The Teaching Assistant's Guide to ADHD (Paperback)

Introduction Chapter 1 -What is AD/HD? -Case studies -Activity: Visualise a child -The Diagnostic Criteria -Activity: What do children with AD/HD look like? -Intelligence -Girls and AD/HD -What AD/HD may look like in school -Chapter 1 review - Quiz Chapter 2 -Why you need to know about AD/HD -Inclusion and AD/HD -Meeting the needs - Maslow's Hierarchy of needs -Activity: Needs audit -Synonyms and mimics -Chapter 2 review - Quiz Chapter 3 -Causes of AD/HD -AD/HD as a personality type with an evolutionary purpose -What can be done for learning difficulties commonly found with AD/HD children -Working memory -Handwriting -Difficulty adhering to rules -Diagnostic criteria for Conduct Disorder -Chapter 3 review - Quiz Chapter 4 -Diagnosis -Medication -Monitoring medication -Multi modal support -How important is the label? -Chapter 4 review - Quiz Chapter 5 -Management of AD/HD -Golden rules for encouraging desirable behaviour -My success book -Maximisation and minimisation conditions -Neuro Linguistic Programming, Sensory Integration and AH/HD -Activity: Looking at your own alerting and calming techniques -Guided relaxation -Chapter 5 review - Quiz Chapter 6 -Review -Questions to ask yourself -Quiz answers References and useful reading Useful websites