From the author of the highly successful “Maybe You Know My Kid”, comes a desperately needed follow up –the first comprehensive guide for dealing with the unique challenges of raising an adolescent with ADHD. Adolescence is a tumultuous turning point for everyone, but for teens with ADHD, it can be especially challenging and for some of their parents, downright terrifying. Predictably, stress ensues over inconsistent or poor school performance and over inevitable decisions regarding higher education and life after high school. Adolescents with ADHD get more traffic tickets, have higher school-expulsion and drop-out rates, and are more likely to experiment with alcohol and drugs. Maybe You Know My Teen, brims with management strategies for parents new to ADHD as well as those who have coped with it throughout their child’s life. Explaining the roots of the disorder clearly and extensively, while discussing situations most likely to cause symptoms to manifest themselves, ADHD authority Mary Fowler presents step-by-step advice, along with in depth personal stories and first person advice from leading experts in the field. This is the one of a kind lifesaver thousands have been awaiting.

Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Adolescence and the Nuts and Bolts of ADHD and Related Disorders
Chapter One: Normal Adolescent Development- Whatever That Is
Chapter Two: ADHD- The Potentially Powerful Problem
Chapter Three: Teen Stew
Chapter Four: Medical Intervention
Chapter Five: Behind and Beyond the Storm and Stress
Part Two: Within the Family
Chapter Six: Family Matters
Chapter Seven: Home Rules
Chapter Eight: Power Surges
Chapter Nine: Tough Calls
Part Three: Outside the Home
Chapter Ten: Grades to Graduation
Chapter Eleven: Special Needs and Special Education
Chapter Twelve: Transitions
Chapter Thirteen: Learned Hopefulness
Index