Thousands of teachers and parents have relied on the authoritative, concise information in Teaching Teens with ADD, ADHD & Executive Function Deficits for advice on meeting the educational, medical, and social needs and challenges of adolescents with these conditions. This updated edition provides more than 80 summaries (annotated checklists for easy consumption) chock full of new information on research, teaching strategies, education law, executive functioning, social skills, and medication.

A well-known expert on attention deficit disorders and related conditions and the author of the highly acclaimed Teenagers with ADD and ADHD, Chris Dendy is encouraging to educators about the challenges of teaching and managing behavior, while reminding them that attention issues are due to problems in the brain that students can't control.
Summaries fall into these important categories:

• The Basics of ADD & ADHD
• Academic and Learning Issues
• Executive Function and Organizational Skills
• Federal Laws
• Medication Issues
• Managing Behaviors
• Going the Extra Mile

This comprehensive resource is an excellent tool for teachers and parents to use to pinpoint concrete ways to help their child or student be as successful as possible.

Reviews

"Chris's book is a great resource, an easy to access reference - its got big print, bullet points, lots of bold print and short chapters. This book is the Cliff's Notes for educating the adolescent with ADHD."
--Harvey C. Parker, Ph.D., author of The ADD Hyperactivity Workbook for Parents, Teachers, and Kids and The ADD Hyperactivity Handbook for Schools

“Teaching Teens with ADD and ADHD is a much-needed, highly informative, and long-awaited addition to the literature on understanding and supporting adolescents with ADD/ADHD. Chris Dendy presents the most current information known about attention deficit disorders, and masterfully shares her expertise, knowledge and insights as both a well-respected educator and expert in the field, and as a mother who has lived through the challenges of parenting a teen with AD/HD. This comprehensive and easy-to-read book is packed with practical advice and effective strategies for home and school. It will serve as a highly useful resource for anyone seeking a better understanding of the challenging behaviors and academic struggles of teenagers with ADD/ADHD; and the supports, accommodations, and strategies to ensure their success.”
--Sandra Rief teacher, consultant, and author of How to Reach & Teach ADD/ADHD Children