Teenagers with ADD, ADHD & executive function deficits : a guide for parents and professionals / Chris A. Zeigler Dendy

By: Zeigler Dendy, Chris A.

Publisher: Bethesda, MD : Woodbine House, 2017Copyright date: 2017Edition: Third edition.Description: xiv, 359 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781606132814.Other title: Teenagers with attention deficit disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorders & executive function deficits.Uniform titles: Teenagers with ADD Subject(s): ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)

| ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS

| EXECUTIVE FUNCTION

| ADOLESCENTS

| PARENT GUIDES

| PROFESSIONALS GUIDES

| ADD | EFD

Contents:

What is attention-deficit disorder and why are executive functions so important? -- Diagnosis of ADD, ADHD, and EFD -- Causes: understanding ADD, ADHD, and the brain -- Treatment of ADHD and EFD in preteens and adolescents -- Should your teen or preteen take medicine? -- Attention disorders and coexisting conditions -- Moving beyond guilt, anger, and fear to optimism! -- Raising a healthy, well-adjusted preteen or teenager -- Common behaviors of preteens and teens with ADHD and EFD -- When teens and preteens continue to struggle -- The parent's role in eliminating academic agony -- Working on the home front -- Success, not just survival in school -- Legal leverage for pursuing academic success -- After high school, what next? -- Parents have permission to take charge -- Words of wisdom from the kids, 25 years later.

Summary: "Gives parents guidance on everything from understanding the diagnosis to treatment options, and from behavioral and academic issues, to parent involvement and self-advocacy. This new edition includes new and expanded information on: latest diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5, new research on attention deficits and executive function deficits and treatment options; the link between ADHD and EFD, new medications and research on treatment effectiveness, “concentration deficit disorder” or “slow cognitive tempo,” a new diagnosis, using technology to help teens compensate for ADHD-related difficulties, “flipped classrooms”, updates on educational laws/regulations that affect students with ADHD." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

List(s) this item appears in: Teen programme- Explore May 2021 | Parenting teens. May 2023. CM

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	IHC Library	Main Collection	790.7 ZEI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		W008643

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First edition 1995
Second edition 2006

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-350) and index.

"Gives parents guidance on everything from understanding the diagnosis to treatment options, and from behavioral and academic issues, to parent involvement and self-advocacy. This new edition includes new and expanded information on: latest diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5, new research on attention deficits and executive function deficits and treatment options; the link between ADHD and EFD, new medications and research on treatment effectiveness, “concentration deficit disorder” or “slow cognitive tempo,” a new diagnosis, using technology to help teens compensate for ADHD-related difficulties, “flipped classrooms”, updates on educational laws/regulations that affect students with ADHD." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

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