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Paperback, 370 pages
Published by Woodbine House
Publication date: October 1995
Dimensions (in inches): 1.12 x 11.02 x 8.56
ISBN: 0933149697

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"Written by one of our nation's most outstanding advocates for mental health services for children, Teenagers With ADD does a superb job of providing information to help parents and professionals in their efforts to support young people."

--Bob Friedman, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Child and Family Studies, University of South Florida

"Finally, we have a book that deals exclusively with the issues of ADD in the teenage years. I highly recommend it."

Harvey C. Parker, Ph.D., A.D.D. Warehouse

"Offers all the basic information necessary to understand the condition, get help, and provide appropriate guidance for adolescents with ADD. Teenagers with ADD has something for everyone associated with this population....alive with quotes and photographs.

Mark B. Goor, Ph.D., Intervention in School and Clinic

"Teenagers with ADD provides parents with tools they need to raise a healthy, well adjusted teen. In this book, parents will find information and advice about maintaining a positive attitude, seeking appropriate treatment and interventions, and how to advocate for their teen. One of the few publications for parents that focuses solely on adolescents with attention deficit disorder, Teenagers with ADD is a comprehensive treatment of the special issues and challenges faced by these teens, their families, teachers, and treatment professionals. Covers all forms of ADD, primarily hyperactive-impulsive type and primarily inattentive type.

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About the Author:

Chris Abney Zeigler Dendy, M.S., is a mental health consultant wih twenty-five years experience. Her varied professional roles have included counselor, teacher, school psychologist, administrator, advocate, and parent support provider. She is the co-founder of the Gwinnett County CH.A.D.D. chapter in Georgia. Her book draws upon her extensive professional experience, as well as her own family's experience with ADD, including raising two teens with ADD.

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Synopsis:

A book for parents and professionals about adolescents with Attention Deficit Disorder. Teenagers With ADD takes a comprehensive look at the special issues and challenges faced by these teens, their families, teachers, and treatment professionals. Based upon the most current diagnostic criteria available and incorporating ADD literature and research, Teenagers With ADD provides a complete introduction to all forms of ADD and discusses:

• Definitions
• Diagnosis
• Medical Treatment
• Family and School Life
• Intervention
• Advocacy
• Legal Rights
• Options After High School

Teenagers With ADD examines typical troubling behaviors, provides perspective for parents of diagnosed teens, and assists other parents in determining whether ADD is affecting their child. Hallmark characteristics of the disorder that affect home and school life and methods for oovercoming these difficulties are described, including:

• poor self-esteem and depression
• impulsivity
• troubled interpersonal relationships
• inattentiveness
• learning problems and academic failure
• lethargy
• forgetfulness and disorganization
• sleep disturbances
• substance abuse
• driving problems
• truancy and school suspensions
• defiance

Throughout are the voices of teens, parents, educators, and professionals who describe the peaks and valleys of life with ADD, providing insight, hope, support, and advice for successfully navigating the teenage years.

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Reader Comments
A reader from Georgia, USA , December 11, 1998, rating=10:
Excellent suggestions

I have been working with students with disabilities for 20 years and find this to be one of the most factual and useful books for parents and professionls in this field.

A reader from Flemington, NJ , November 20, 1998, rating=10:
THE BEST BOOK ON ADD EVER!

I have read many books about ADD. This is by far the best. I borrowed it from the library and now I am going to buy it. It is even useful for parents of upper elementary school students. Many 10 and 11 year olds have similar issues. Read it, refer to it, use it as your guide for many years. I hope that Chris Zeigler Dendy intends to revise it as the research, treatment and knowledge moves forward.
kb1962@aol.com from Eugene, Oregon United States , 04/06/98, rating=10:
WONDERFUL!! WONDERFUL!

This book helped me so much in better understanding where my son is coming from. I especially like the chapter where kids with ADD comment themselves on what it is like to live with ADD. It really opens your eyes to what these kids are going through. They are smart, funny, intelligent kids. They just happen to need to learn and live a bit different than the rest of us. I highly recommend this book for any family dealing with ADD.

A reader from Tempe, Arizona , 03/04/98, rating=10:
This book is changing my attitude about my son.

I wish I'd read this book 4 years ago.
My son and daughter both have ADD, and this book is helping me to better understand them.

jmessick@amigo.net from Colorado , 10/18/97, rating=10:

This is a wonderful book! It has a number of easy reference tables listing ADD behaviors, interventions, specific adaptations the family and school can make, etc. We are finding it an invaluable resource in developing a 504 Plan with our school.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction

1. What is ADD
2. Diagnosis of ADD
3. Moving Beyond Guilt, Anger, and Fear to Optimism!
4. Treatment of ADD
5. Raising a Healthy, Well-Adjusted Teenager
6. Common Behaviors of Adolescents with ADD
7. When Teenagers Continue to Struggle
8. The Parent's Role in Eliminating Academic Agony
9. Working on the Home Front
10. Success, Not Just Survival In School
11. Legal Leverage for Purusing Academic Success
12. After High School . . . What's Next?
13. Parents Have Permission to Take Charge
14. Words of Wisdom from the Kids

Appendix A: Sample Behavior Management Contract
Appendix B: U.S. D.O.E. Memorandum on Educational Services for Students with ADD
Appendix C: ADD: Impact on School Performance
Appendix D: Resources: Organizations and Publications
Index