Put Yourself in Their Shoes- Understanding teenagers with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ISBN# 1-886941-19-X
Publication Date: 1999
Paperback, 229pp

Summary

Put Yourself in Their Shoes tries to do just what the title says - give the reader a sense of what it is like to be an adolescent with attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Put Yourself in Their Shoes contains up-to-date information on how ADHD affects the lives of adolescents at home, in school, in the workplace, and in social relationships. Whether you are just learning about ADHD or are knowledgeable about this common problem, you will find Put Yourself in Their Shoes informative. Although primarily written for parents, educators, health professionals and teenagers with ADHD will benefit from this comprehensive work.

Contents

1. Put Yourself in Their Shoes
2. Associated Problems
3. A Closer Look at Teenagers with ADHD
4. Causes of ADHD
5. Controversial Treatments for ADHD
6. Getting a Good Assessment
7. Medications to Treat ADHD
8. Guiding Your Adolescent
9. Building Communication Skills in Your Family
10. Problem Solving Strategies with Adolescents
11. Using a Home Token Economy to Encourage
12. Helping Adolescents with ADHD Succeed in School
13. Study Strategies to Improve Learning
14. Social Skills Training
15. Parents as Advocates: Legal Rights of Students with ADHD
16. ADHD, Delinquency, and the Juvenile Justice System
17. Substance Abuse in Adolescents
18. College, Vocational Education, and the Work Force
19. ADHD and the Military