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Author
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Pub. Date
[2006].
Language
English
Description
Shamatha meditation is a method for achieving previously inconceivable levels of concentration. Author B. Alan Wallace, an active participant in the much-publicized dialogues between Buddhists and scholars, has more than 20 years' practice in the discipline, some of it under the guidance of the Dalai Lama. This book is a definitive presentation of his knowledge of shamatha. It is aimed at the contemporary seeker who is distracted and defocused by...
42) Taking charge of adult ADHD: proven strategies to succeed at work, at home, and in relationships
Author
Publisher
The Guilford Press, a division of Guildford Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Many tens of thousands of readers have found needed information and support in this authoritative guide, now in a revised and updated second edition. Preeminent expert Russell A. Barkley explains what ADHD looks like in adults, how to get an accurate evaluation, and how sufferers can manage symptoms and build the life they want. Readers get hands-on skill-building exercises plus clear answers to frequently asked questions about medications and other...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Essentials
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A 6-week Artist's Way Program from legendary author Julia Cameron. The newest book from beloved author Julia Cameron, The Listening Path is a transformational journey to deeper, more profound listening and creativity. Over six weeks, readers will be given the tools to become better listeners--to their environment, the people around them, and themselves. The reward for learning to truly listen is immense. As we learn to listen, our attention is heightened...
Author
Publisher
YouthLight, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This resource is an unique approach to teaching self-control to children whether or not they have ADD or ADHD. In this full-color, illustrated storybook, Hunter teaches students how he learned to use his very special remote control to become more successful. Once children read or hear Hunter's story, they can create their own amazing remote controls. Remote control buttons include: Channel Changer...... Filtering out distractions Pause...................
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Despite being a published writer with a family, a gaggle of internet fans, and (most shockingly) a mortgage, Emily Farris could never get her sh*t together. To her, being bad at staying organized was just one of her many character flaws--that is, until she was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 35. Like many women and girls with undiagnosed ADHD, Emily spent her life internalizing criticisms about her lack of follow-through and carrying around a lot...
Author
Series
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
[2021].
Language
English
Description
Attention deficit/hyperactivity (ADHD) and self-compassion experts Mark Bertin and Karen Bluth bring teens powerful skills for overcoming self-criticism and building the executive functioning skills they need to become more confident, resilient, and independent. The book includes mindfulness tools to help teens accept the limitations of ADHD, and self-compassion strategies to help them stop beating themselves up and comparing themselves to their peers.--...
48) Tornado brain
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Seventh-grader Frankie, who has various sensory disorders, is determined to find her missing best friend, Colette, before it is too late.
Series
Publisher
NED ediciones
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Disminución de la capacidad de concentración, trastornos de hiperactividad en la infancia, percepción generalizada de un tiempo que se acelera, infoxicación, relaciones ansiosas con las nuevas tecnologías, abuso de psicofármacos o posibilidad de acudir a todo tipo de terapias para aprender a vivir aquí y ahora. Nunca estamos en lo que estamos. ¿Qué está pasando? ¿De qué nos hablan estos desórdenes de la atención? En todas las situaciones...
Author
Publisher
Avery, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This book is written for the millions of parents who wonder if their child has ADHD, or--if their child has been diagnosed--whether to put him or her on medication. Drawing on techniques gleaned from family therapy that looks at causes and solutions, rather than just symptoms, Wedge hopes to establish a new paradigm for child mental health--and a better, happier, and less medicated future.
52) Winning with ADHD: a playbook for teens & young adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Author
Series
Publisher
Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"The Listening Path es un viaje de transformación hacia una escucha y una creatividad más profundas y profundas. Durante seis semanas, los lectores recibirán las herramientas para convertirse en mejores oyentes: de su entorno, de las personas que los rodean y de ellos mismos. La recompensa por aprender a Escuchar de verdad es inmenso. A medida que aprendemos a escuchar, nuestra atención aumenta y ganamos curación, perspicacia y claridad. Pero,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"We spend an average of just 47 seconds on any screen before shifting our attention. It takes 25 minutes to bring our attention back to a task after an interruption. And we interrupt ourselves more than we're interrupted by others. In Attention Span, psychologist Gloria Mark reveals these and more surprising results from her decades of research into how technology affects our attention. She shows how much of what we think we know is wrong, including...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A NYT best-selling doctor and TikToker offers a collection of quick-read insights to help a newly diagnosed generation understand ADHD"--Publisher.
What is ADHD? Who has it? What does it tell us about our brains and how we think and act? Can it limit opportunities and connection? Does it offer cerebral superpowers? What does it mean for me? World-renowned ADHD expert, best-selling author, and TikTok sensation Dr. Edward M. Hallowell (aka Dr. Ned)...
Author
Publisher
HarperEnfoque
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
El premiado filósofo, conferenciante internacional y académico Dr. Pablo Muñoz Iturrieta nos trae un manifiesto filosófico que pretende animar a los lectores a aprender a pensar por sí mismos y no permitir que la tecnología domine y controle su vida.
"Turn off Your Phone and Turn on Your Brain is a call to live reality as the human beings we are and avoid falling into the deception of a virtual world that is shown as an easy escape from the...
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