Put Yourself in Their Shoes: Understanding Teenagers with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

By Harvey C. Parker

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188694119X
• ISBN13: 9781886941199
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Specialty Press/A.D.D. Warehouse
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Now I know what my ADHD teenager is going through!

A great book for parents of teenagers with ADHD. Covers the whole gamut of issues: family communication, promoting responsibility, study strategies, college and vocational training, ADHD and the military, medications, and more. It is a great resource for anyone who wants practical information on how to help your ADHD teenager. I highly recommend reading this.