Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Four-Component Model: Factors That Can Explain Why a Student Is Not Succeeding in School -- Paying Attention -- Characteristics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- Identification of ADHD -- Treatment of ADHD -- The Ability Component -- How to Identify and Describe Skill Deficits -- How to Treat Skill Deficits -- Effort Component -- The Connection between Your Expectations and Your Students' Efforts -- Using Positive Communication to Improve Student Effort -- The Impact of Depression and Bipolar Disorder on a Student's Effort -- The Impact of Disorders within the Anxiety Spectrum on Student Effort -- The Impact of Behavioral Disorders on Student Effort -- Organization and Study Skills Component -- Communicating Your Knowledge -- References -- Suggested Readings -- Internet Resources -- Index.