Teenagers with ADD and ADHD: A Guide for Parents and Professionals.
Title:
Teenagers with ADD and ADHD: A Guide for Parents and Professionals.
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Summary:
Discusses the special issues and challenges confronting adolescents with ADD (attention deficit disorder, ) and ADHD and is written for parents with adolescents diagnosed as children, parents who have recently discovered their teenager has ADD, parents who suspect that ADD may be behind their teenager's underachievement in school, teenagers who want to understand themselves and ADD, and for educators and mental health professionals who want specific intervention with teenagers with ADD. Included is information on diagnosis, school and academics treatments, coexisting conditions, behavior issues, medications, legal rights, parent advocacy, and life after high school.
Year Published:
2006
1900-1999
Physical Description:
415p PB
ISBN:
9781890627317
Publisher:
Behesda, MD: Woodbine House, 2006.