Main description:

*A world-renowned expect provides everything clinicians need, from tools for assessment and diagnosis to treatment and management strategies that work.
*Unique--the practical clinical guidance is informed by Barkley's comprehensive theory of ADHD as a disorder of executive functioning and self-regulation.
*Filled with pearls of wisdom gleaned from over 45 years of research and clinical work.
*Practical features include 46 reproducible/downloadable clinician forms and parent handouts.

Contents:

1. ADHD Is Self-Regulation Deficit Disorder: The Importance of Executive Functioning-Self-Regulation Theory in ADHD
2. Principles for Diagnosing ADHD
3. Assessment: The Executive Functioning-Self-Regulation Theory and Clinical Common Sense
4. Diagnosing Comorbidity
5. Talking to Parents about What to Expect
6. Principles and Guidelines for Treating ADHD
7. Parent Counseling and Behavior Management Training
8. School Management of ADHD
9. The Stimulant and Nonstimulant Medications for ADHD
10. Making Medication Decisions and Addressing Special Medication Issues
Appendix A. Forms and Handouts
Appendix B. ADHD's Impact on Health
Appendix C. Neurogenetics and ADHD
Appendix D. Clinician Beware: Unproven and Disproven Treatments for ADHD
Bibliography
Index