1 | Introduction: Children's Mental Health Services and the School's Vital Role | 1 |
| How are Children's Mental Health Services Accessed? | 2 |
| The School's Vital Role | 2 |
| Common Mental Health Conditions | 3 |
| Purpose of this Book | 4 |
| Summary | 5 |
2 | Characteristics of Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | 7 |
| Problems with Attention Span | 7 |
| Problems with Impulsivity | 8 |
| Problems with Hyperactivity | 8 |
| Problems with Executive Function | 8 |
| ADHD Name Changes | 9 |
| Prevalence of ADHD | 9 |
| Girls Versus Boys with ADHD | 11 |
| Co-Existing Disorders | 13 |
| Summary | 14 |
3 | Causes of ADHD and Contributing Factors | 15 |
| ADHD-A Neurological Disorder | 15 |
| The Role of Genetics | 17 |
| Maternal Infection, Alcohol, or Substance Use During Pregnancy | 17 |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | 18 |
| Environmental Contaminants | 18 |
| Food Allergies | 19 |
| Other Medical Conditions | 19 |
| Medication Side Effects | 20 |
| Familial Factors | 20 |
| Summary | 20 |
4 | ADHD Across the Lifespan | 21 |
| Early Childhood | 21 |
| Middle Childhood | 25 |
| Adolescence | 26 |
| Adulthood | 28 |
| Summary | 29 |
5 | Assessing ADHD in Children and Adolescents | 31 |
| Guidelines for Assessment of ADHD | 32 |
| Members of the Assessment Team | 33 |
| Assessment Procedures | 35 |
| Evaluating Severity of Impact on Academic Performance | 52 |
| After the Assessment | 53 |
| Summary | 53 |
6 | An Overview of Treatments for ADHD | 55 |
| The NIMH Collaborative Multisite Multimodal Treatment of Children with ADHD (MTA) | 55 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Treatment of ADHD | 56 |
| Behavioral Treatments | 57 |
| Medication Treatments | 59 |
| Educational Interventions - Programs and Accommodations | 59 |
| Unproven Treatments | 60 |
| Summary | 60 |
7 | MyADHD.com: An Internet-based System to Facilitate Assessment and Treatment of ADHD | 63 |
| Assessment Tools | 63 |
| Tracking Tools | 65 |
| Treatment Tools | 65 |
| Library Tools | 66 |
| Summary | 66 |
8 | The School's Role in Providing Services for Students with ADHD | 67 |
| ADHD Falls Under OHI Category of IDEA | 68 |
| Classroom Accommodations under Section 504 | 69 |
| The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 | 70 |
| Steps to Identifying and Serving Children in Need of Special Education and Related Services | 70 |
| Contents of the IEP | 72 |
| Related Services | 73 |
| Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 | 73 |
| Section 504 or IDEA? How Should a Student with ADHD be Served? | 75 |
| Disciplining Students with Disabilities Under IDEA | 75 |
| Summary | 79 |
9 | Twenty Critical Ideas for Teaching Students with ADHD | 81 |
10 | Classroom Interventions to Improve Behavior and Attention | 93 |
| Behavioral Contracting | 94 |
| Token Economy Systems | 96 |
| The Daily Report Card | 99 |
| Using Behavioral Principles in Teaching | 103 |
| Self-Monitoring | 111 |
| Time-Out | 117 |
| Modeling | 122 |
| Peer Teaching | 122 |
| Pre-referral Strategies | 127 |
| Summary | 128 |
11 | Medical Management of ADHD | 129 |
| Stimulants | 130 |
| Non-Stimulants | 135 |
| Sticking with Medication | 137 |
| Summary | 141 |
12 | Addressing Academic Skill Problems | 143 |
| Strategies for Problems with Reading | 143 |
| Strategies for Problems with Spelling and Written or Oral Expression | 147 |
| Strategies for Problems with Mathematics | 149 |
| Summary | 150 |
13 | Teaching Study Strategies | 153 |
| Organizational Strategies | 153 |
| Note-taking Strategies | 160 |
| Listening Strategies | 166 |
| Using Recall Questions to Improve Studying | 166 |
| Memory Strategies | 170 |
| Steps in Writing a Research Paper | 171 |
| Reading Comprehension Strategies | 171 |
| Test Taking Strategies | 172 |
| Summary | 177 |
14 | Teaching Social Skills | 179 |
| Assessing Social Skills | 180 |
| Training Social Skills | 182 |
| Summary | 187 |
15 | Teaching Students with ADHD and Other Mental Health Disorders | 189 |
| Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder | 190 |
| Depression and Bipolar Disorder | 192 |
| Anxiety Disorders | 194 |
| Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | 195 |
| Asperger's Disorder | 196 |
| Tics and Tourette's Syndrome | 197 |
| Summary | 198 |
16 | Helping Parents Find the Right Help | 201 |
| Proven Therapies for ADHD | 202 |
| Unproven/Disproven Therapies for ADHD | 203 |
| Parent Support Groups | 204 |
| Summary | 205 |
17 | Helping Children with ADHD Understand Themselves Better | 207 |
| Appendix | 213 |
| ADHD Symptoms Checklist | |
| Homework and Behavior Contracts | |
| Classroom Token Economy | |
| Daily Report Cards | |
| Weekly Progress Report | |
| Self-Monitoring Forms | |
| Study Strategy Forms | |
| References, Recommended Reading, and Resources | 245 |
| Index | 255 |