Edition |
2nd ed. |
Description |
xiv, 415 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-401) and index. |
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. |
Subject |
Attention-deficit disorder in adolescence -- Popular works.
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Added Author |
Zeigler Dendy, Chris A.
Teenagers with ADD.
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Added Title |
Teenagers with attention deficit disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders |
ISBN |
1890627313 |
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9781890627317 |
Standard No. |
9781890627317 |
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YDXCP 2497103 |
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