Product Description

(2006 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award, Bronze Finalist in Parenting category). The newly updated and expanded guide to raising a teenager with an attention deficit disorder is more comprehensive than ever. Thousands more parents can rely on Dendy's compassionately presented expertise based on the latest research and decades of her experience as a parent, teacher, school psychologist, and mental health counselor. Her book looks at key areas that make adolescence--an already challenging time of life--potentially more difficult for kids with ADD or ADHD: academics, dating, driving, socializing, and greater independence.

TEENAGERS WITH ADD AND ADHD gives parents insight on everything from understanding the diagnosis to treatment options, and from behavioral and academic issues, to parent involvement and self-advocacy. The new edition includes additional or updated information in several areas. A separate chapter on medications provides details on specific drugs, including many new ones, and what research shows about their effectiveness in improving attention, impulse control, and distractibility. Dendy discusses new findings about the role of executive function problems and how they relate to teenagers difficulties with organizational skills, long-range planning, and staying on task. She advises parents on their role in working with schools to find strategies for academic success. Teenagers also speak out about their condition, and Dendy points to ways to involve them in their own treatment plan. In addition, the book covers coexisting disorders such as learning disabilities, depression, anxiety, Tourette syndrome, and Asperger syndrome.

Since 1995, this nuts and bolts guide has given parents hope and empowerment. It's chockfull of the latest data and proven strategies that can help manage the symptoms of ADD and ADHD at home and school.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18849 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-30
• Released on: 2006-09-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 424 pages

Review
"This is a well-written, comprehensive, and well-organized book. " --CAPHIS Consumer Connections

"[A] valuable resource to which parents will refer even as their teens enter adulthood; highly recommended for all public libraries." --Library Journal December 2006

This latest book by Chris Dendy is like the first edition, Teenagers with ADD, A Parents' Guide (1995), written as a one-stop source of information. It is clearly directed at families but contains nuggets of information that are helpful to anybody who works or lives with a teen diagnosed with an attention deficit. --Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 74, No. 5, December 2007

About the Author
Chris Dendy, M.S., is a former educator, school psychologist, and mental health professional with more than 40 years of combined experience. She serves on the national CHADD President's Council, the Professioal Advisory Board for ADDA-SR, and the Florida Research and Training Center on Children's Mental Health. In 2006 she was inducted into the CHADD Hall of Fame. Her other books include Teaching Teens with ADD and ADHD (Woodbine House, 2000) and A Bird's-Eye View of Life with ADD and ADHD (coauthored with her son, Alex). Dendy is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences. The mother of three grown children who have ADHD, Dendy lives in Alabama.

Customer Reviews

Teenager's with ADD and ADHD
This is the best overall informative book on ADD and ADHD I've read. I wish I had purchased as soon as it was published! It is like the bible on ADD and ADHD. From the families perspective to listing every available medication (with the Pro's and Con's), it answered our question's completely. I highly recommend it!!

More of the same
I have a small collection of ADHD books.....but this text seemed repetitive with not a lot of new information and not presented with much creativity. I returned it. If it is your first book, it's fine.

Excellent Resource
This book packs in alot of information. I have a teenage daughter with add and found I just had too many questions about how to handle her new independence and escalating middle school issues. I found all the answers and more. All middle, high school and parents of adhd teens should have this book to further understand their children. This book gives hope to their future.