Download or read book ADHD Teens written by Colleen Alexander-Roberts and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 1995-10-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ADHD and Teens is a manual of practical advice to help parents cope with the problems that can arise during these years. A crash course is offered on parenting styles that really work with teens with ADHD and how these styles allow the teen to safely move from dependence to independence.
Download or read book Take Control of ADHD written by Ruth Spodak and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-23 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take Control of ADHD: The Ultimate Guide for Teens With ADHD helps teens take control of their disorder and find success in school and in life. By creating the “ADHD Attention Profile” discussed in the book, readers will recognize how ADHD affects them, discover coping strategies and technology tools to improve their focus, and develop a self-advocacy plan they can use immediately. The book presents the latest research and information on ADHD in a conversational style that teens can understand easily, allowing them to develop a better understanding of their disorder. By including suggestions from teens with ADHD, the authors offer tons of advice, information, and ideas for students, from students just like them. This handy guidebook is sure to help teens with ADHD learn to refocus their attention and find success in school and beyond! Ages 12-18
Download or read book The Teenage Girl s Guide to Living Well with ADHD written by Sonia Ali and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever been told you are chatty or fidgety at school? Do you have a constantly whirring mind? Do you 'tune out' and daydream or find it hard to pay attention? ADHD can impact your life in many ways. This positive, self-affirming guide will increase your knowledge about ADHD and empower you in your daily life. The chapters are full of tips, tricks and life hacks so you can better manage your time, harness your creativity, energy and enthusiasm, and make more time for fun! Reflection activities and quizzes will help you better understand yourself and learn strategies on how to manage the intense emotions of rejection sensitivity. You'll learn the fundamentals of great self-care and how to look forward to life beyond school. Learn how ADHD brains work, and tricky concepts like executive functioning. Quick chapter summaries let you pick which sections are most relevant to you right now, and the strategies and visuals are designed for ADHD brains and can be used with support from parents, mentors or teachers. The Teenage Girl's Guide to Living Well with ADHD gives you all you need to build on your strengths and overcome challenges to fully embrace who you are and live your best life.
Download or read book ADHD written by John Aspromonte and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for teens and their families who want to learn about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The author provides information about ADHD and its effect on school, family, and social life—as well as the difficulties and successes of young people who have ADHD and what students think about ADHD.
Download or read book Mindfulness and Self Compassion for Teen ADHD written by Mark Bertin and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2021-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful and compassionate guide for cultivating self-confidence, independence, and the executive functioning skills you need to live your best life! Being a teen with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) doesn’t stop you from wanting what almost every other teen wants: independence, good grades, and a healthy social life. But ADHD also presents obstacles that can keep you from reaching your goals. At times you may become frustrated, sad, or even angry at your inability to achieve the things you want. This book can help. This unique guide will help you develop the skills you need to strengthen your executive functioning, foster the self-compassion essential to overcoming self-criticism often caused by ADHD, and gain the confidence and resilience necessary to take control of your ADHD—and your life. You’ll also learn how to manage your emotions, focus, practice flexible problem solving, change habits, and improve communication skills. Finally, you’ll learn how these skills can improve your relationships with friends and family, and help you succeed in school—and life! Your ADHD doesn’t have to define you, and it certainly doesn’t have to determine your life. This book will allow you to step off the path of self-criticism, and guide you on the path toward self-compassion, self-confidence, and success.
Download or read book Parent Teen Therapy for Executive Function Deficits and ADHD written by Margaret H. Sibley and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This user-friendly manual presents an innovative, tested approach to helping teens overcome the frustrating organizational and motivation problems associated with executive function deficits and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The Supporting Teens' Autonomy Daily (STAND) approach uses motivational interviewing (MI) to engage teens and their parents in building key compensatory skills in organization, time management, and planning. Parent training components ease family conflict and equip parents to support kids' independence. Ready-to-use worksheets and rating scales are provided; the book has a large-size format for easy photocopying. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print all 45 reproducible tools.
Download or read book The ADHD Workbook for Teens written by Lara Honos-Webb and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focus on Your Strengths and Overcome ADHD Symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, can strike at any time-during class, when you're listening to a friend's story, while doing homework, and did we mention during class? You might find it difficult to pay attention and sit still when your impulses are constantly tempting you to do the opposite. In The ADHD Workbook for Teens, you'll learn simple skills you can use to confidently handle school, make and keep friends, and organize and finish every project you start. This workbook helps you find out who you really are through a series of exercises and worksheets that focus on identifying your strengths and interests. Then, you'll begin using those strengths to create strategies for overcoming the ADHD-related issues you struggle with. •Learn how to calm yourself down when you feel hyperactive or impulsive •Develop plans for meeting the goals that matter to you most •Get your life under control and organize your schedule •Improve your social life by becoming a better listener and friend
Download or read book Understanding Girls with AD HD written by Kathleen G. Nadeau and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Teaching Teens with ADD and ADHD written by Chris A. Zeigler Dendy and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the highly acclaimed Teenagers with ADD comes a new book especially for teachers of teenagers with attention deficit disorder. This book contains concise summaries of over fifty key issues related to ADD and school success. From understanding the basics of ADD to using effective interventions, everything a teacher needs to know is included in this book. Busy teachers and administrators will appreciate the ease of using this quick reference. Parents who see their children struggling can use this book at home, especially when faced with homework difficulties, and to help to co-ordinate efforts with teachers. Particularly helpful for the home-school partnership are the many blank forms and checklists, suitable for photocopying. An invaluable tool, this book gives teachers what they need to know in order to support their students and help them to succeed in school.
Download or read book I Would If I Could written by Michael Gordon and published by Gsi Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains what ADHD is and how to cope with the disorder.
Download or read book Winning with ADHD written by Grace Friedman and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the real inside scoop on thriving as a teen with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Drawing on her own experiences living with the disorder, college student Grace Friedman—along with pediatric neurologist Sarah Cheyette—offers valuable tips and tricks to help you face the unique challenges of ADHD. If you’re a teen with ADHD, you care about academic and social success just as much as your peers do, but you may also experience difficulties keeping up in school and maintaining good relationships with friends and family. In addition, you probably find it challenging to stay organized, articulate your struggles to others, and cope with overwhelming pressure—especially as college approaches. This workbook will give you solid skills for addressing the challenges of ADHD so you can live up to your true potential. In Winning with ADHD, you’ll learn powerful and proven-effective cognitive behavioral strategies for coping with overwhelm, staying organized, tackling assignments, preparing for exams, dealing with emotions, communicating effectively with adults, and maintaining strong friendships. You’ll also find valuable information about ADHD medication, how your brain works, as well as self-advocacy skills to help you get ahead in high school, college, and beyond. As a teen with ADHD, you may face many unique challenges. This workbook will give you everything you need to get one step ahead of your ADHD and thrive in all aspects of life.
Download or read book Maybe You Know My Teen written by Mary Fowler and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2001-12-11 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the highly successful Maybe You Know My Kid comes a desperately needed follow-up–the first comprehensive guide for dealing with the unique challenges of raising an adolescent with ADHD. Adolescence is a tumultuous turning point for everyone, but for teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, it can be especially challenging, and for some of their parents, downright terrifying. Predictably, stress ensues over inconsistent or poor school performance and over inevitable decisions regarding higher education and life after high school. Adolescents with ADHD get more traffic tickets, have higher school-expulsion and drop-out rates, and are more likely to experiment with alcohol and drugs. Maybe You Know My Teen brims with management strategies for parents new to ADHD as well as those who have coped with it throughout their child’s life. Explaining the roots of the disorder clearly and extensively, while discussing situations most likely to cause symptoms to manifest themselves, ADHD authority Mary Fowler presents step-by-step advice, along with in-depth personal stories and first-person advice from leading experts in the field. This is the one-of-a-kind lifesaver thousands have been awaiting.
Download or read book Put Yourself in Their Shoes written by Harvey C. Parker and published by Specialty Press/A.D.D. Warehouse. This book was released on 1998-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the reader with a sense of what it is like to be an adolescent with ADHD. Contained is up-to-date information on how ADHD affects the lives of adolescents at home, in school, in the workplace, and in social relationships. Although primarily written for parents, the information contained is also very suitable for teenagers, educators, and health professionals. Concepts discussed include controversial treatments for ADHD, medications to treat ADHD, building positive communication at home, problem-solving strategies to resolve family conflict, ADHD and the military, study strategies to improve learning, ADHD and delinquency, 200 educational accommodations for ADHD teens, and more.
Download or read book ADHD in Adolescents written by Alison Schonwald and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, everything about ADHD in adolescents is in one place. This book is for you: a clinician diagnosing and treating teens with ADHD, a teacher educating teens with ADHD, or a parent raising one. Written for all readers, this resource is both comprehensive and straightforward, with quick tips and concise guidance in each chapter. Each of the four sections explores an essential aspect of ADHD in adolescents, starting first with detailed yet accessible best-practices of diagnosis and treatment. The second section takes a deep dive into the many disorders that mimic and co-occur with ADHD, including the most up to date information about electronics use and substance use. Section three unpacks the critical topic of Race, Culture, and Ethnicity in ADHD, and the hard-to-find topic of Relationships, Sexuality, and Sexual Behavior in Adolescents with ADHD. The closing and must-read chapters include practical guidance for parenting, thriving in high school, and planning the next steps for success. Across all four sections, clinical scenarios mirror common dilemmas faced by parents and teachers, and recurrent challenges familiar to clinicians. Information and resources direct the reader to best practices in ADHD in adolescents, with useful strategies usable for everyone. Written by experts in the field, ADHD in Adolescents is a valuable guide for all clinicians caring for teens with ADHD: pediatricians, child and adolescent neurologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, adolescent medicine specialists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, and licensed clinical mental health workers. Parents and teachers of adolescents with ADHD will find this resource indispensable.
Download or read book The Hyperactive Teen written by Amelia Knight and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is not your teen's fault Parents tend to assume that their teenage Children will outgrow their ADHD symptoms as they grow older. But today's research has shown that most kids do not outgrow ADHD when they reach adolescence, and most teens don't outgrow ADHD when they become young adults. In fact, Teens with ADHD face a unique set of challenges as puberty aggravates their symptoms with challenging high school classes and taxes their executive functions as they fight for independence. Symptoms of ADHD in teens are similar to those of ADHD in children. They include: Distractibility Disorganization Poor concentration Hyperactivity Impulsivity During teen years, especially as the hormonal changes of adolescence are going on and the demands of school and extracurricular activities are increasing, ADHD symptoms may get worse This workbook will Help teens face the challenge of navigating the struggles of ADHD. Teach teens how to identify the triggers for their ADHD. Help them learn to identify the cause of their negative behaviors but will also teach them how to instantly control them. Has action-based activities to help establish morning routines, make homework charts, develop better ways to express themselves when they're upset and much more. Ways to self-regulate and organize, so that they can handle any obstacle, freeing up time and energy for them to enjoy being a teenager! And much much more ADHD Symptoms like inattention, impulsivity, distractibility, disorganization, and, in some cases, hyperactivity could become a thing of the past as long as they follow the lessons presented in this workbook. This workbook promises to help your Teen anticipate pitfalls, improve social skills, encourage good nutrition, and set boundaries and stick to them, plus get them ready to focus on the positive, focus on the present. Get this workbook today to help your hyperactive teen About the Author: Amelia Knight loves children. Her niece, Emma, who has Autism and ADHD is the apple of her eye. She is embarking on a program to learn about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and wants to help kids with Autism and Special Needs thrive
Download or read book Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Teens written by Allison Tyler and published by Rockridge Press. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build focus, organization skills, and self-confidence―the ADHD workbook for teens ages 12 to 17 Does it feel hard to stay organized sometimes? Do homework assignments sneak up on you? Having ADHD can feel overwhelming―but it doesn’t have to. Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Teens gives you the tools to understand how ADHD works within your body, and actionable ways that you can use it to your advantage. Learn about some of your untapped strengths and see how you can channel your newly identified talents at school, in sports, and with friends. Inside Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Teens you’ll find: Be your own CEO―Understand how your executive functions work to help you organize, plan, react, and more. Frequently asked, always answerede―A Q&A section provides answers to a ton of common questions that others with ADHD have. Advice you can use―Everyday tools give you simple but effective strategies for approaching everyday things like homework, friends, and sports. Learn how you can thrive with ADHD through these engaging, everyday activities.
Download or read book Give Your ADD Teen a Chance written by Lynn Weiss and published by NavPress Publishing Group. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed as a help tool for parents of Attention-Deficit Disorder teens. Helps parents understand the complications and challenges so they can prepare their teens for success.
