This first-of-its-kind volume revisits current findings on ADHD in terms of classic thinking on
developmental neuropsychology for a more rounded concept of brain disorganization. Insights
from Freud Janet John Hughlings Jackson and other pioneers help identify mechanisms (e.g.
the primitive reflexes) that can cause children with ADHD to be prone to cognitive dissociation
when exposed to stressful environments. The authors' model of the developing distracted brain
pinpoints effects of stress on cognitive and affective functions most notably attention and
memory and suggests situations in which stimuli may facilitate integration between brain and
mind. This expanded knowledge opens out new educational possibilities for vulnerable students
as well as new opportunities for therapeutic breakthroughs for children with ADHD. Included in
the coverage: · Definition diagnosis and epidemiology of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity
Disorder. · Historical and recent research on ADHD. · Attentional functions executive
dysfunctions and stress implications for ADHD. · Neural dissolution dissociation and stress
in ADHD. · Attention brain-mind integration and ADHD. · Implications for education and therapy
of ADHD children. ADHD Stress and Development ably synthesizes past and current understanding
into a robust framework with implications for real-world practice. It offers practitioners and
researchers new perspectives and future directions in neuropsychology psychiatry child and
school psychology and pediatrics.
