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About the Author |
| Edna D. Copeland, Ph.D.is a child/clinical psychologist and a pioneer in the evaluation and management of ADHD. She has always had a special interest in learning disabilities and their relationship to attention disorders. She has evaluated and treated hundreds of patients with both ADHD and LD and provides comprehensive evaluations for accommodations at the post-secondary level. Positions have included: Director of Psychology, Medical Center of Central Georgia’s Institute for Developmental Medicine ; and founder and director of the Northside Hospital Child Development Institute, a pioneer program in the treatment of ADHD in Atlanta. She has also taught in the Psychiatry Department of the Medical University of South Carolina and at Georgia State University. Recognized nationally as an authority on ADHD/ADD, she has authored several books and other publications on the subject, including Attention, Please! A Comprehensive Guide for Successfully Parenting Children with Attention Disorders (ADHD/ADD), Medications for Attention Disorders (ADHD/ADD) and Related Medical Problems and Attention Without Tension: A Teacher’s Handbook on Attention Disorders (ADHD/ADD). She has served on the professional advisory boards of CHADD and ADDA. Dr. Copeland presents lectures extensively throughout the United States to healthcare professionals, educators and parents. She has lectured internationally as well.
Valerie L. Love, M.Ed. has a B.A. in Psychology and an M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology and has worked with attention deficit students in both a teaching and counseling capacity. She has been a teacher, counselor, educational consultant, PTA President, school board member and community volunteer with children for 22 years. She has created and implemented award-winning drug abuse prevention programs for children in grades 3 through 8 and has presented numerous workshops to both children and parents. She is married and is the mother of two young adult children. |
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Summary
A book that gives teachers all the tools necessary to identify and manage children with Attention Disorders. Highlights Include: |
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