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Teenagers with ADD and ADHD : a guide for parents and professionals / Chris A. Zeigler Dendy.

by Zeigler Dendy, Chris A.

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Woodbine House, 2006.

618.928589 Z46t

Attention-deficit disorder in adolescence.

Alternate title:

Teenagers with attention deficit disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders

xiv, 415 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Teenagers with ADD.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is attention deficit disorder? -- Causes : understanding ADD/ADHD and the brain -- Diagnosis of ADD or ADHD -- Moving behind guilt, anger, and fear to optimism! -- Treatment of ADD and ADHD in adolescents -- The medication dilemma : should your teen take medicine? -- Attention disorders and coexisting conditions -- Raising a healthy, well-adjusted teenager -- Common behaviors of teenagers with ADD or ADHD -- When teenagers continue to struggle -- The parent's role in eliminating academic agony -- Working on the home front -- Success, not just survival, in school -- Legal leverage for pursuing academic success -- After high school...what next? -- Parents have permission to take charge -- Words of wisdom from the kids.

Zeigler Dendy, Chris A. Teenagers with ADD.

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