The ADHD Book of Lists: A Practical Guide for Helping Children and Teens with Attention Deficit Disorders

Sandra F. Rief

John Wiley & Sons, Jun 15, 2015 - Education - 528 pages

Practical ADHD management techniques for parents and teachers

The ADHD Book of Lists is a comprehensive guide to ADHD/ADD, providing the answers parents, teachers, and other caregivers seek in a convenient list format. This new second edition has been updated with the latest research findings and resources, including the most up to date tools and strategies for helping these children succeed. Each aspect of ADHD/ADD is fully explained, from diagnosis to intervention, providing readers with the insight they need to make the best choices for the affected child. Coverage includes the latest medications and behavioral management techniques that work inside and outside the classroom, plus guidance toward alleviating individual struggles including inattention, impulsivity, executive function and subject-specific academic issues. Readers learn how to create a collaborative care team by bringing parents, teachers, doctors, therapists, and counselors on board to build a comprehensive management plan, as well as the practical techniques they can use every day to provide these children the support they need to be their very best.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder cannot be cured, but it can be managed successfully. This book is an insightful guide to supporting children and teens with ADHD, and giving them the mental, emotional, and practical tools that boost their confidence and abilities and enable them to thrive.

• Investigate comprehensive treatments, including ADHD coaching
• Learn strategies for strengthening organization, working memory and other executive functions.
• Understand effective classroom management of students with ADHD
• Discover ways to help struggling children succeed despite the challenges

The ADHD Book of Lists is the complete easy-to-reference guide to practical ADHD management and will be a go-to resource for parents, teachers, clinicians, and others involved in the care and education of students with ADHD.

Contents

• Acknowledgments: xiii
• A Note from the Author: xix
• Understanding Diagnosing: 1
• Contents: 3
• Minimizing and Managing Behavior: 101
• Please note that a lot of the content of these lists has been adapted and updated from my other books: 102
• Instructional Strategies: 193
• Study Skills Organization and Other: 228
• Academic Difficulties Strategies: 271
• Educational Rights and Systems: 346
• Understanding Supporting: 382
• Charts Forms and Visual Prompts 441: 436

About the author

SANDRA F. RIEF, MA, is a leading speaker, author, and consultant on meeting the needs of children with learning, attention, and behavioral challenges. She is the author of the bestseller How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD, as well as The ADD/ADHD Checklist and several others. Sandra is an award-winning educator who has worked with numerous schools in their efforts to provide struggling students with effective interventions and has trained thousands of teachers in the U.S. and abroad on best practices for helping students with ADHD.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The ADHD Book of Lists: A Practical Guide for Helping Children and Teens with Attention Deficit Disorders; Jossey-Bass teacher; Online access with DDA: Askews
• Author: Sandra F. Rief
• Edition: 2, illustrated, revised
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2015
• ISBN: 1118937759, 9781118937754
• Length: 528 pages
• Subjects: Education / Special Education / General