Fully updated with the latest AAP recommendations, this award-winning guide offers parents balanced, reassuring information to help them manage this condition. Topics include: evaluation and diagnosis, coexisting conditions, behavior therapy, ADHD and academics, the role of medication, and complementary and alternative treatments. Parents will also find inspirational and relatable stories from other caretakers.

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Publisher

American Academy of Pediatrics

Year

2019

eBook ISBN

9781610022682

Edition

Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Please Note
A Note on Gender
Introduction
Chapter 1: What Is ADHD?
Chapter 2: Does My Child Have ADHD? Evaluation and Diagnosis
Chapter 3: What Should We Do? Treatment Options
Chapter 4: The Role of Medications
Chapter 5: Managing ADHD at Home
Chapter 6: Parent Training in Behavior Management: Parenting Techniques That Work
Chapter 7: Your Child at School
Chapter 8: Advocating for Your Child and Others
Chapter 9: When It Is Not Just ADHD: Identifying Coexisting Conditions
Chapter 10: Complementary and Alternative Treatments for ADHD
Chapter 11: ADHD in Adolescence
Chapter 12: A Look at Your Child’s Future
Index
Back Cover

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