Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: What Is Attention Deficit Disorder?

Chapter 2: Causes: Understanding ADD/ADHD and the Brain

Chapter 3: Diagnosis of ADD or ADHD

Chapter 4: Moving Beyond Guilt, Anger, and Fear to Optimism

Chapter 5: Treatment of ADD and ADHD in Adolescents

Chapter 6: The Medications Dilemma: Should Your Teen Take Medicine?

Chapter 7: Attention Disorders and Coexisting Conditions

Chapter 8: Raising a Healthy, Well-Adjusted Teenager

Chapter 9: Common Behaviors of Teenagers with ADD or ADHD

Chapter 10: When Teenagers Continue to Struggle

Chapter 11: The Parent's Role in Eliminating Academic Agony

Chapter 12: Working on the Home Front

Chapter 13: Success, Not Just Survival in School

Chapter 14: Legal Leverage for Pursuing Academic Success

Chapter 15: After High School...What Next?

Chapter 16: Parents Have Permission to Take Charge

Chapter 17: Words of Wisdom from the Kids

Appendix 1: Medication Rating Scale
Appendix 2: Sample Contract
Appendix 3: The ABC's of ADD/ADHD: Impact on School Performance
Appendix 4: Sample Medical Report
Appendix 5: Developing and Implementing Effective IEPs
Appendix 6: OHI School Eligibility Report

Resource Guide

Bibliography

Index