The Energetic Brain (Paperback)

Acknowledgments ix

About the Authors xi

Foreword by Sally E. Shaywitz xvii

Preface xxv

Part One: Getting to Know ADHD

1. What Is ADHD? 3

2. What ADHD Looks Like: Common Behaviors and Related Disorders 27

3. How ADHD Affects Family and Friends 51

Part Two: Getting Help

4. Is It Really ADHD? Getting the Right Diagnosis 77

5. How Medication Affects the ADHD Brain 107

6. Nonmedical Interventions That Work 141

Part Three: Managing ADHD from Childhood Through Adulthood

7. Interventions That Strengthen Family Relationships: Strategies for Parents 171

8. Helping Students with ADHD Succeed at School: Strategies for Teachers 199

9. A Crash Course in Special Education and Section 504 231

10. Practical Strategies for College and the Workplace 271

Conclusion 299

Part Four: Appendixes

Appendix A: How Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS)

Helps at School 305

Appendix B: Glossary 331

Notes 369

Index 387