Acknowledgments

Introduction

A Personal Message to Teachers from the Author

SECTION 1: THE BASICS

Summary 1: What Every Teacher Must Know About ADD/ADHD

Summary 2: ADD and ADHD are Neurobiological Disorders

Summary 3: Neurotransmitters Can Make or Break a Good School Day!

Summary 4: The ADD/ADHD Iceberg

Summary 5: Official Diagnostic Criteria for AD/HD; the DSM-IV

Summary 6: Diagnosis of ADD/ADHD in Adolescence

Summary 7: Myths about ADD/ADHD: Fact vs. Fiction

Summary 8: Differences Between Students with ADHD and ADD

Summary 9: Girls with ADD/ADHD

Summary 10: Increased National Attention Focused on ADD/ADHD

SECTION 2: ACADEMIC AND LEARNING ISSUES

Summary 11: Learning Problems Commonly Associated with ADD/ADHD

Summary 12: Learning Styles

Summary 13: General Teaching Tips

Summary 13-A: Modify Teaching Methods and Resources

Summary 13-B: Modify Assignments

Summary 13-C: Modify Testing and Grading

Summary 13-D: Modifying Level of Supervision

Summary 13-E: Use Technology

Summary 14: Common Problems with Written Expression

Summary 15: Improving Written Expression

Summary 16: Writing an Essay

Summary 17: Other Written Assignments

Summary 18: Common Math Difficulties

Summary 19: General Tips for Mastering Math

Summary 20: Challenging Middle and High School Math Skills

Summary 21: Math Games

Summary 22: Strategies to Improve Memory

Summary 23: Five Common Reasons for School Failure

Summary 24: What is "Good Homework" for Students with ADD/ADHD?

Summary 25: Helping Parents Cope with Homework

Summary 26: Using Weekly Reports to Ensure Completion of Schoolwork

Summary 27: Ensuring Parents Receive the Weekly Report

SECTION 3: EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

Summary 28: Impact of Executive Function on School Work

Summary 29: Disorganization

Summary 30: Forgetfulness/Impaired Memory

Summary 31: Impaired Sense of Time

Summary 32: The ADD/ADHD Window on Time

Summary 33: Time Management and ADD/ADHD

Summary 34: Teaching Time Management

Summary 35: Putting Time Management to Work

Summary 36: Project Graphic Organizer

Summary 37: Weekly Project Planner

Summary 38: Coping with Executive Function Deficits

SECTION 4: FEDERAL LAWS GOVERNING ADD/ADHD

IDEA (EDUCATION LAW) AND SECTION 504 & ADA (CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS)

Summary 39: Overview of IDEA, a Federal Education Law

Summary 40: Impact of IDEA on Students with ADD or ADHD

Summary 41: Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications

Summary 42: What is Other Health Impairment (OHI)?

Summary 43: The ADD/SLD Connection: Specific Learning Disability

Summary 44: Writing and IEP for students with ADD/ADHD

Summary 45: Accommodations and Strategies for ADD/ADHD Behaviors

Summary 46: Accommodations for One ADD/ADHD Student

Summary 47: Federal Civil Rights Law: Section 504 and ADD/ADHD

Summary 48: Transition Planning: After High School, What Next?

Summary 49: Continuum of Services for Students with ADD/ADHD In Kenosha School District

Summary 50: So the Student is Failing: What Should the Teacher Do Now?

SECTION 5: MEDICATION ISSUES

Summary 51: Common Medications for Treating ADDADHD

Summary 52: Impact of Stimulant Medication on School Performance

Summary 53: Action of Stimulant Medications: Regular vs. Sustained-release (SR)

Summary 54: What Educators Need to Know about Medication

Summary 55: Medication Effectiveness at School
,br> Summary 56: Student Comments about Medication

SECTION 6: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS

Summary 57: Classroom Management

Summary 58: Teaching Strategies that Affect Behavior

Summary 59: Teacher Actions that Escalate or De-escalate Problem Situations

Summary 60: Behavior Strategies for Helping Students with ADD/ADHD

Summary 61: "Shaping" Behavior

Summary 62: Tips for Avoiding Confrontations

Summary 63: Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans

Summary 64: Self-management Strategies and ADD/ADHD

Summary 65: Coaching Students with ADD/ADHD

Summary 66: Conflict Resolution

Summary 67: Peer Mediation

Summary 68: Violence Prevention Programs

Summary 69: Anger Managements

SECTION 7: GOING THE EXTRA MILE FOR STUDENTS WITH ADD/AHD

Summary 70: Valuing the Students with ADD/ADHD

Summary 71: Reframe: Building on Strengths

Summary 72: When Teens Continue to Struggle in School

Summary 73: When Parents Don't Believe It's ADD/ADHD

Summary 74: Working with a Teenager Who Doesn't Take Medication

Summary 75: Tough Questions and Comments from Teachers

APPENDIX A: BLANK FORMS
A1: Iceberg
A2: Essay Organizer
A3: Student Outline for Writing an Essay
A4: Survey: "What Helps Me Study?"
A5: Project Graphic Organizer
A6: Weekly Project Organizer
A7: Medication Effectiveness at School: Teacher Rating
A8: Medication Effectiveness at School: Student Rating
A9: Student Contract
A10: Reframing ADD/ADHD

APPENDIX B: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
B1: Increased National Attention Focused on ADD/ADHD
B2: Writing a Three-Part Essay
B3: Menu of Accommodations
B4: Menu of Transition Services
B5: Functional Behavior Assessment: Common Behaviors

INDEX