The Parent's Guide to Attention Deficit Disorders: Intervention Strategies for the Home

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Summary: One of the most useful tools in my parent/prof toolbox!
Review: As a parent of two ADHD kids (now grown) and an ADD Coach, I found this book to be a wonderful resource and help to plan various behavioral stratagies. There are 46 different behaviors listed that are common to those kids with ADD/ADHD. Each behavior is broken down into step by step pratical stratagies. The Appendix also includes sample schedules, reward menus, recordkeeping charts, behavior contracts, etc.

It covers in detail SIMPLE stratagies (but not always EASY as DEALING with kids of ADD/ADHD is not always easy) of the 3 basic characteristics of ADHD: Inattentive, Impulsive, and Hyperacitve. A virtual recipe book of parenting skills.

Some of the behaviors this book give stratagies for are:

Does not listen to what others are saying.
Needs questions and directions repeated.
Is disorganized with possessions.
Has difficulty concentrating.
Does not remain on task to do homework.
"Forgets" to do things.
Starts but does not complete homework.
Will not independently perform chores.
Cannot organize responsibilities.
Refuses to do what he/she is told, goes on doing what he/she was doing, does the opposite of what he/she is told, etc.
Interrups others.
Is impulsive.
Is easily frustrated.
Intrudes on others.
Is easily angered, annoyed, or upset.
Ignores consequences of behavior.
Fidgets, squirms, etc.
Appears restless.
Cannot adjust behavior to different situations.
Runs in the mall, pushes and makes noises in line, yess in stores, etc.

I frequently used the information from this book over the years as a parent and as an ADD Coach. Hawthorne also puts out similar format of book for adolescents and adults with ADD/ADHD.