I. Understanding ADHD

1. What Is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?

2. “What’s Really Wrong with My Child?”: Poor Self-Regulation

3. What Causes ADHD?

4. What Does Not Cause ADHD?

5. What to Expect: The Developmental Nature of the Disorder

6. The Family Context of a Child with ADHD

II. Taking Charge: How to Be a Successful Executive Parent

7. Deciding to Have Your Child Evaluated for ADHD

8. Preparing for the Evaluation

9. Coping with the Diagnosis of 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, PhD

15. Establishing a Healthy Lifestyle

16. Off to School on the Right Foot: Managing Your Child’s Education, with Linda J. Pfiffner, PhD

17. Enhancing Education at School and at Home: Methods for Success from Kindergarten through Grade 12, with Linda J. Pfiffner, PhD

18. Keeping School Performance in Perspective

IV. Medications for ADHD

19. The Approved Effective Stimulant Medicines

20. Other Medicines

Support Services for Parents

Suggested Reading

References

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