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Teaching Teens with ADD: A Quick Reference Guide for Teachers and Parents

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This book is full of practical--real world tested--solutions for the school difficulties of adolescents with AD/HD.

Ms. Ziegler Dendy has formatted the book so that it is clear, and accesible. The book is organized into sections so that a busy teacher or parent does not have to pour over the whole book in order to deal with a specific problem. You can immediately tell what chapter and which page will deal with each specific educational challenge.

When she makes suggestions, she generally includes information on specific materials, such as organizers, notecards, that might be necessary to set up a particular strategy. I liked her section on written expression. She covers essays and even the production of poetry. I have recommended many of the techniques she covers. Her section on medication is better than what I see in many books about AD/HD. She highlights the importance of understanding how long a given medication actually lasts. Often students are blamed for irritable behavior that occurs during periods when the medication has actually worn off.

I would recommend this book to both parents and educators. Although it is written for teens, it might also be helpful individuals dealing with some older elementary school students.

The author arranges content in a fashion that makes it quick/easy to find what you are looking for. Often we who deal with ADD teens are looking for material because the latest crisis has us pulling out our hair. This book is arranged so you can quickly find your dilemma addressed clearly. The book is reassuring to parents and teachers as one immediately recognized one's child described in detail. We are not the only one and it will be ok!! High school is NOT the way the rest of the work world operates, they WILL find their niche in life. The best part is the strategy page that accompanies each area of difficulty i.e., strategies for dealing with forgetfulness, for their total lack of time sense (tardy, poor long term planning, etc). The second best part is the section on neurotransmitters, MRI scan results and genes linked to ADD. In other words, ADD is real and our children are not lazy or character flawed. They are trying to cope as best they can but have one hand tied behind their back. The book helps us help them, and teach them to help themselves.

I am a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, GA. I work with many children and teens who have attention deficits. Ms. Dendy's book is outstanding, because it gives practical, descriptive strategies about what you can actually do to help your child. I've told parents that it is the instruction manual for their ADD/ADHD child.

This book is also "user friendly." You can look in the index, choose your topic, go there and get an excellent strategy for your child's problem. This is great for time-challenged parents, and for parents (often dads) who need a quick read to get just the facts.

There are also forms in the appendix that can be copied. For example, there's a Weekly Project Planner form that can be copied so that everyone in the house knows when something is due. This helps your child and you to focus on the project, and not on how much they were supposed to have finished. It also teaches them (with your assistance) how to organize their time to complete a project.

Finally, for parents who are having to work with their school to establish an IEP, 504 plan, or get other modifications, the book has excellent information about how to go about all of these steps.

Buy it today!

L. Warren Walter, Ph.D.

This book is crammed with useful information for teachers AND parents. For parents, there are tips on handling homework hassles, helping your teen get organized, figuring out what to ask for and how at IEP meetings, getting medications right.... For teachers, there are hundreds of suggestions for accommodations to try when a student with AD/HD is struggling with academics (especially math and writing), information on the various ways AD/HD can manifest itself in the classroom, and positive and proactive strategies for behavior management. There is even information to help doubting parents or teachers understand that AD/HD is a REAL disability (not the result of poor parenting or teaching, too much TV watching, etc.). Each summary pretty much stands on its own, so you could share selected short summaries with your child's teacher as the need arises, without asking him or her to read alot. This is a very worthy companion to the author's first book, Teenagers with ADD.

I am mental health counselor who specializes in treating children and adults with learning and attentional differences. In short, I find this book excellent. In fact, I would say for practical advise for teachers and parents to help children with attentional disabilities be successful, it is the best book I have seen. In addition, it is well organized and easy to find specific strategies to help with any difficulty. You will not regret adding it to you library.

This book talks to teachers. As a special educator with ADHD children of my own, Chris Dendy zeros in on understanding this neuro-biological difference. She writes in a clear and concise manner. This book is loaded with hands-on materials, excellent up-to-date information, and strategies to teach the compensatory skills to these students. Buy this book for your child's teacher and send one to the director of special services,too.

I'm 59 years old and have recently been diagnosed with ADD. I'm going back to college and requesting Section 504 accommodations. This book is so helpful. It has so much information and just plain great advice. Any one who has ADD and wants to know more about how they learn and what can help them learn more easily will benefit from this book.

I am an educator who works one-on-one kids with ADD and I recommend Chris' books to all my clients - I really am a really a big fan! She has even inspired me to start writing my own book on how achieve Academic Success with an ADD child.
I read all the recommended books on ADD and I have yet to find anything as comprehensive, useful and well-written as Chris Dendy's books. Once you start, you can't put this book down!

PS- you will want to read this book cover to cover - don't let the title fool you! ("reference guide")

As a parent with an ADHD child, I have worked hard at trying to educate myself on ADHD, the kinds of issues these kids have, and ways to understand and teach these challenged children. I have read quite a number of books on the subject and found this to be the most straightforward, concise and helpful one so far (I dog-earred every other page). I recommend this to all parents with an ADD/ADHD child and especially those that are struggling with trying to get the accommodations they need to be successful in school.

As a guidance counselor, I am always interested in obtaining good resources to use and share with others. I have recommended this book to parents and teachers. It has a wealth of information about ADHD teens.