Parenting a Child with Attention

A guide for parents and educators, Boyles and Contadino combine over 23 years of experience to provide basic information on strategies and ideas that may be useful when working with the AD/HD child. This updated edition helps parents navigate through the steps of recognizing the symptoms, getting proper diagnosis, and finding proven intervention techniques that will guide their child past the obstacles of this learning disability.

Nancy S. Boyles, M.Ed., is an educator who specializes in the area of intervention and consultation for children with learning differences. She is the coauthor of The Learning Differences Sourcebook.

Darlene Contadino, M.S.W., writes about AD/HD and has been active in support groups. She is the coauthor of The Learning Differences Sourcebook.

Preface

xiii

(6)

Introduction

xix

Part 1: Understanding and Managing Attention Deficit Disorders

1

(66)

Chapter 1: What ADD Is All About

3

(14)

The Invisible Disorder

3

(2)

Alphabet Soup: The Evolution of ADD

5

(4)

The Who, What, and Why

9

(3)

Across the Life Span

12

(5)

Chapter 2: Getting a Diagnosis and Setting Up a Support System

17

(20)

How Is ADD Diagnosed?

21

(3)

A Partnership of Professionals

24

(4)

Protecting Your Child's Rights

28

(3)

Is There a Child Under All Those Labels?

31

(1)

Strength Identification

32

(5)

Chapter 3: Symptoms Management

37

(30)

Heads on a Swivel and Mind Journeys

37

(8)

Body in Motion

45

(5)

Acting Without Thinking

50

(5)

Putting It All Together

55

(8)

Meeting the Challenge

63

(4)

Part 2: Building Skills for Competence

67

(98)

Chapter 4: Communication

69

(40)

Parent-Child Communication

72

(1)

Change "You" to "I" and "Don't" to "Do"

73

(2)

Triple-A Roadblocks: Assumption, Assimilation, Awareness

75

(2)

Mapping the Road for Good Communication

77

(1)

Major No-Nos

78

(1)

Parents' Time-Out

78

(1)

Family Meetings

79

(1)

Compliance Through Communication

80

(1)

Can't or Won't

80

(1)

Kids' Time-Out

81

(1)

Self-Discipline

82

(2)

Autonomy-Versus-Power Rules

84

(1)

Child-to-Child Communication

85

(1)

Child-to-Teacher Communication

86

(1)

When the Communication Cycle Breaks Down: ADD Plus

87

(1)

Pragmatic Language

88

(2)

Receptive Language Disability

90

(2)

Expressive Language Disability

92

(1)

Written Language Disability

93

(5)

Communicating with Your Child's School

98

(1)

Parent-Teacher Conferences

98

(1)

Gateways to Effective Home-School Communication

98

(3)

Home-School Notes

101

(4)

Problem-Solving Teams or Large School Conferences

105

(4)

Chapter 5: Problem Solving

109

(22)

Problem-Solving Models

111

(1)

Intervention Assistance Teams (IAT)

112

(2)

Intervention-Based Assessment (IBA)

114

(4)

Down-and-Dirty Conflict Resolution

118

(2)

Back to Time-Out

120

(1)

Words Can Hurt

121

(1)

Setting Goals

122

(1)

Facilitating Change in Your Community

123

(3)

Five-Step Approach to Community Planning and Problem Solving

126

(4)

Models, Models, Models

130

(1)

Chapter 6: Organization

131

(16)

Difficulty with Organizing Materials

131

(1)

Pitfalls

132

(1)

Color Coding

133

(1)

Just Do What Comes Naturally

134

(1)

Temporal-Sequential Organization

135

(1)

Wanted: Organizational Skills

136

(1)

Places and Spaces: How to Organize Them

137

(1)

To Thine Own Self Be True

138

(1)

Darlene's Way

138

(1)

Backup and Bypass

139

(1)

Nancy's Way

140

(2)

Family Organization

142

(5)

Chapter 7: Building Interpersonal Skills

147

(18)

Skills, Skills, and More Skills

149

(2)

The Road to Social Isolation

151

(3)

Feelings, Feelings, Feelings

154

(3)

Acquiring the Skills

157

(4)

Responsibility: "The R Word"

161

(4)

Part 3: Overcoming Roadblocks to Success

165

(56)

Chapter 8: Judgmental Statements

167

(14)

The Need to Know

171

(2)

Education Opportunities

173

(3)

Choosing Your Battles

176

(1)

The Fragile Treasure: Your Child's Spirit

177

(4)

Chapter 9: Risk-Taking Behavior

181

(20)

Experimenting with Alcohol and Other Drugs

182

(2)

Alcohol and Other Drugs: Alligators in the Roadway

184

(1)

Alcohol

185

(1)

Marijuana

186

(1)

Inhalant Abuse

187

(1)

Ritalin

188

(1)

Prevention

189

(2)

Juvenile Delinquency

191

(2)

What Works to Prevent Delinquency

193

(1)

What Doesn't Work

194

(3)

Family Coping Styles

197

(1)

Tag-Team Parents

198

(3)

Chapter 10: Accentuating the Positive

201

(20)

Keep a Smile on Your Face and a Song in Your Heart

202

(2)

Living Happily Ever After

204

(1)

Baskets and Dave Longaberger

205

(1)

Overcoming Adversity

206

(1)

Pen Chewers

207

(1)

Letters to Parents

208

(1)

Don't Give Up

209

(1)

What Mama Never Told Me

210

(3)

ADD Teen and the Steering Wheel

213

(1)

Reach Out

214

(2)

A Letter to My Parents

216

(1)

A Letter to Peers

217

(1)

A Survivor's Story

217

(4)

Epilogue

221

(6)

Whirlwinds

221

(2)

Still Whirling

223

(4)

Appendix A: DSM-IV Criteria

227

(2)

Appendix B: Diagnostic Criteria for Oppositional Defiant Disorder

229

(2)

Appendix C: Diagnostic Criteria for Conduct Disorder

231

(2)

Appendix D: Diagnostic Criteria for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

233

(2)

Appendix E: Diagnostic Criteria for Tourette Disorder

235

(2)

Appendix F: National Resource Organizations

237

(2)

Appendix G: Medications Commonly Prescribed to Improve Behavior, Mood, and Learning

239

(2)

Appendix H: U.S. Department of Education Memorandum

241

(8)

Extra Forms

249

(4)

Your Child's Symptoms and Strengths

249

(1)

Your Child's Personal Worksheet

250

(1)

Home-School Communication

251

(2)

Glossary

253

(4)

Bibliography

257

(4)

Index

261

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Parenting a Child with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

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