Practitioners seeking the most current advances in the field of ADHD and LD must often bridge the gap between research and practice. The Therapist's Guide to Learning and Attention Disorders provides that bridge through the authors, who are both researchers and practitioners with extensive experience in providing direct services to children and adults with ADHD and LD.

Practitioners are often faced with the choice of reading research or consulting text that suggest strategies or techniques for serving children and adults with ADHD that are not base on research. This book provides practitioners a translation of research to practice in one source.

This book provides practical forms, illustrations, and rating scales that can be readily incorporated into practice. The last chapter takes a fascinating look into the role of various practitioners twenty years into the future.

Contents

A.H. Fine and R. Kotkin, Foreword.
R. Kotkin and A.H. Fine, Learning Disabilities and Attention Disorders: An Overview and Introduction.
J. Swanson, D. Reschly, A.H. Fine, R. Kotkin, T. Wigal, and S. Simpson, Traditional and Innovative Assessment of Children with ADHD and LD.
D. Kelly and M.D. Levine, A Neurodevelopmental Approach to Differences in Learning.
K. Tsatsanis and B. Rourke, Non-verbal Related Learning Disabilities: Implications on Learning.
J. Smith, Educational Interventions for the Elementary Age Student in the Therapy Setting.
C.Z. Dendy, A.H. Fine, and J. Smith, Educational Interventions for the Adolescent Student in the Therapy Setting.
D. Flynn, R. Kotkin, J. Brady, and A.H. Fine, Implementing School-Home Collaborative Treatment Plans: Best Practices in School-Home Based Interventions.
A.H. Fine, N. Karpova, N. Thorn, C. Holland, and R. Kotkin, Parenting Children with Learning and Attention Disorders: Concerns and Directions for Therapeutic Intervention.
T.W. Phelan and A.H. Fine, Guidelines for Home Management for Disruptive Behavioral Challenges.
A.H. Fine and R. Kotkin, Social Skills and Children With ADHD and/or LD: Realties and Direction for Treatment.
M. Bryant, M. Turner, and A.H. Fine, Transitions into Higher Education.
D. Coffey, Physician's contribution to the Treatment of ADHD and LD: Implications for Medication Management and Collaborative Treatment.
L. Thompson, Complimentary Therapeutic Interventions Part A: Neurofeedback, Metacognition and Nutrition for Long-Term Improvement in ADD.
J. Sandford, Complimentary Therapeutic Interventions.
A.H. Fine, R. Kotkin, M. Fowler, S. Forness, P.S. Jensen, M. Katz, M. Lerner, M. Posner, J. Swanson, and B. McCandliss, Future Directions in the Holistic Treatment of Children with Learning and Attention Disorders: Concerns and Guidelines.