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Alle honden hebben ADHD
"All Dogs Have ADHD" takes an inspiring and affectionate look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), using images and ideas from the canine world to explore a variety of traits that will be instantly recognisable to those who are familiar with ADHD. Following the style of the award-winning "All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome", charming colour photographs of dogs bring to life familiar ADHD characteristics such as being restless and excitable, getting easily distracted, and acting on impulse. This delightful book combines humour with understanding to reflect the difficulties and joys of raising a child with ADHD and celebrates what it means to be considered 'different'. This absorbing and enjoyable book takes a refreshing approach to understanding ADHD.
70 pages, Hardcover
First published September 15, 2008
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March 5, 2019
Do NOT read to young girls with ADHD.
The whole book uses the pronoun he, which alludes to the incorrect idea that ADHD only impacts boys and men. So of course my 4 year old picked up on it. Second page she says "girls can have ADHD too." I say you are right, maybe there will be girl dogs on the next pages. There weren't. One tantrum and a ripped library book later, we decided to create our own book.
That being said the dogs are cute, and information about ADHD is accurate, but for my daughter and I the book felt exclusionary.
The whole book uses the pronoun he, which alludes to the incorrect idea that ADHD only impacts boys and men. So of course my 4 year old picked up on it. Second page she says "girls can have ADHD too." I say you are right, maybe there will be girl dogs on the next pages. There weren't. One tantrum and a ripped library book later, we decided to create our own book.
That being said the dogs are cute, and information about ADHD is accurate, but for my daughter and I the book felt exclusionary.
June 6, 2013
This just wasn't at all what I what I was expecting based on the descriptions and reviews. I guess I thought the humor would be in a YouTube-funny-pets kind of way. I mean, the idea that all dogs have ADHD is so hilarious because if you've known ANY dogs, you know how entirely true it is. But the way it's presented in the book is in a human perspective, merely set to stock images of random dogs playing. The text is simply ADHD symptoms laid out in blanket statements and does little to give the disorder any lightheartedness. I wanted it to be playful and silly, more about using dogs (which more of the general population has experience with and can relate to) as a tongue-in-cheek bridge for people to better grasp the nature of ADHD (and maybe even make dog behavior easier to understand as well!).
And before I get railed on for being an insensitive jerk, as someone with the disorder myself, and the mother of two children with it as well, I think I have a more personal interest and should thus be allowed an honest critique of the book more than the average reader. That said, I had high hopes for this to be a coffee table book I would actually display, but sadly, as a schmaltzy awareness publication, I don't even care to own it.
And before I get railed on for being an insensitive jerk, as someone with the disorder myself, and the mother of two children with it as well, I think I have a more personal interest and should thus be allowed an honest critique of the book more than the average reader. That said, I had high hopes for this to be a coffee table book I would actually display, but sadly, as a schmaltzy awareness publication, I don't even care to own it.
July 8, 2025
Se nessa coleção de livrinhos todos os gatos estão no espectro autista, obviamente todos os cães têm TDAH. Mais um livrinho supimpa que amplia os horizontes das crianças sobre os coleguinhas e si mesmos.
October 8, 2012
All Dogs Have ADHD is such a beautifully written book that illustrates the difficulties, frustrations and joys that come with ADHD. The association of ADHD with dogs just makes the connection that much clearer and paints a better picture for anyone who is having a difficult time understanding why children with the disorder behave the way that they do. "His mind is often miles ahead of his peers,...and he can find solutions where others don't think to look." It can be difficult to understand the mindset and thought process of children and adults with ADHD, and they may not be able to explain it to you, but there is indeed a method to the madness that is Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder.
This book can be used as a great resource for parents of children with ADHD, but can also be used in the classroom as a tool for showing students with ADHD that they can be loved and understood and to demonstrate to their peers the importance of showing compassion and understanding for their fellow classmates with ADHD.
The use of photography adds to the realness of Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder while using dogs as an easily relatable gateway to providing awareness of the symptoms commonly shown through children with ADHD. If the reader has prior knowledge of ADHD, either having a friend or relative with the disorder, this book may very well put into perspective daily encounters he/she has come across. The expressions shown through the photographs of the dogs directly correlates with the words on each page making the connection that much easier.
This book can be used as a great resource for parents of children with ADHD, but can also be used in the classroom as a tool for showing students with ADHD that they can be loved and understood and to demonstrate to their peers the importance of showing compassion and understanding for their fellow classmates with ADHD.
The use of photography adds to the realness of Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder while using dogs as an easily relatable gateway to providing awareness of the symptoms commonly shown through children with ADHD. If the reader has prior knowledge of ADHD, either having a friend or relative with the disorder, this book may very well put into perspective daily encounters he/she has come across. The expressions shown through the photographs of the dogs directly correlates with the words on each page making the connection that much easier.
February 8, 2023
Great book especially for kids with ADHD
June 1, 2019
3.5 stars
A nice short book with beautiful pictures, teaching about ADHD. Yes it overgeneralises but so do most books that want to keep it simple. But just as dogs can be(have) very differently so do people and so do people with ADHD. As a first and simple introduction I think it does a wonderful job.
A nice short book with beautiful pictures, teaching about ADHD. Yes it overgeneralises but so do most books that want to keep it simple. But just as dogs can be(have) very differently so do people and so do people with ADHD. As a first and simple introduction I think it does a wonderful job.
January 9, 2021
What an excellent book for children and adults. This book celebrates having ADHD with humor and understanding while reflecting on the difficulties and joys for parents who have a child/or children with ADHD.
The pictures of the dogs are just the icing on the great learning cake!
The pictures of the dogs are just the icing on the great learning cake!
February 6, 2017
This is a delightful book of photographs of dogs that attempts to use them to illustrate the various experiences of people on the ADHD spectrum. That said, I think there could be room for improvement; and I know that when I picked the book up after having read All Cats Have Aspergers by the same author, I was actually hoping for more. With the cat book, I easily caught on to the parallels between humans with Asperger's syndrome and the typical ways of being of our feline friends. I was hoping that I would similarly walk away from the dog book understanding dogs better through the lens of ADHD, but that didn't happen for me. At the end of the book, at the end of viewing the many adorable photographs in it of puppies and adult dogs, and reading the text that offered me nothing I didn't already know about the human side of ADHD, I find myself wearing a crooked headed "confused dog look" on my own human face, still wondering about the generalized statement, "All dogs have ADHD", still wanting to know why that generalization is made, what it might be about dogs and ADHD that would parallel each other?
February 18, 2018
Meh. Good try but nothing spectacular. I wanted it to be funnier. It was relatable to some extent but I also read the All Cats Have Aspergers Syndrome and it was virtually the same book. There were even some lines that were the same. This book had the potential for so much more. It could have been a bridge for conversation about the disorder in a more lighthearted way. Instead it was kind of that but more generic than I would have liked. It was more like a list of symptoms with some stock photos and like I said some of the wording was even the same as in the other book.
(*this is pretty much the same review I wrote for All Cats Have Aspergers Syndrome because in my eyes they seem like basically the same book)
(*this is pretty much the same review I wrote for All Cats Have Aspergers Syndrome because in my eyes they seem like basically the same book)
April 20, 2025
Yet another great book
This book was just as good as the others by this author. This time they use dogs to teach about ADHD. This book talks about the problems that can show up for those with ADHD. But it also takes time to cover different situations that can occur.
This book was just as good as the others by this author. This time they use dogs to teach about ADHD. This book talks about the problems that can show up for those with ADHD. But it also takes time to cover different situations that can occur.
November 22, 2018
Yep! In a nutshell.
December 18, 2020
I love the way the ADH is presented !! ❤
November 1, 2021
What a hoot and so true!
July 24, 2018
As with the other books about neurodivergence by the author, All Birds Have Anxiety and All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome, this is a joyous and loving exploration of what it's like to have a brain that works differently than the typical. It's accessible for caretakers, friends, and the people with the actual diagnosis, showing strengths and challenges and looking at the future with hope.
The one quibble I have is that the person with ADHD referred to within the book is always referred to with he/him pronouns, and focuses on typically male presentation, and I know at least as many ADHD ladies as I do guys, so it's not universally applicable. But still a very solid introduction book.
The one quibble I have is that the person with ADHD referred to within the book is always referred to with he/him pronouns, and focuses on typically male presentation, and I know at least as many ADHD ladies as I do guys, so it's not universally applicable. But still a very solid introduction book.
March 18, 2015
All dogs have ADHD, is quite a thoughtful book. It doesn't have illustrations, which is what I was expecting, but instead is filled with photographs and small quotes about the symptoms of ADHD.
This is a book which would possibly be useful in a SEAL setting. It can be used to elicit responses from children and develop understanding of certain symptoms found in those with ADHD. Furthermore, it could help to promote inclusion through greater understanding, rather than have other excluded through misunderstanding.
I would therefore recommend this book for use with those in Years 4 to six. I could not, in all honesty, see this being understood by anyone below this without a great deal of scaffolding.All Dogs Have ADHD
This is a book which would possibly be useful in a SEAL setting. It can be used to elicit responses from children and develop understanding of certain symptoms found in those with ADHD. Furthermore, it could help to promote inclusion through greater understanding, rather than have other excluded through misunderstanding.
I would therefore recommend this book for use with those in Years 4 to six. I could not, in all honesty, see this being understood by anyone below this without a great deal of scaffolding.All Dogs Have ADHD
May 24, 2013
After reading Hoopmanns' All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome I did some Googleing and found a woman reading All Dogs Have ADHD on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HvHVy...
May 31, 2019
A fun book to explain ADHD using pictures of dogs gathered from the internet.
It explains the nuances of the disorder, how the child feels and how the child can use these personality traits to reach great heights and succeed in life. It also describes how parents can nurture the child.
A good book for giving parents hope that their child is not a lot cause and explaining it to siblings.
It explains the nuances of the disorder, how the child feels and how the child can use these personality traits to reach great heights and succeed in life. It also describes how parents can nurture the child.
A good book for giving parents hope that their child is not a lot cause and explaining it to siblings.
January 15, 2015
This book is great because it deals with a very applicable and prevalent topic in a way that focuses on a group, not an individual. The dog aspect is good because it's humorous but still talks about how everyone's uniqueness is awesome.
March 4, 2017
These books are cute and a good way to introduce differences in kids to children. I think it's safe to say most children love animals, so Kathy Hoopmann has come up with a clever device to tell her stories to children.
February 12, 2023
Superb
Positive and empowering. Will read to my son, once I’ve wiped away the tears- of joy; it finally makes it easier and helpful to understand the condition and the child. A book that sums it up perfectly with beautiful words and pictures.
Positive and empowering. Will read to my son, once I’ve wiped away the tears- of joy; it finally makes it easier and helpful to understand the condition and the child. A book that sums it up perfectly with beautiful words and pictures.
January 15, 2015
very good book to help students feel more comfortable if they have a disability.
September 13, 2019
den va bra
February 25, 2023
Promotes understanding and appreciation of ADHD for children and caregivers
November 10, 2022
“His senses can go into overload with everything going on, so he goes from one task to the next without finishing anything.” Readers encounter the similarities between the busy behavior of canines and their peers exhibiting neurodivergence. We meet the pup who is so exited they forget to consider the consequences. The doggie inundated with all the things whom suddenly finds themselves fast asleep. Exploring all the dogs in between.
This text discussed how those with ADHD do not always consider the consequences before following their big ideas. One of the key traits of ADHD is an inability to respond typically to future consequences. The brain does not produce the dopamine response necessary to say “I should do that” or “I should not do that.” A differentiated classroom is going to require that a teacher give more support to students with ADHD around certain tasks. A conversation about equity versus equality could easily transform as most children would have background experience with dogs and how different each can be. Some dogs bark and jump when they are excited while others will sit quietly and wait for their human. Some students need help from adults while others can prolong their need for support.
This text discussed how those with ADHD do not always consider the consequences before following their big ideas. One of the key traits of ADHD is an inability to respond typically to future consequences. The brain does not produce the dopamine response necessary to say “I should do that” or “I should not do that.” A differentiated classroom is going to require that a teacher give more support to students with ADHD around certain tasks. A conversation about equity versus equality could easily transform as most children would have background experience with dogs and how different each can be. Some dogs bark and jump when they are excited while others will sit quietly and wait for their human. Some students need help from adults while others can prolong their need for support.
February 25, 2024
This book has a very special place in my heart, as it helped me get diagnosed with ADHD as a child. When I was 7, I read this book in my therapist's waiting room. I saw myself in every page and though I may have ADHD. I brought it up, and was tested and diagnosed. The book gives a lighthearted look at symptoms of ADHD through dogs, and explains how somebody with ADHD may act or think. Humans have more in common with animals than we may think. By looking at the way animals think, we have an insight into how our own behaviors can develop. I've always connected more with animals than people, and seeing myself in this book helped me get a diagnosis. My hope is that maybe my students in the future will recognize themselves in books, and see the positives to symptoms others may only have problems with. In recent years, Kathy Hoopmann has released a revised edition of this book with neutral pronouns and updated language and terms.
February 1, 2022
I'm not sure about it. I heard that it was endearing and cute, yet surprisingly informative? And it was not informative in the slightest. However, it is achildren's book about acceptance and being seen, and for that it is a sweet book I guess? I feel like it didn't really do it's intended job... which was to use dogs as a metaphor to describe ADHD symptoms and coping tools so that little kids could understand. I do love doggo pictures???
edit: after reading some great reviews I decided to actually rate it 1 star. A reader pointed out that the whole book uses the pronoun he/him, which emphasizes the myth that boys are the only ones to struggle with ADHD, and that her girls did not feel seen when reading the book-- which is again the whole purpose of said book!
edit: after reading some great reviews I decided to actually rate it 1 star. A reader pointed out that the whole book uses the pronoun he/him, which emphasizes the myth that boys are the only ones to struggle with ADHD, and that her girls did not feel seen when reading the book-- which is again the whole purpose of said book!
October 8, 2021
This book is cute and wonderful.
The blurb is easy to misread though, and so I thought it was about ADHD/ADD in anyone, including adults. Unfotunatly for me, it's very much focused on parenting a child with ADHD/ADD. Since children's symptoms are different to adults, this made it less relatable.
Less understandably, it mainly talks about boys. Given ADHD/ADD in girls is underdiagnosed, this weakens the point of the book, as it minimises girls who suffer from ADHD/ADD.
A gender neutral children's version, and a gender neutral adult version (also in children's book form) would be great though.
The blurb is easy to misread though, and so I thought it was about ADHD/ADD in anyone, including adults. Unfotunatly for me, it's very much focused on parenting a child with ADHD/ADD. Since children's symptoms are different to adults, this made it less relatable.
Less understandably, it mainly talks about boys. Given ADHD/ADD in girls is underdiagnosed, this weakens the point of the book, as it minimises girls who suffer from ADHD/ADD.
A gender neutral children's version, and a gender neutral adult version (also in children's book form) would be great though.
January 5, 2022
Good explanation of ADHD symptoms, unfortunate genderimg
As a woman with ADHD who went undiagnosed throughout
childhood due to the stereotype that ADHD is a boy disorder, I find the exclusive use of masculine pronouns problematic. The exclusion of women and non binary/gender noncomforming folx from conversations about neuro diversity has been so harmful to the ND community and to non-male ADHDers. It bums me out to see a book with otherwise good information and a cute premise fall into that trap. It feels almost aggressive in its commitment to ADHD being for boys only. Disappointing
As a woman with ADHD who went undiagnosed throughout
childhood due to the stereotype that ADHD is a boy disorder, I find the exclusive use of masculine pronouns problematic. The exclusion of women and non binary/gender noncomforming folx from conversations about neuro diversity has been so harmful to the ND community and to non-male ADHDers. It bums me out to see a book with otherwise good information and a cute premise fall into that trap. It feels almost aggressive in its commitment to ADHD being for boys only. Disappointing
January 25, 2021
I think this is an awesome book for kids of all ages. I think some adults would benefit from reading this book. I struggle with ADD and I would have loved to have this book around when I was in elementary school. It is a fun way of teaching young children why they struggle with certain things that their friends may not struggle with. The photos in the book are fun and entertaining. I love how it uses dogs to teach people the struggles of someone with dealing with ADD. It also teaches people that even though they have ADD they can still enjoy life and be successful.
February 16, 2023
-4 stars. i think this book was better than the kitty/aspergers one.
"there is no doubt he is very bright. but not everyone appreciates his type of intelligence."
"he can find solutions where others don't think to look."
"being very sensitive, he gets sad because he wants to be like everyone else, but he just can't. those who love him become sad too, because they don't understand why he behaves the way he does."
"there is no doubt he is very bright. but not everyone appreciates his type of intelligence."
"he can find solutions where others don't think to look."
"being very sensitive, he gets sad because he wants to be like everyone else, but he just can't. those who love him become sad too, because they don't understand why he behaves the way he does."
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