Media:Hardcover Edition:Revised Reading Level:Ages 4-8 Pages:32 Number Of Items:1 Shipping Weight (lbs):0.6 Dimensions (in):8.8 x 7.8 x 0.3
ISBN:0945354711 EAN:9780945354710 ASIN:0945354711
Publication Date:August 1995 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping:Expedited shipping available Shipping:International shipping available Condition:Ships from Fla next day. All emails answered quickly. We value your satisfaction and our feedback! Thanks 35M
Product Description Otto, a fidgety young car that has trouble paying attention in school, visits a special mechanic who prescribes a medicine to control his hyperactive behavior.
Customer Reviews:
Hyperactive KidsJune 26, 2007 BRWNNTWN(Seattle, WA) 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I liked the premise of the book, but I think the graphics could have been better. Also, I bought this for my daughter who is starting ADHD meds and she was not much interested in the car story.
Just What the Doctor OrderedMarch 18, 2005 Carri A. Hutson(Nebraska, USA) 8 out of 11 found this review helpful
Shortly after my middle son was diagnosed and given his meds the daily struggle on how to get him to take them began. Adding them to food did no good because he wouldn't eat it. Trying to get him to swallow was impossible as he would clamp his jaws shut.
I bought this book and we read it many times and he began to understand why he needed to take his medicine. That was almost 3 years ago and there are times he reminds me it's time to take his meds.
We gave the book to his psychiatrist when we were done with it.
Good way to explain medication and therapy to kidsAugust 15, 2004 Dr. Linda Donnelly(Southern Californian) 12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I specialize in treating ADHD kids and this is one of the best books I have read that explains the process to children. It follows all the steps in the journey from diagnosis to treatment in a fantasy story about a young car who has a "motor that runs too fast". I will use it in my practice and will recommend it to the parents and children that I see with this disorder. I would highly recommend it.
Helps kids understand medication without fear or shame.May 20, 2001 Carol Watkins(Baltimore, MD United States) 28 out of 29 found this review helpful
I keep a couple of copies of this book in my office. It uses humorous illustrations as well as concrete examples to help children understand why they need to take medication for AD/HD.
Otto, a young car, visits a special engine mechanic and receives an engine treatment to help him run at the right speed. The author uses this metaphor to explain the nature of AD/HD, and the process of getting a psychiatric evaluation. It suggests some good questions that the the child might want to ask about medication. I particularly liked the way the book discussed potential side effects and how it encouraged the child to discuss this with his or her doctor.
The book is aimed at elementary school children and some pre-schoolers.
