Back to Normal Why Ordinary Childhood Behavior Is Mistaken for ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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| Author:
| Gnaulati, Enrico |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8070-7334-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press
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| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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Back to Normal is the authoritative examination of all the factors that contribute to theoverdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of ADHD, autism-spectrum, and bipolar disorders in our nation'schildren. Drawing on his extensive professional experience and current research, Gnaulati tells thestories of wrongly-diagnosed children and shows both how and why schools, medical professionals, andwell-meaning parents are...
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Back to Normal is the authoritative examination of all the factors that contribute to theoverdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of ADHD, autism-spectrum, and bipolar disorders in our nation'schildren. Drawing on his extensive professional experience and current research, Gnaulati tells thestories of wrongly-diagnosed children and shows both how and why schools, medical professionals, andwell-meaning parents are erroneously categorizing perfectly normal behavior as psychiatric disorders indeveloping children. Back to Normal offers both a social critique of our under-psychologized nation anda tool for parents to see the difference between serious conditions and behav ioral disturbancesstemming from developmental, familial, or social issues.