Teenagers with ADD and ADHD

The newly updated and expanded guide to raising a teenage with a attention deficit disorder is more comprehensive than ever. Thousands more parents can rely on Dendy's compassionately presented expertise based on the latest research, and decades of her experience as a parent, teacher, school psychologist, and mental health counsellor. Her book looks at key areas that make adolescence, an already challenging time of life, potentially more difficult for kids with ADD or ADHD: academics, dating, driving, socializing, and greater independence. Teenagers with ADD and ADHD gives parents insight on everything from understanding the diagnosis to treatment options, and from behavioural and academic issues, to parent involvement and self-advocacy. The new edition includes additional or updated information in several areas. A separate chapter on medications provides details on specific drugs, including many new ones, and what research shows about their effectiveness in improving attention, impulse control, and distractibility. Dendy discusses new finding about the role of executive function problems and how they relate to teenagers' difficulties with organizational skills, long-range planning, and staying on task. She advises parents on their role in working with schools to find strategies for academic success. Teenagers also speak out about their condition, and Dendy points to ways to involve them in thier own treatment plans. In addition, the book covers coexsisting disorders such as learning disabilities, depression, anxiety, Tourette syndrome, and Asperger syndrome.