Understanding Girls with AD/HD

Author: Kathleen G. Nadeau
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
A ground-breaking book on the needs and issues of girls with attentional problems: why they are often undiagnosed, how they are different from boys, and what their special needs are in school, in their social world and at home. Age-related checklists from pre-school to high school help parents and professionals better identify and help girls with AD/HD.

Raising Girls With ADHD

Author: James W. Forgan
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000495582
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
Although an increasing number of girls are diagnosed with ADHD every year, most of the focus of parent and teacher interventions has been on boys, leaving girls with ADHD frustrated and prone to acting out. Written by two professionals who have “been there and done that” with their own children with ADHD, Raising Girls With ADHD provides expert information to empower parents to make decisions about identification, treatment options, behavioral strategies, personal/social adjustment, educational impact, and many other issues from preschool through high school. These girls' struggles with socialization and peer acceptance, executive functioning skills like memory and organization, and emotional well-being and self-confidence are discussed with a goal of maximizing strengths and providing supports for weaknesses. Complete self-reflection surveys and action steps for parents and girls alike are included to create a dynamic action plan for your daughter's success in school and beyond.

Raising Girls With ADHD

Author: Mary Anne Richey
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040020860
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
The second edition of the best-selling Raising Girls with ADHD features the latest information on research and treatment for girls with ADHD presented in an easily accessible format. The book is packed with expert information to empower parents to make decisions about identification, treatment options, behavioral strategies, personal/social adjustment, educational impact, and many other issues from preschool through high school. Featuring practical suggestions and interventions, this book is a comprehensive guide for parents interested in helping their daughters with ADHD reach their full potential. Based on the author’s years of personal and professional experience, this book covers topics not often found in other parenting guides, such as the preschool years and early diagnosis, a Dynamic Action Treatment Plan parents and their daughters can work on together, as well as guidance for teens on money management, getting their first job and post high school planning. In addition to expert guidance, this new edition also features interviews with girls and their mothers sharing their personal strategies for success in managing ADHD. Full of tactics, resources, and tools, this book will provide the support you need to build a positive relationship with your daughters while seeking the most appropriate treatments and support.

Raising Girls with ADHD

Author: Mary Anne Richey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781032428178
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The second edition of the best-selling Raising Girls with ADHD features the latest information on research and treatment for girls with ADHD presented in an easily accessible format. The book is packed with expert information to empower parents to make decisions about identification, treatment options, behavioral strategies, personal/social adjustment, educational impact, and many other issues from preschool through high school. Featuring practical suggestions and interventions, this book is a comprehensive guide for parents interested in helping their daughters with ADHD reach their full potential. Based on the author's years of personal and professional experience, this book covers topics not often found in other parenting guides, such as the preschool years and early diagnosis, a Dynamic Action Treatment Plan parents and their daughters can work on together, as well as guidance for teens on money management, getting their first job and post high school planning. In addition to expert guidance, this new edition also features interviews with girls and their mothers sharing their personal strategies for success in managing ADHD. Full of tactics, resources, and tools, this book will provide the support you need to build a positive relationship with your daughters while seeking the most appropriate treatments and support.

Raising a Girl with ADHD

Author: Allison K. Tyler LCSW
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1646113918
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 91

Book Description
Parenting resources to help girls with ADHD thrive—for ages 6 to 12 Parenting a girl with ADHD can be exhilarating, frustrating, perplexing, and also joyful! This guide helps you navigate her neurodiversity confidently, with a clear explanation of how ADHD presents in girls and strategies that can make it easier for your family to plan, communicate, and understand each other. Evidence-based strategies—Use methods like mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy to help your daughter initiate and focus on tasks like homework, morning routines, and bedtime. Build your parenting toolbox—Learn effective techniques like using positive language, giving effective instructions, and offering support instead of discipline. Address specific issues—Understand and help manage symptoms of both inattentive and hyperactive ADHD types, like executive dysfunction, auditory processing issues, and anxiety. Celebrate what makes her unique—Find ways to nurture your daughter's natural skills, creativity, and talents, and appreciate how she sees the world. With a little guidance, you can help your daughter build confidence and live a happier and more productive life with ADHD.

Straight Talk about ADHD in Girls

Author: Stephen P. Hinshaw
Publisher: Guilford Publications
ISBN: 1462550215
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
Parenting a daughter with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is no easy path--especially because of the myth that the disorder is rare to nonexistent in girls. From pioneering researcher Stephen P. Hinshaw, this empowering guide provides vital information and advice to help you understand and meet your daughter's needs. Dr. Hinshaw delivers up-to-date facts on what ADHD is, why symptoms often appear differently in girls than in boys, why girls with ADHD behave the way they do, how to get an accurate diagnosis, and what treatments are most effective. There is so much pressure on girls to be "perfect"--and for those with ADHD, it feels especially hard to measure up. Learn concrete steps you can take to support your daughter's success from preschool through high school and beyond, while nurturing her confidence and self-worth.

ADHD Raising an Explosive Child

Author: Ruth Stuart
Publisher: Ruth Stuart
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 123

Book Description
Do you want to handle your child’s outbursts while not compromising on a healthy relationship with them? Then ADHD Raising an Explosive Child is for you. Parenting a child with ADHD isn’t short of challenges, from meltdowns to problems at school and with other kids. The truth is, being a great parent means understanding your child, and learning about their ADHD is the first step. When you know what makes your child tick, you can find practical solutions that work for everyday challenges. You can discover the effective strategies to manage your child’s ADHD and improve your relationship by creating healthy daily habits, open communication, and emotional regulation with ADHD Raising an Explosive Child. It’s possible to teach your child healthy habits now so they can grow into a happy adult—no yelling or anger needed. Inside ADHD Raising an Explosive Child, you will discover: Practical solutions that work for everyday challenges, from tantrums and poor communication to difficulties with responsibilities, focusing on concentration, motivation, and regulation The science behind ADHD and how it influences your child’s brain and their attitudes and behaviors How to teach healthy emotional expression, daily habits, communication, self-esteem, and conflict management to your child The importance of taking care of yourself as the parent, including self-care strategies, and how to avoid yelling, frustration and aggression …plus the tips and tricks to develop these habits into long-term strategies for your child’s successful future! By teaching your child to deal with their ADHD symptoms in a healthy way, they can take control of their life. Accepting and understanding your child’s ADHD allows them to do the same. Discover how to be the best parent with the strategies in ADHD Raising an Explosive Child!

The Impulsive, Disorganized Child

Author: James W. Forgan
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000489647
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
Impulsive, scattered, lost, unfocused, unprepared, disorganized: These are just a few of the words used to describe kids with executive functioning deficits, which commonly affect many children already diagnosed with ADHD, learning disabilities, and autism. The Impulsive, Disorganized Child: Solutions for Parenting Kids with Executive Functioning Difficulties helps parents pinpoint weak executive functions in their children, then learn how to help their kids overcome these deficits with practical, easy solutions. Children who can't select, plan, initiate, or sustain action toward their goals are children who simply struggle to succeed in school and other aspects of life. Parents need the helpful, proven advice and interactive surveys and action plans in this book to empower them to take positive action to teach their disorganized, impulsive child to achieve independence, success, and a level of self-support.

Raising Children : Emerging Needs, Modern Risks, and Social Responses

Author: School of Social Welfare University of California Jill Duerr Berrick Professor & Associate Dean, Berkeley
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199718733
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 141

Book Description
Modern family life raises tough questions: Who should be responsible for children's daily care? How can their financial support be fairly allocated between parents? Should extended family members be paid for their help? Can women have full careers and also be good mothers? In Raising Children, leading scholars take on these questions and more in order to critically assess policy responses to the changing needs of the modern family. As parents struggle to balance professional and personal demands, choose schools for their children, and sort through constantly updated medical and psychological information, they need help from public officials who can make policies that realistically address childrearing's contemporary challenges. The insightful contributions in this volume provide an excellent starting point for understanding these thorny, multifaceted issues, skillfully framing the influences on child development, such as altered family dynamics, major life changes like immigration, and the role of schools and government in children's health. Adoption by same-sex couples, difficulties for immigrant children, the ADHD diagnosis controversy, and public intervention for at-risk children are only a few of the topics covered. With society in a constant state of flux, it is critically important that we assess our family and child policies to ensure that they provide families with the assistance they need. Drawing on the rich interdisciplinary work of the Berkeley Center for Child and Youth Policy, this is an eye-opening look at some of the biggest issues facing the family today, which are as complex as they are vital to address in a thoughtful way.

New Developments in Diagnosing, Assessing, and Treating ADHD

Author: Gopalan, Rejani Thudalikunnil
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1799854965
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 419

Book Description
It seems as though each day more children are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD causes challenges not only for the patient but also for their parents, siblings, teachers, and other significant people in their lives. They have an increased vulnerability to addiction and crime. Controversially, stimulants are the primary choice for treatment of ADHD in medical management, and the side effects of this long-term pharmacological management has raised many questions. Psychosocial management including parent training, behavior therapy, and educational inputs are also major components of treatment and should not be ignored. Thus, it is vital to explore the latest best practices for the diagnosis, assessment, and management of ADHD. New Developments in Diagnosing, Assessing, and Treating ADHD is a collection of research on innovations in the management of ADHD. While highlighting topics including adolescent care, neurological disorders, and mental health, this book is ideally designed for academicians, clinicians (especially psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and pediatricians), social workers, psychiatric nurses, rehabilitation centers, researchers, and students interested in the handling of this disorder and the long-term effects and social risk factors associated with treatment.