This book discusses typical troubling behaviours, provides perspectives for parents of diagnosed teens, and assists other parents in determining whether ADD is affecting their child. Hallmark characteristics of the disorder and methods for overcoming these difficulties are described. Throughout are the voices of teens, parents, educators and professionals who describe the peaks and valleys of life with ADD, providing insight, hope, support, and advice for successfully navigating the teenage years.
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A review... "Parents and teachers of teenagers frequently lament the lack of a guide for answering myriad questions posed by teenagers' typical challenges of struggle for control and confusion with emerging identity. Add to these challenges difficulty focusing attention, resisting impulses, or remaining still, and you will understand the necessity of a manual for how to live and work with teens with ADD.
This comprehensive book offers all the basic information necessary to understand the condition, get help, and provide appropriate guidance for adolescents with ADD. Chapters include definitions, diagnosis, medical treatment, and legal rights. Discussions regarding family dynamics, advocacy roles, and options for postschool life are insightful. With sensitivity and understanding, the author approaches several essential topics: self-esteem, troubled interpersonal relationships, academic failure, disorganization, substance abuse, and driving problems.
Teenagers with ADD has something for everyone associated with this population. It is alive with quotes and photographs. The final chapter, Words of Wisdom from the Kids, would be excellent reading for teenagers in helping them express their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Figures and tables summarize major points and could be used by parents and speakers for presentations to a wide variety of audiences. Sample forms could be duplicated or adapted to meet a range of home and school needs." --Intervention in School and Clinic, September 1996
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I can't say how helpful this book has been. As I read it that first night, it felt as if it was written directly for me. My 8th grade daughter has had and still does have all the ups and downs of Jr. High. I felt this book turned a light on and pointed me in the right direction. We have been dealing with ADD issues a few years now and it reminded me I am not alone, that it will work out and it also relieved a lot of stress so that I was more able to help my daughter. Thank you.
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I purchased this book when it first came out. I have used it as a reference tool so often that the pages are dog-eared and a few are coming out. I have loaned it to friends and gone over it with teachers. It is by far the most comprehensive book on the ADD/ADHD subject that I have ever read (and I have quite a collection!), yet it is written so that any parent can gain a better understanding of their child, and become an advocate for them in the school system. I am now purchasing a replacement copy so that a friend of mine can enjoy my old one. It is really an indispensible tool for dealing with an invisible adversary. This is the book that will always be on the coffee table, or the desk, or your night stand.......
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OUR SON IS IN 8TH GRADE, AND WE DIAGNOSED HIS ADD BEFORE HE STARTED SCHOOL. HE DOES NOT TAKE ANY MEDICATION AND IS IN TOP 1% IN INTELLIGENCE. HE DRIVES US CRAZY, HOWEVER, IN TRYING TO GET HIM TO DO HIS HOMEWORK RATHER THAN PLAY VIDEO GAMES OR MAGIC CARDS. THIS BOOK TOLD US THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT GREATLY IMPROVE UNTIL SOMETIME IN HIGH SCHOOL. THIS ALLOWED US TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND STOP PUTTING SO MUCH PRESSURE ON OUR SON TO CHANGE NOW. IT TOOK A LOT OF PRESSURE OFF US, TOO. THE BOOK INCLUDES A GREAT DISCUSSION OF THE PROS AND CONS OF VARIOUS MEDICATIONS. I LIKED THE SUGGESTION OF SENDING TEACHERS A SUMMARY REGARDING THE ADD STUDENT - SUGGESTED SUMMARY IS PROVIDED. JUST GET THIS BOOK. YOU WON'T REGRET IT.
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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a neurobiological disorder. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
guided lecture notes, academic agony, slow cognitive processing, common learning problems, listening comprehension problems, teenager succeed, less written work, classroom adaptations, teenager forgets, poor listening comprehension, encourage your teenager, individualized treatment planning, eligibility report, poor fine motor coordination, ask your teenager, homework battles, untimed tests, academic coach, other health impaired, serious learning problems, limited alertness, slow recall, student services office, poor organizational skills, use logical consequences Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hyperactivity Disorder, Pediatric Center, Russell Barkley, Common Behaviors of Teenagers, Eliminating Academic Agony, The Parent's Role, Digit Span, Disabilities Education Act, Home Front, Parents Have Permission, Supreme Court, Sydney Zentall, Federation of Families, Rehabilitation Act, Talking Books, Gwinnett County, Professional Advisory Board, Tom Brown, University of Pittsburgh, Dixie Jordan, Moving Beyond Guilt, Predominately Inattentive Type, Robert Brooks, Understanding the Teenager, Words of Wisdom New!
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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a neurobiological disorder. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
guided lecture notes, academic agony, slow cognitive processing, common learning problems, listening comprehension problems, teenager succeed, less written work, classroom adaptations, teenager forgets, poor listening comprehension, encourage your teenager, individualized treatment planning, eligibility report, poor fine motor coordination, ask your teenager, homework battles, untimed tests, academic coach, other health impaired, serious learning problems, limited alertness, slow recall, student services office, poor organizational skills, use logical consequences Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hyperactivity Disorder, Pediatric Center, Russell Barkley, Common Behaviors of Teenagers, Eliminating Academic Agony, The Parent's Role, Digit Span, Disabilities Education Act, Home Front, Parents Have Permission, Supreme Court, Sydney Zentall, Federation of Families, Rehabilitation Act, Talking Books, Gwinnett County, Professional Advisory Board, Tom Brown, University of Pittsburgh, Dixie Jordan, Moving Beyond Guilt, Predominately Inattentive Type, Robert Brooks, Understanding the Teenager, Words of Wisdom New!
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- Driven to Distraction ('Fen xin bu shi wo de cuo', in traditional Chinese, NOT in English) by John J. Ratey M.D. on 4 pages
- Hyperactive Children: A Practical Guide for Parents by Joanne Barton in Back Matter
- Changing Bodies, Changing Lives: Expanded Third Edition: A Book for Teens on Sex and Relationships by Ruth Bell on page 180
- The University of South Carolina (SC) (Campus History Series) by Elizabeth Cassidy West in Front Matter
- Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy on page 338
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- Teaching Teens with ADD: A Quick Reference Guide for Teachers and Parents by Chris Zeigler Dendy on page 107, page 157, and page 242
- The Girls' Guide to AD/HD by Beth Walker on page 161, and Back Matter
- How To Reach & Teach Teenagers with ADHD by Grad L. Flick Ph.D. in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder (Revised and Expanded Edition) by Demitri Papolos M.D. in Back Matter
- The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder by Demitri Papolos in Back Matter
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