Front Cover -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- 1 Introduction: Children's Mental Health Services and the School's Vital Role .......................................... 1 -- How are Children's Mental Health Services Accessed? -- The School's Vital Role -- Common Mental Health Conditions -- Purpose of this Book -- Summary -- 2 Characteristics of Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder -- Problems with Attention Span -- Problems with Impulsivity -- Problems with Hyperactivity -- Problems with Executive Function -- ADHD Name Changes -- Prevalence of ADHD -- Girls Versus Boys with ADHD -- Co-Existing Disorders -- Summary -- 3 Causes of ADHD and Contributing Factors -- ADHD-A Neurological Disorder -- The Role of Genetics -- Maternal Infection, Alcohol, or Substance Use During Pregnancy -- Traumatic Brain Injury -- Environmental Contaminants -- Food Allergies -- Other Medical Conditions -- Medication Side Effects -- Familial Factors -- Summary -- 4 ADHD Across the Lifespan -- Early Childhood -- Middle Childhood -- Adolescence -- Adulthood -- Summary -- 5 Assessing ADHD in Children and Adolescents -- Guidelines for Assessment of ADHD -- Members of the Assessment Team -- Assessment Procedures -- Evaluating Severity of Impact on Academic Performance -- After the Assessment -- Summary -- 6 An Overview of Treatments for ADHD -- The NIMH Collaborative Multisite Multimodal Treatment of Children with ADHD (MTA) -- American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Treatment of ADHD -- Behavioral Treatments -- Medication Treatments -- Educational Interventions-Programs and Accommodations -- Unproven Treatments -- Summary -- 7 MyADHD.com: An Internet-based System to Facilitate Assessment and Treatment of ADHD -- Assessment Tools -- Tracking Tools -- Treatment Tools -- Library Tools -- Summary.

8 The School's Role in Providing Services for Students with ADHD -- ADHD Falls Under OHI Category of IDEA -- Classroom Accommodations under Section 504 -- The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 -- Steps to Identifying and Serving Children in Need of Special Education and Related Services -- Contents of the IEP -- Related Services -- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 -- Section 504 or IDEA? How Should a Student with ADHD be Served? -- Disciplining Students with Disabilities Under IDEA -- Summary -- 9 Twenty Critical Ideas for Teaching Students with ADHD -- 10 Classroom Interventions to Improve Behavior and Attention -- Behavioral Contracting -- Token Economy Systems -- The Daily Report Card -- Using Behavioral Principles in Teaching -- Self-Monitoring -- Time-Out -- Modeling -- Peer Teaching -- Pre-referral Strategies -- Summary -- 11 Medical Management of ADHD -- Stimulants -- Non-Stimulants -- Sticking with Medication -- Summary -- 12 Addressing Academic Skill Problems -- Strategies for Problems with Reading -- Strategies for Problems with Spelling and Written or Oral Expression -- Strategies for Problems with Mathematics -- Summary -- 13 Teaching Study Strategies -- Organizational Strategies -- Note-taking Strategies -- Listening Strategies -- Using Recall Questions to Improve Studying -- Memory Strategies -- Steps in Writing a Research Paper -- Reading Comprehension Strategies -- Test Taking Strategies -- Summary -- 14 Teaching Social Skills -- Assessing Social Skills -- Training Social Skills -- Summary -- 15 Teaching Students with ADHD and Other Mental Health Disorders -- Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder -- Depression and Bipolar Disorder -- Anxiety Disorders -- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) -- Asperger's Disorder -- Tics and Tourette's Syndrome -- Summary -- 16 Helping Parents Find the Right Help.

Proven Therapies for ADHD -- Unproven/Disproven Therapies for ADHD -- Parent Support Groups -- Summary -- 17 Helping Children with ADHD Understand Themselves Better -- Appendix -- 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 -- Index -- Back Cover.