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By Chris A. Zeigler Dendy, M.S.
This updated edition provides more than 80 summaries (annotated checklists for easy consumption) chock full of new information on research, teaching strategies, education law, executive functioning, social skills, and medication.
A well-known expert on attention deficit disorders and related conditions and the author of the highly acclaimed Teenagers with ADD and ADHD, Chris Dendy is encouraging to educators about the challenges of teaching and managing behavior, while reminding them that attention issues are due to problems in the brain that students can’t control.
Summaries fall into these important categories:
- The Basics of ADD and ADHD
- Academic and Learning Issues
- Executive Function and Organizational Skills
- Federal Laws
- Medication Issues
- Managing Behaviors
- Going the Extra Mile
This comprehensive resource is an excellent tool for teachers and parents to use to pinpoint concrete ways to help their child or student be as successful as possible.
375 pages. Softcover. 8.5 x 11. May 2011.
See also this related title: Teenagers with ADD and ADHD: A Guide for Parents and Professionals.
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