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Highlights
- Practical ADHD management techniques for parents and teachers The ADHD Book of Lists is a comprehensive guide to ADHD/ADD, providing the answers parents, teachers, and other caregivers seek in a convenient list format.
- About the Author: SANDRA F. RIEF, MA, is a leading speaker, author, and consultant on meeting the needs of children with learning, attention, and behavioral challenges.
- 528 Pages
- Education, Special Education
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About the Book
"The newly updated ADHD Book of Lists will be a comprehensive, reliable source of answers, practical strategies, and tools written in a convenient list format."--Book Synopsis
Practical ADHD management techniques for parents and teachersThe ADHD Book of Lists is a comprehensive guide to ADHD/ADD, providing the answers parents, teachers, and other caregivers seek in a convenient list format. This new second edition has been updated with the latest research findings and resources, including the most up to date tools and strategies for helping these children succeed. Each aspect of ADHD/ADD is fully explained, from diagnosis to intervention, providing readers with the insight they need to make the best choices for the affected child. Coverage includes the latest medications and behavioral management techniques that work inside and outside the classroom, plus guidance toward alleviating individual struggles including inattention, impulsivity, executive function and subject-specific academic issues. Readers learn how to create a collaborative care team by bringing parents, teachers, doctors, therapists, and counselors on board to build a comprehensive management plan, as well as the practical techniques they can use every day to provide these children the support they need to be their very best.
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder cannot be cured, but it can be managed successfully. This book is an insightful guide to supporting children and teens with ADHD, and giving them the mental, emotional, and practical tools that boost their confidence and abilities and enable them to thrive.
- Investigate comprehensive treatments, including ADHD coaching
- Learn strategies for strengthening organization, working memory and other executive functions.
- Understand effective classroom management of students with ADHD
- Discover ways to help struggling children succeed despite the challenges
The ADHD Book of Lists is the complete easy-to-reference guide to practical ADHD management and will be a go-to resource for parents, teachers, clinicians, and others involved in the care and education of students with ADHD.
From the Back Cover
Praise for The ADHD BOOK OF LISTS, SECOND EDITION
"Sandra Rief is a pioneer in the development and application of educational strategies for youth with ADHD across the age span. Reasoned, reasonable, well-organized, easy to follow and understand and, most importantly, consistent with the science of ADHD, Rief's new book is a must for all classroom and special educators."
-Sam Goldstein, PhD, ABPdN, editor-in-chief, Journal of Attention Disorders and co-editor in chief, Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development
"Sandra Rief has once again compiled an incredible collection of tools and resources to not only empower older students to manage their own ADHD behaviors, but also provides teachers and parents of children from preschool through high school the facts and proactive strategies necessary to turn successful children with ADHD into successful adults with ADHD."
-Silvia L. DeRuvo, MA, special education specialist, WestEd Learning Innovations; author, Teaching Adolescents with ADHD and The Essential Guide to RTI
"The ADHD Book of Lists stands out as a comprehensive and easy-to-read compendium of information and practical strategies. In this book you will find important tidbits from the latest research, reviews of tried-and-true techniques, and creative new strategies to try out immediately."
-Joyce Cooper-Kahn, PhD, clinical child psychologist; co-author, Late, Lost and Unprepared: A Parents' Guide to Executive Functioning and Boosting Executive Skills in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for Educators
"The ADHD Book of Lists is necessary reading and a vital tool for anyone trying to understand ADHD and how to successfully manage it."
-Elizabeth Laugeson, PsyD, assistant clinical professor, UCLA Semel Institute; author, The Science of Making Friends: Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults
"Sandra Rief has brought together her expert knowledge of ADHD with her extensive experience in teaching children with ADHD. Her book is comprehensive about children with ADHD and the educational techniques that are available to meet their needs."
-Mark L. Wolraich, MD, Shaun Walters Professor of Pediatrics and Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OU Child Study Center
"The ADHD Book of Lists, first published by Sandra Rief ten years ago, has been an incredible resource to parents of ADHD children, physicians, mental health providers, and particularly educators. It includes a great overview of the many aspects of ADHD, and how ADHD impacts behavior, learning, and maturation into adulthood."
-Harlan R. Gephart, MD, clinical professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle
About the Author
SANDRA F. RIEF, MA, is a leading speaker, author, and consultant on meeting the needs of children with learning, attention, and behavioral challenges. She is the author of the bestseller How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD, as well as The ADD/ADHD Checklist and several others. Sandra is an award-winning educator who has worked with numerous schools in their efforts to provide struggling students with effective interventions and has trained thousands of teachers in the U.S. and abroad on best practices for helping students with ADHD.