Teenagers with ADD and ADHD a guide for parents and professionals
| Main Author: | Zeigler Dendy, Chris A. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Bethesda, MD :
Woodbine House,
2006.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- 1. What is attention deficit disorder?
- 2. Causes : understanding ADD/ADHD and the brain
- 3. Diagnosis of ADD or ADHD
- 4. Moving behind guilt, anger, and fear to optimism!
- 5. Treatment of ADD and ADHD in adolescents
- 6. The medication dilemma : should your teen take medicine?
- 7. Attention disorders and coexisting conditions
- 8. Raising a healthy, well-adjusted teenager
- 9. Common behaviors of teenagers with ADD or ADHD
- 10. When teenagers continue to struggle
- 11. The parent's role in eliminating academic agony
- 12. Working on the home front
- 13. Success, not just survival, in school
- 14. Legal leverage for pursuing academic success
- 15. After high school...what next?
- 16. Parents have permission to take charge
- 17. Words of wisdom from the kids
- Appendix 1. Medication rating scale
- Appendix 2. Sample contract
- Appendix 3. The ABCs of ADD/ADHD : impact on school performance
- Appendix 4. Sample medical report
- Appendix 5. Developing and implementing effective IEPs
- Appendix 6. OHI school eligibility report.