Hello,
Fellow ADHD LD professionals / therapists/parents ADHD LD people.
Now from the award winning author and ADHD researcher Jason Alster
MSc
After 15 years of researching natural solutions to ADHD dyslexia and
test anxiety-I am happy to announce that the CD/video version 1 of
the
book BEING IN CONTROL: Natural Techniques For Increasing Your
Potential And Creativity For Success In School. Also For Improving
Concentration And Learning In Children With ADHD and Dyslexia is now
available. The video is 40 minutes long and has natural
techniques, exercises, and concepts to help any student with ADHD,
dyslexia, or test anxiety. The video narrates the exercises in
the book BEING IN CONTROL and brings it live with video
demonstrations of the exercises as well as newer exercises too. A
synopsis of the exercises may be seen in the book version at
AMAZON.COM. or at www.geocities.com/jasonalster and at my moderated
site
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ADHD-Dyslexia-Israel
This version of the video is meant to
be used in conjunction with the book and comes as a kit.
In the newly released video BEING IN CONTROL the themes brought to
the
child/student with learning problems in school are in the form of a
"roadmap" to helping ADD, dyslexia, test anxiety naturally. A
synopsis
of the problem of a student with learning problems; positive thinking
and hope; imaginative creativity and drawing; visual concentration;
auditory concentration; sensory integration; breathing yoga; seated
yoga; making your own relaxation video; working with nature; natural
nutrition; aromatic oils; temperature biofeedback and animated
biofeedback; organization of material; time management; relaxation
and
focusing games; proper cursive handwriting; speed reading;
associative
memory; and test taking strategies. Guaranteed to help any student in
someway.
For more info- jasonalster@...
The CD version-published myself on Windows Movie Maker 2 is to be
played
with Windows Media Player. The kit comes with CD,
2 books - BEING IN CONTROL and Creative Painting For The Young
Artist ( helps dysgraphia and about being creative) and a
biofeedback temperature strip for temperature biofeedback exercises.
Ordering the CD also allows for a couple (2-3) of email support
questions about the exercises up to 2 months of purchase.
Send Check or money order for 50$ (includes shipping and handling
and kit) to Jason Alster MSc POB 557 Zichron Yacov- Israel 30900.
The video CD kit will also be with Amazon.com soon.




















--- In dyslexiaclub@yahoogroups.com, Adam Ophir Shapira
<red_angel@t...> wrote:
>
> If it weren't for the fact that I have ADHD and dyslexia,
> I probably would be quite the bookworm.
>
> I tend to get rather adicted to audio-books --- meaning
> that I definitely have the capacity to enjoy and get
> immersed in the stuff that is found *in* books. But I
> realized that for some reason, I have trouble (most of
> the time) getting as adicted to books *themselves*.
>
> It also must be noted that there are *certain* books
> (more about that later in this message) that I *can*
> get glued to -- even if they're in the traditional
> print form.
>
> My mom thought that my problem with books was my ADHD
> combined with my powerful imagination --- she said that
> audiobooks will continue if I drift off, unlike print
> books. But I assured her that that could be ruled out
> as the reason --- because I have a tendency to hit the
> "rewind" button if my drifting mind causes me to miss
> any part of an audio-book.
>
> Eventually, while talking to a friend about this
> problem, we concluded that the cause of it was my
> dyslexia. My folks don't think about my dyslexia
> much more, because I've gained a full ability to
> read despite it (due to hard work which I'm often
> not well credited for). But though I'm *capable*
> of reading (despite my dyslexia) reading is still
> a much more *difficult* task for me than it is
> for many other people (percisely *because* of my
> dyslexia). This extra difficulty - though not
> enough to stop me from reading if there is
> someone standing behind me *forcing* me to read
> - it *is* enough to take away the *enjoyment* I
> would have derived from reading.
>
> Now - I should mention that there *are* books that
> I *can* read (and *enjoy* reading) even in print
> form. Most notable among these are the Harry
> Potter books (of which I have read every one).
>
> I was recently talking to a friend about this --
> how J. K. Rolling is able to write in a style that
> even has someone like *me* glued to the book.
>
> My friend told me that this is probably because
> (officially speaking) the Harry Potter books are
> considered to be Children's books --- and are
> therefore written in easier-to-read language
> (so that children can read them). Because of this,
> the task of de-coding the letters isn't as
> difficult for me as it is with books that are
> intended for adults -- and is therefore not
> a big enough chore to take away the thrill of
> the story.
>
> I'm hoping that if I find *enough* books of the
> kind that I can read and enjoy -- I can build up
> the neural pathways in my brain, and increase my
> reading ability so that I can eventually move on
> to books of a higher reading-level, and *still*
> enjoy them. (For though I am greatful for the
> existence of audio-books, without which I would
> have *never* made it through LORD OF THE RINGS,
> I would rather not be so *dependant* on them.)
>
> Now, here's the other problem. Though the level
> of reading-difficulty that I can undergo without
> loosing enjoyment of the story is at a chidren's
> level - I am still an intelligent 31-year-old -
> and I therefore need books with *stories* in them
> that are sciophisticated enough for a 31-year-old
> to enjoy. The HARRY POTTER books are abile to
> fulfil both requirements -- and I've been told
> that the NARNIA books by C. S. Llewis also does
> the same.
>
> However, just reading the few NARNIA books that
> exist - and grabbing each HARRY POTTER book as
> it comes out - won't provide me with a long enough
> reading list to build up the neural pahtways needed
> for me to ever hope to move on to harder books and
> still enjoy them. And as the requirements I have
> for a book I can currently enjoy (a child's reading
> level, with a story stimulating to an adult) might
> be by-and-large *paradoxical* in nature - and
> therefore books that fit both these criteria might
> be few and far between.
>
> So here's what I was wondering -- can any of you
> suggest *more* books that meet both these criteria
> - so that I can add them to my reading list?
>
> Thanks,
> Adam
>