Taking charge of ADHD : the complete, authoritative guide for parents / Russell A. Barkley.
Publication details: New York : Guilford Press, c2000.Edition: Rev. editionDescription: xiv, 321 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 1572305606 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
- 9781572305601
- WS 350.8.A8 B256t 2005
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book Closed Access | Health Sciences Library | WS 350.8.A8 B256t 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | MBAL22066217 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-311) and index.
Contents
Introduction: A Guiding Philosophy for Parents of Children with ADHD
I. Understanding ADHD
1. What Is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
2. What's Really Wrong with My Child?: Poor Self-Control and a Blindness to Time
3. What Causes ADHD?
4. What to Expect: The Nature of the Disorder
5. The Family Context of a Child with ADHD
II. Taking Charge: How to Be a Successful Executive Parent
6. Deciding to Have Your Child Evaluated for ADHD
7. Preparing for the Evaluation
8. Coping with the Diagnosis of ADHD
9. Fourteen Guiding Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD
10. Just for Parents: How to Take Care of Yourself
III. Managing Life with ADHD: How to Cope at Home and at School
11. Eight Steps to Better Behavior
12. Taking Charge at Home: The Art of Problem Solving
13. How to Help Your Child with Peer Problems
14. Getting through Adolescence, with Arthur L. Robin
15. Off to School on the Right Foot: Managing Your Child's Education, with Linda J. Pfiffner
16. Enhancing Education at School and at Home: Methods for Success from Kindergarten through Grade 12
17. Keeping School Performance in Perspective
IV. Medications for ADHD
18. The Stimulants, with George J. DuPaul and Daniel Connor
19. Other Medicines for ADHD
Support Services for Parents
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