This lively best-selling story - now in its third edition - will appeal to youngsters diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. Otto is a high-octane young car whose motor is always running in overdrive. He also has trouble paying attention in school, is easily distracted, and acts without thinking. Otto and his parents visit a special mechanic, who prescribes medication to slow down Otto's racing motor and who shows him many ways to be more focused and organized and better able to get along with others. Reflecting a multiple-treatment approach to ADHD, Otto's experience includes counseling and other non-medical supports in addition to medication. A "Note to Parents" discusses the most current findings about ADHD medications, including their potential side effects.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by American Psychological Association .

Sandra Laramore Ferraro is both a special education teacher for children and an artist who concentrates mainly in oil painting and printmaking. She has collaborated with Matthew Galvin on several children's books, including Otto Learns About His Medicine , contributing her highly colorful and energetic illustrations. She lives in Indiana with her son and two daughters. Matthew Galvin, MD, is a psychiatrist with an expertise in children and adolescents, as well as the author of several books on topics of special concern to young people, including Clouds and Clocks and Otto Learns About His Medicine . He lives with his family in Indiana.