Bauermeister brings to this book his more than 25 years of clinical work with families of children with behavior problems, his substantial research in the field of ADHD, and his encyclopedic knowledge of the vast English literature on ADHD. I highly recommend this book to any Spanish-speaking family seeking the most accurate, scientifically based, up-to-date, and useful information on ADHD in children. There simply is no better resource than this one for such families."--Russell A. Barkley, PhD., Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
"This is a simple book, not a pretentious one, and at the same time it is very complex, varied and profound. It appeals to the reader's sensitivity and sense of humor. The author uses a natural and simple way of expressing ideas and concepts which are usually difficult to explain to parents and teachers. Also, the book presents pertinent and up-to-date information relevant to our culture, which is a great contribution."--Iris Vargas Moll, PhD., School Psychologist
"Thanks for the honor bestowed by asking me to read your book. I think it is excellent. Above all, your genuine honesty and sinceredesire to reach to the heart of all of those who have, or work on behalf of persons with attention deficit. God bless you!"--Catherine Salva, CHADD Chapter Coordinator, Caguas, P.R. "En este libro...el Dr. Bauermeister realiza un recuento sucinto y lucido del TDAH, poniendo asi a la disposicion del lector su vision de lo que implica este trastorno....El libro es uno muy abarcador y completo....Tenemos todos que agradecerle al Dr. Bauermeister la ingente y admirable labor que ha realizado por el bienestar de las personas con TDAH y para con aquellos profesionales que desean nutrirse de los conocimientos y experiencias del autor."--"Ciencias de la Conducta"
"El Dr. Bauermeister trae a este libro mas de 25 anos de trabajo clinico con familias de ninos con problemas de comportamiento, su investigacion sustancial en el campo del trastorno por deficit de atencion con hiperactividad (TDAH) y su conocimiento enciclopedico de la vasta literatura acerca del TDAH que existe en ingles. Recomiendo muy favorablemente este libro a cualquier familia de habla espana que este buscando la informacion mas precisa, cientificamente basada, util y actualizada acerca del TDAH en ninos. Sencillamente, no hay mejor recurso que este para tales familias."--Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D, Director de Psicologia, Profesor de Psiquiatria y Neurologia, Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Massachusetts
"Es un libro sencillo, sin muchas pretensiones, pero a la vez complejo, variado y profundo. Apela a la sensibilidad y al sentido del humor del lector. Utiliza un lenguaje sencillo para presentar ideas que son realmente dificiles de explicar a padres y maestros. Tambien presenta un cuadro muy actualizado ypertinente a nuestra cultura, lo cual es realmente una gran contribucion."--Iris Vargas Moll, Ph.D., Psicologa Escolar
"Gracias por el honor concedido al pedirme que lea su libro. Me parece excelente. Sobre todo su genuina honestidad y deseo sincero de llegar al corazon de todos los que tenemos o trabajamos para las personas con deficit atencional Dios lo bendiga!"--Catherine Salva, Coordinadora, Capitulo CHADD, Caguas, P.R.
QUOTES IN ENGLISH
"In this book...Dr. Bauermeister presents a succinct and lucid review of ADHD, providing the reader his vision of the implications of this disorder....This is a book that is very thorough and comprehensive....We all owe Dr. Bauermeister a debt of gratitude for the significant and admirable work he has done to improve the welfare of people with ADHD and to help those professionals who wish to nourish themselves with the knowledge and experiences of the author."--"Ciencias de la Conducta (Behavioral Sciences)"
"Dr. Bauermeister brings to this book his more than 25 years of clinical work with families of children with behavior problems, his substantial research in the field of ADHD, and his encyclopedic knowledge of the vast English literature on ADHD. I highly recommend this book to any Spanish-speaking family seeking the most accurate, scientifically based, up-to-date, and useful information on ADHD in children. There simply is no better resource than this one for such families."--Russell A. Barkley, PhD., Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
"This is a simple book, not a pretentious one, and at the same time it is very complex, varied and profound. It appeals to the reader's sensitivity and sense of humor. The author uses a natural and simple way of expressing ideas and concepts which are usually difficult to explain to parents and teachers. Also, the book presents pertinent and up-to-date information relevant to our culture, which is a great contribution."--Iris Vargas Moll, PhD., School Psychologist
"Thanks for the honor bestowed by asking me to read your book. I think it is excellent. Above all, yourgenuine honesty and sincere desire to reach to the heart of all of those who have, or work on behalf of persons with attention deficit. God bless you!"--Catherine Salva, CHADD Chapter Coordinator, Caguas, P.R.
QUOTES IN SPANISH
"En este libro...el Dr. Bauermeister realiza un recuento sucinto y lu cido del TDAH, poniendo asi a la disposicio n del lector su visio n de lo que implica este trastorno....El libro es uno muy abarcador y completo....Tenemos todos que agradecerle al Dr. Bauermeister la ingente y admirable labor que ha realizado por el bienestar de las personas con TDAH y para con aquellos profesionales que desean nutrirse de los conocimientos y experiencias del autor."--"Ciencias de la Conducta"
"El Dr. Bauermeister trae a este libro ma s de 25 an os de trabajo cli nico con familias de nin os con problemas de comportamiento, su investigacio n sustancial en el campo del trastorno por de ficit de atencio n con hiperactividad (TDAH) y su conocimiento enciclope dico de la vasta literatura acerca del TDAH que existe en ingle s. Recomiendo muy favorablemente este libro a cualquier familia de habla espana que este buscando la informacio n ma s precisa, cienti ficamente basada, u til y actualizada acerca del TDAH en nin os. Sencillamente, no hay mejor recurso que e ste para tales familias."--Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D, Director de Psicologi a, Profesor de Psiquiatri a y Neurologi a, Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Massachusetts
"Es un libro sencillo, sin muchas pretensiones, pero a la vez complejo, variado y profundo. Apela a la sensibilidad y al sentido del humor del lector. Utiliza un lenguaje sencillo para presentar ideas que son realmente difi ciles de explicar a padres y maestros. Tambie n presenta un cuadro muy actualizado y pertinente a nuestra cultura, lo cual es realmente una gran contribucio n."--Iris Vargas Moll, Ph.D., Psico loga Escolar
"Gracias por el honor concedido al pedirme que lea su libro. Me parece excelente. Sobre todo su genuina honestidad y deseo sincero de llegar al corazo n de todos los que tenemos o trabajamos para las personas con de ficit atencional Dios lo bendiga!"--Catherine Salva, Coordinadora, Capi tulo CHADD, Caguas, P.R.
