If Your Adolescent Has ADHD: An Essential Resource for Parents (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative)

by Thomas J. Power

These tips may help: •If you want to delve deeper into a specific subject, let us point the way. At numerous places throughout this book, we mention websites that provide further details on a particular issue. At the end of every chapter, we also highlight at least one online resource where you can learn more. •If you want to read more about ADHD in general, turn to the appendix, Resources for Parents and Teens, at the back of this book. It lists organizations, websites, and other books that provide helpful information about ADHD and related conditions. •If you’re a health or mental health professional or an educator, check out the appendix, Books for ADHD Professionals. •If you don’t remember what a scientific or educational term means, flip to the Glossary at the back of this book. •If you’re interested in non-standard ADHD treatments, keep reading! We’ve focused primarily on behavioral approaches and medication in these pages because they’re considered the gold-standard treatments for ADHD. There’s strong scientific evidence to support their effectiveness. However, we know that you may be curious about other approaches as well, so we’ve discussed them more briefly at relevant places throughout the book. Among the topics