Part 1: Foundations for Success

Overview
Chapter 1: “Why Do Some Students Have So Many Problems?” and Other Mysteries of Life that Used to Keep Us Up at Night
Chapter 2: What Do You Mean by “Behavior?”
Chapter 3: Seven Sanity-Saving Premises for Educators

Part II: Disorders: Awareness, Impact, and Classroom Strategies

Overview
Chapter 4: Tics and Tourette’s Syndrome
Chapter 5: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Chapter 6: Anxiety Disorders and School Refusal
Chapter 7: PANDAS (The Strep Connection)
Chapter 8: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Chapter 9: Executive Dysfunction
Chapter 10: Memory Deficits and Slow Processing Speed
Chapter 11: Mood Episodes and Mood Disorders (Depression and Bipolar Disorder)
Chapter 12: Sensory Dysregulation and Sensory Defensiveness
Chapter 13: Asperger’s Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disability
Chapter 14: Sleep Problems
Chapter 15: “Rage Attacks,” “Storms,” or “Meltdowns”
Chapter 16: Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Part III: Academic Issues: Awareness, Impact, and Classroom Strategies

Overview
Chapter 17: Handwriting and Visual-Motor Integration Issues
Chapter 18: Language Deficits
Chapter 19: Written Expression and Long-Term Projects
Chapter 20: Mathematics
Chapter 21: Reading
Chapter 22: Accommodations for Testing and Classroom Assignments
Chapter 23: Homework Issues
Chapter 24: Accommodating Medication Side Effects

Part IV: Behavior

Overview
Chapter 25: Overview of Problematic Behaviors
Chapter 26: Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans
Chapter 27: Avoiding Pitfalls in School-Based Behavior Modification Plans
Chapter 28: School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports and Classroom Group Management
Chapter 29: Punishment and Other Aversive Interventions
Chapter 30: Time-Out
Chapter 31: Coaching, Instant Replay, and Cooperative Problem Solving: Interventions to Promote Better Behavior and Social and Academic Skills

Part V: Other School-Related Topics

Overview
Chapter 32: School-Based Related Services
Chapter 33: Establishing Positive Home-School Collaboration
Chapter 34: Social Issues, Peer Rejection, and Peer Education

Epilogue: The Real Experts Look Back

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

Resources

Appendix
A. Transition Checklist: The Necessary Steps to Independence
B. BOLO Guide
C. Classroom Layout Checklist
D. The Animals Inside Me (Poem)
E. Tic Reporting Inventory
F. Sleep Survey
G. Relaxation Techniques
H. Organizational Skills Survey—Parent Reporting Form
I. Mnemonics for Academic Skills or Content
J. Sleep Hygiene: Do’s and DON’TS for Establishing Good Sleep Routines
K. Student Homework Habits Survey
L. Student Survey about Studying for Tests
M. Homework Time Estimation Worksheet
N. Functional Behavioral Assessment Checklist
O. A-B-C Observations and Recording Form
P. Time-Out Planning Form Q. Time-Out Record

References

Index