Colleen Alexander-Roberts is the mother of two children with ADHD. A freelance writer living in Holland, Ohio, she is the author of The Essential Adoption Handbook and the ADHD Parenting Handbook.
Summary
ADHD and Teens is a manual of practical advice to help parents cope with the problems that can arise during these years. A crash course is offered on parenting styles that really work with teens with ADHD and how these styles allow the teen to safely move from dependence to independence.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Pay Attention: Hyperactivity is Not Just for Youngsters
Medical Management of ADHD in Adolescents
ADHD in the Teens Years
Your Teen’s Evolving Identity
Guiding Teen’s Behavior
Positive Discipline
Developing Social Skills
Comrorbidity: The Many Faces of ADHD
Family Dynamics
School and the Student
Sexuality and Dating
The Suicidal Teen
Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder
