You & Your ADD Child

Practical Strategies for Coping with everyday Problems

By: Ian Wallace

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Paperback | 16 October 1996

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Every year, one in twenty Australian children is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). ADD can explain why a child is over-active, bored, lazy, constantly demanding, argumentative, unmotivated, disorganised, without friends and experiencing learning difficulties. But does this diagnosis mean that your child is doomed to a lifetime of failure 'NO!' says child psychologist Ian Wallace. In this new book he introduces troubled parents to a variety of practical strategies, designed specifically for ADD, that can help them and their children manage everyday problems. Ian even tackles the difficult problems of low self-esteem, poor social skills, defiance, school issues, aggression and sibling rivalry.

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Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Pills, but what next?	p. 2
Let's not blame the parents	p. 3
Unique problems of ADD	p. 4
Spare a thought for the parents	p. 6
ADD as a disorder	p. 8
Multi-modal treatment	p. 8
Diagnosis	p. 9
The long haul	p. 10
Explaining ADD	p. 12
Mum, what is ADD?	p. 12
Explaining outside the immediate family	p. 14
Telling the school	p. 15
We can own it and fix it	p. 15
ADD is everyone's problem	p. 16
Have you taken your pill?	p. 18
Attending other therapies	p. 19
Practical management	p. 21
They come without instructions
The basics	p. 22
Don't feed the ADD problem	p. 24
Firm boundaries and structure	p. 30
Developing consistency in an ADD family	p. 31
Removing 'I' statements	p. 32
Do not say 'maybe'	p. 34
Limit choices	p. 34
Balance positive and negative	p. 34
The basic Four Step procedure	p. 36
Lack of impulse control	p. 36
Awareness	p. 37
Choices	p. 39
Three is Out	p. 42
Be Repetitive	p. 44
Rewards and punishment	p. 47
Rewards	p. 48
Punishment	p. 51
Making and monitoring progress	p. 53
Time Out	p. 55
Special features	p. 55
Bedrooms and Time Out	p. 57
The wall-kicker's Time Out	p. 58
How long in Time Out?	p. 58
Going in and staying in	p. 60
Alternatives -- Time Away	p. 63
Sibling rivalry	p. 64
ADD and co-existing disorders	p. 69
Co-existing conditions or Co-morbidity	p. 69
Secondary emotional behaviour	p. 70
Learning difficulties	p. 71
Other Co-morbid Disorders	p. 72
ADD and ADHD	p. 73
Oppositional Defiant Disorder -- ODD	p. 93
A brief description	p. 93
Management strategies	p. 95
A matter of trust	p. 105
A school reminder	p. 107
Leadership opportunities	p. 107
Conduct Disorders	p. 109
A brief description	p. 109
Hope for the future?	p. 111
Specific management for Conduct ADD	p. 112
Measures of your trust	p. 120
Runaways	p. 120
Day-by-day boundaries for tough teenagers	p. 121
Anxiety and ADD	p. 123
A simple explanation	p. 124
Irrational fears	p. 126
Missing the big picture	p. 129
Steps towards success	p. 130
Focusing on other images	p. 133
Don't use Time Out	p. 134
Perfectionism and high achievers	p. 135
Don't dismiss feelings	p. 135
'Home dumping'	p. 136
Other anxiety therapy	p. 138
Self-esteem	p. 140
Two faces of low self-esteem	p. 140
Naturally negative	p. 141
Light at the end of the tunnel	p. 143
Learning styles and praise	p. 143
Approval and affirmation	p. 144
Avoid feelings: focus on solutions	p. 147
Sport and other activities	p. 149
Social problems	p. 154
ADD kids in social situations	p. 155
A simple description	p. 157
Socialisation Disorders	p. 158
Looking at alternatives	p. 160
Indiscreet behaviour	p. 163
Focusing and jumping on the good	p. 164
Family functions and outings	p. 164
Limit time for friends' visits	p. 167
Encourage the socially timid to take risks	p. 168
Limiting time to play and invitations	p. 168
Preparation for social situations	p. 169
Bullying	p. 170
Inappropriate social behaviour	p. 171
Misperceiving non-verbal language	p. 173
Attracting other difficult kids	p. 174
Preparing for change	p. 174
Insatiable teenagers, tough questions and sexuality	p. 175
Holidays, restaurants and cars	p. 177
Avoiding holiday disaster	p. 177
Eating out -- it can be done	p. 182
Cars -- safety and sanity	p. 184
Classroom strategies	p. 187
Inadequate teacher training	p. 187
Teacher attitudes	p. 188
ADD parent strategies applied to teachers	p. 188
ADD is not an excuse	p. 189
Reasonable expectations	p. 190
Firm, structured school environments	p. 191
Filtering distractions or lack of stimulation?	p. 193
Self-esteem	p. 195
Managing appropriate and inappropriate behaviour	p. 197
Reducing demands on teachertime	p. 199
Applying limits	p. 199
Equality of rewards	p. 200
Positive attention	p. 201
Keep tasks to a minimum	p. 202
Learning styles	p. 203
Transferring therapy to class	p. 206
Giving instructions	p. 209
Separate rewards from punishment	p. 210
Responsibility and leadership	p. 211
Projects	p. 212
Homework	p. 212
Exams and under-achievement	p. 216
Essays and structure	p. 218
Computers	p. 218
The Nintendo classroom	p. 221
Multi-modal management	p. 223
Threats to acceptance of ADD	p. 224
Diagnosis	p. 224
Diagnostic measures	p. 226
Multi-modal treatment	p. 228
Being realistic	p. 238
Index	p. 240
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