ADD /
ADHD
Aspergers -
Attachment Disordered Children
And other Behaviour Disorders
Frequently Asked Questions
Will it be Warwick Dyer himself that works with my
family? Yes Warwick works with
parents himself, no other supporters are involved at any
stage.
What qualifications does Warwick Dyer
have?
Warwick is a Teacher he is
not a Doctor, Psychiatrist or Psychologist. He was
trained in a team of specialist teachers and worked for 18 years
as a behaviour specialist advising and training teachers and
parents and counselling youngsters.
Do
you work with children who have been diagnosed with
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ?
With the behaviour associated with
ADHD, yes. If you are currently (or still notionally) a patient
or client of another professional courtesy requires that you
speak to them first.
Do you
work with children who have been diagnosed Aspergers or
Attachment Disorder or other Behaviour Disorders?
Yes. With same qualifications as
above.
What is
your success rate for changing ADHD-associated
behaviour?
Our success rate with the few
children we have worked with so far has been very high and the
correlation between the behaviour we successfully change (see this page) and typical ADHD behaviour is
also VERY high.
Do you give the same
advice regardless of whether the child has ADHD or
not?
If you mean "do the same principles
apply?" Then Yes, Warwick works on they assumption that they do,
but he does not give the same detailed advice as all cases are
different. Warwick's working life, in any case, is taken up with
children who display behaviours that are difficult to distinguish
from children diagnosed with ADHD.
Some notes for ADHD
parents
If the "interactional
difficulties" between the parents and the ADHD child are solved
are you saying then that the problems with the child are solved,
and there is no need to treat the child for ADHD?
When extremely difficult behaviour is
not caused by "interactional problems" with the parents it
usually creates them. The way parents handle ADHD children is always
an issue. Warwick's experience, although limited, suggests that
behaviour is often either handled badly or not handled precisely
enough to
enable parents to train their ADHD child's behaviour.
It might be that ADHD predisposes a child to "chronic bad
behaviour" but does not make them behave badly . This would explain why the
small sample worked with did not continue to behave as badly when
their parents were carefully trained to respond differently.
Interactive behaviour techniques may not alter the underlying
ADHD but may dramatically change the trauma of living with
it.
My daughter's
behaviour is so extreme it must be ADHD
Not necessarily. Some children
drive their parents to distraction. It is not uncommon for
parents to have built up (without realising it) a repertoire of
responses that are seriously inappropriate and inconsistent,
which results in some serious-looking persistent behaviour
("chronic bad behaviour"). The child's behaviour is extreme -
the parent does not know what to do - so - they repeat what they
have always done. In these cases a younger child's behaviour
although entrenched is often still relatively easy to change, the
difficulty is in convincing parents of the importance of the
consistent use of subtle changes to their own behaviour.
I want to go ahead what do I do
next?
Ring us on
0208 771 5589 (overseas 44 208 771 5589). Explain the problems
you are having and Warwick will tell you if he feels he may be
able to help. If you decide to go ahead we will set a mutually
convenient day for the consultation (when your child is not
around - children never know that we are involved) and you pay a
deposit of 20%. We will then make travel arrangements.
As we can only work with a limited number of clients and your
booking will often mean that we have to turn other potential
clients away we are now saying that your deposit is not
refundable. So please be certain that you want to go ahead
before you send the deposit.
Overseas Clients
We make no extra charge for the time and effort to fly
overseas (we pay (all or a large part of) the airfare you will
need to arrange over-night accommodation). This applies to any
country worldwide since we wish to create a international BCC
presence.
Is your fee the same for ADD/ADHD - Aspergers - Attachment
Disordered Children?
We do not charge any extra (at the moment) for a child
diagnosed or suspected of having these conditions even though
getting the results you want can often involve 10 times more
work.
When do Parents Need
to Phone ?
Parents need to phone every day
without fail in the first weeks if they want to be successful.
They will need to find a time when their child cannot overhear
each day between
8.30am and 7.00pm UK.
Between 3.30am and 2.00pm Eastern Canada & US.
Between 2.30am and 1.00pm Central Canada & US.
Between 12.30am and 11.00pm Pacific Canada & US.
Between 7.30pm and 6.00am Eastern Australia.
So the single fee also covers?
All the work done on the consultation
day.
What is the structure of your Intervention with
families?
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