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