Drs. Hallowell and Jensen put the talents, charms, and positive essence of your child ahead of any presumed shortcomings. They show you how to unwrap the wonderful, surprising gifts of ADD and turn what is too often labeled a lifelong disability into a lifelong blessing.

Love: the essential strength -- Loving your child in the face of opposition -- Developing empathy: what it's like to be a kid with ADD -- The right kind of help -- From moral to deficit-based to strength-based thinking -- Emphasizing the positive: in action -- Mirror traits: what's good in what's bad -- The cycle of excellence: a method for unwrapping gifts -- Conation: a new way of tapping into every child's strengths -- The Kolbe model in action -- What to tell the school? -- Schools that get it right -- Making a diagnosis and composing a treatment plan, including new, alternative approaches -- A collaboration convened: please join!.