Taking Charge of ADHD, Third Edition (eBook)

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Virginia Treatment Center for Children and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr. Barkley has worked with children, adolescents, and families since the 1970s and is the author of numerous bestselling books for both professionals and the public, including Taking Charge of ADHD and Your Defiant Child. He has also published six assessment scales and more than 280 scientific articles and book chapters on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, executive functioning, and childhood defiance, and is editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, Dr. Barkley is past president of the Section on Clinical Child Psychology (the former Division 12) of the American Psychological Association (APA), and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. He is a recipient of awards from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the APA, among other honors. His website is www.russellbarkley.org.

Introduction: A Guiding Philosophy for Parents of Children with ADHDI. Understanding ADHD1. What Is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?2. “What’s Really Wrong with My Child?”: Poor Self-Control3. What Causes ADHD?4. What to Expect: The Nature of the Disorder5. The Family Context of a Child with ADHDII. Taking Charge: How to Be a Successful Executive Parent6. Deciding to Have Your Child Evaluated for ADHD7. Preparing for the Evaluation8. Coping with the Diagnosis of ADHD9. Fourteen Guiding Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD10. Just for Parents: How to Take Care of YourselfIII. Managing Life with ADHD: How to Cope at Home and at School11. Eight Steps to Better Behavior12. Taking Charge at Home: The Art of Problem Solving13. How to Help Your Child with Peer Problems14. Getting through Adolescence, with Arthur L. Robin, PhD15. Off to School on the Right Foot: Managing Your Child’s Education, with Linda J. Pfiffner, PhD16. Enhancing Education at School and at Home: Methods for Success from Kindergarten through Grade 12, with Linda J. Pfiffner, PhD17. Keeping School Performance in PerspectiveIV. Medications for ADHD18. The Approved Effective Medicines: Stimulants and Nonstimulants19. Other Medicines: Antidepressants and AntihypertensivesSupport Services for ParentsSuggested Reading and Videos