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| Foreword |
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5 | (2) |
| Introduction |
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7 | (2) |
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I Am Confused---So What Is ADHD? |
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According to the Experts, What Is ADHD? |
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9 | (2) |
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Are There Different Types of ADHD? |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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Other Behaviors Sometimes Associated with ADHD |
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17 | (2) |
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ADHD Predominantly Inattentive Type (ADHD-I) |
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19 | (2) |
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Developmental Stages of ADHD |
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21 | (3) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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Four Behaviors Worthy of Discussion |
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24 | (7) |
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24 | (3) |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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What Are the Roles of Biology and Environment? |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (1) |
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How Can I Know for Sure My Child Has ADHD? |
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41 | (10) |
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Who Can Make a Diagnosis of ADHD? |
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41 | (1) |
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Can Other Factors Cause My Child to Look Like He Has ADHD? |
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42 | (1) |
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Will My Child's ADHD Go Away As He Gets Older? |
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43 | (1) |
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Why Are My Two Children with ADHD So Different? |
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44 | (1) |
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My Child Can Sit in Front of the TV for Hours and Never Move. Does That Mean He Doesn't Have ADHD? |
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45 | (1) |
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My Friend's Child Has Tourette Syndrome but Acts Like He Has ADHD |
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46 | (2) |
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My Doctor Now Says My Child May Have Bipolar Disorder, Not ADHD. What Is Bipolar Disorder? |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (16) |
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52 | (1) |
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I Feel Guilty Spending So Much Time with My Child |
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52 | (1) |
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My Doctor Doesn't Believe Me---He Says, ``Take a Parenting Class'' |
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53 | (3) |
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My Parents Say We Are Terrible for Putting Their Grandchild on Medication |
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56 | (1) |
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Sally-Next-Door Says I Am Not Strict Enough |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (3) |
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The Hardest Time for Me Was When I Had to Place My Child in a Psychiatric Hospital |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (2) |
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Sometimes I Don't Like My Child |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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``Don't Blame Me--I Have ADHD!'' |
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67 | (26) |
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I Didn't Take My Pill--Don't Blame Me! |
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67 | (6) |
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Counting to Five Silently |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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Plan Ahead for Problem Areas |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (2) |
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He Seldom Says He's Sorry |
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73 | (3) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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Chart ``I'm Sorry'' Statements |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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He Is So Emotional---Is This Normal? |
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76 | (2) |
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Counting to Five Silently |
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77 | (1) |
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Stop, Look, Think, and Do |
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77 | (1) |
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Prepare Your Child for Changes |
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77 | (1) |
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He Never Seems to Learn from His Mistakes |
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78 | (3) |
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Ideas to Help Your Child Learn Better from His Mistakes |
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79 | (2) |
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What Scares Me the Most Is When He Gets Violent |
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81 | (3) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Know What Makes Your Child Angry |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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Is My Child Noncompliant or Just Incompetent? |
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84 | (7) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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One Direction at a Time and Be Specific |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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Be Preventative, Not Reactionary |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (2) |
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Our Child Takes a Lot of Our Time |
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93 | (38) |
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Reminders, Reminders, All the Time |
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94 | (3) |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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Family Outings Can Be Overwhelming |
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97 | (2) |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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Getting Ready for School---It's Never Enough Time |
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99 | (3) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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Sitting Down for Breakfast Can Be World War III |
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102 | (2) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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Getting Ready for Bed Can Be a Nightly Battle |
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104 | (4) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (1) |
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His Sister and Brother Want to Live Next Door |
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108 | (3) |
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108 | (1) |
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No One Wants to Be Abused |
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109 | (1) |
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Brothers and Sisters Need a Vacation, Too |
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110 | (1) |
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He Minds His Dad Better Than Me |
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111 | (2) |
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Homework Is a Family Mission |
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113 | (4) |
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Don't Jeopardize Your Relationship with Your Child |
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113 | (1) |
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You May Not Be Able to Be His Teacher |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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The Homework May Be Too Hard or Long |
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115 | (2) |
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Let's Not Talk about Going to the Store! |
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117 | (4) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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Take a Photo of the ``Time-Out'' Chair |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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Reward Him for Being Good |
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120 | (1) |
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Our Marriage Needs Some Attention |
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121 | (3) |
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Taking Care of You Is Important |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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Stop Trying to Control Things |
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123 | (1) |
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Don't Neglect Your Partner |
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123 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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I Am a Single Parent---Help! |
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124 | (7) |
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I Can't Find a Baby-sitter |
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125 | (1) |
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Dating? Say That Word Again! |
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126 | (1) |
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Where Do I Go When I Want to Explode? |
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127 | (1) |
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My Partner Isn't Patient or Understanding |
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127 | (1) |
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Try to Be Supportive, Not Enabling |
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128 | (1) |
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I Feel Alone and Nobody Cares |
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128 | (3) |
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131 | (1) |
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My Child's in School---Can I Tell You Some Stories! |
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131 | (44) |
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Should I Tell His Teacher He Has ADHD? |
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132 | (2) |
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I Think I Should Get a Diploma, Too! |
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134 | (1) |
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I Feel Like Hiring a Tutor |
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134 | (3) |
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How Much Does the Teacher Know about ADHD? |
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137 | (4) |
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I Hate to Hear from My Child's School |
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141 | (3) |
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His School Says It's My Child's Responsibility to Remember to Take His Medication |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (5) |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (2) |
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Homework May Be Too Hard or Long |
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150 | (1) |
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He Does His Homework and Then Forgets to Turn It In! |
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151 | (1) |
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Monitor Your Child's Homework |
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151 | (2) |
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Communicate Regularly with the Teacher |
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153 | (1) |
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He Doesn't Seem Motivated to Get Good Grades |
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154 | (4) |
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My Neighbor Has a Child with ADHD, and He Is Doing Fine in School---Why's That? |
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158 | (1) |
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He Did So Much Better in the Third Grade Than He's Doing in the Seventh Grade |
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158 | (3) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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Writing Assignments Are Especially Difficult for My Child |
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161 | (2) |
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Could My Child Have a Learning Disability? |
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163 | (1) |
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My Neighbor Says Schools Have a Legal Obligation to Accommodate My Son's ADHD. Is This True? |
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164 | (3) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (2) |
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My Child Has a Hard Time at Recess |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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Difficulty Modulating Emotions |
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167 | (1) |
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Noncompliant and Oppositional Behavior |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (2) |
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Don't Leave the Classroom without a Plan |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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My Child's School Asked for a Student Study Team--What's That? |
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170 | (1) |
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I Worry My Child Will Be a School Dropout |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (2) |
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Even My Pharmacist's Wife Says She Wouldn't Put Her Child on Ritalin |
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175 | (30) |
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My child's teacher says that my child needs to be put on medication |
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176 | (1) |
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What medications are most commonly used to treat ADHD? |
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177 | (3) |
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What changes can I expect to see in my child after giving Ritalin or Dexedrine? |
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180 | (1) |
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Do stimulants cure ADHD? How do these medications work? |
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180 | (1) |
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How long do I need to try stimulants to know if they work? |
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181 | (1) |
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How do I know when I am giving my child enough, versus too much, of a stimulant medication? |
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182 | (1) |
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If the medication works, does that confirm that the diagnosis is correct? |
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182 | (1) |
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What side effects might I expect my child to have from stimulants? |
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183 | (2) |
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Can stimulants cause problems with growth? |
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185 | (1) |
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I've heard that stimulants can cause twitches or Tourette syndrome |
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186 | (2) |
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Are stimulants addictive? |
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188 | (1) |
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Can stimulants lead to problems with abuse of other drugs? |
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188 | (1) |
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Are there particular children who would be expected to do poorly on stimulants? |
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189 | (2) |
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My child's teacher says that my child should only be on Ritalin for school, and my doctor says he needs it daily. Whom should I believe? |
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191 | (1) |
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Are there problems with adverse drug interactions if my child is on a stimulant? |
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191 | (1) |
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I've heard that kids can become psychotic on stimulants |
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192 | (1) |
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Can stimulants be used in children under age five? |
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193 | (1) |
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My child seems to do better after drinking soda or a cup of coffee. Is there anything wrong with using caffeine instead of Ritalin? |
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193 | (1) |
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Can stimulants bring out bipolar disorder (manic-depression)? |
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194 | (1) |
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My child used to do well on Ritalin but now it doesn't work. What is going on? |
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195 | (1) |
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Are there any good natural remedies available? |
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196 | (2) |
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Are there medications used to treat ADHD other than the stimulants? |
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198 | (4) |
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Clonidine (Catapres) and guanfacine (Tenex) |
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199 | (1) |
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Tricyclic antidepressants |
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200 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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New ADHD drugs on the horizon |
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201 | (1) |
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When should drugs like Prozac be used? |
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202 | (1) |
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Do medications help learning disabilities? |
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202 | (1) |
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My child is defiant. Will medication help with this? |
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202 | (1) |
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My child with ADHD doesn't sleep well---what should I do about it? |
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203 | (1) |
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Are stimulants used to treat adults with ADHD? |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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If It Works, Try Again, but It Won't Work for Long |
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205 | (22) |
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What Works for His Younger Brother Doesn't Work for My Child with ADHD |
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205 | (2) |
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Medication Helps, but I Need More |
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207 | (2) |
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There Will Be Good Moments and There Will Be Bad Moments |
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209 | (3) |
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212 | (3) |
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I Am Uncomfortable Bribing My Child to Be Good |
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215 | (4) |
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My Adolescent Is Too Old to Place in Time-Out |
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219 | (6) |
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225 | (2) |
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I Would Love to Help as a Teacher, but I have 35 Children in My Classroom |
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227 | (32) |
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I Have Too Many Other Responsibilities |
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228 | (2) |
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The Challenge Presented Teachers |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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Teachers Need Not Feel Guilty |
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229 | (1) |
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My Students Find Some Curriculum Especially Difficult |
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230 | (4) |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (2) |
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I'm Angry That I'm Responsible for His Medication |
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234 | (1) |
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He Is on Medication, So Why Isn't He Doing Better Academically? |
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235 | (4) |
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235 | (1) |
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Short-Term Effects of Stimulants on Academic Performance |
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236 | (1) |
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Long-Term Effects of Stimulants on Academic Performance |
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237 | (1) |
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What Stimulants Cannot Do to Improve Academic Performance |
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237 | (1) |
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Other Reasons Why He Is Not Doing Better |
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238 | (1) |
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He Is Disrupting the Education of the Other Children---I Can't Allow That |
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239 | (3) |
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239 | (1) |
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Set Firm Limits and Follow Them |
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240 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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What Interventions Seem to Work Best in the Classroom? |
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242 | (10) |
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What Activities Give Students with ADHD Difficulty? |
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242 | (1) |
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He Always Needs to Be Reminded |
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243 | (1) |
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Primary Grades (Kindergarten through Sixth Grades) |
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243 | (1) |
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Secondary Grades (Seventh through Twelfth Grades) |
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243 | (1) |
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He Wastes Time During Class |
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244 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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He Fails to Remember to Turn in His Schoolwork |
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245 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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Written Work Seems Especially Difficult |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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He Gets Out of His Seat Without Asking |
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248 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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He Gets Angry and Upset Too Quickly |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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He Turns in His Schoolwork, but It Is Sloppy |
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250 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (2) |
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How Should I Tell Parents I Think Their Child Has ADHD? |
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254 | (2) |
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How Can I Help the Doctor? |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (1) |
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From Frustration to Hope---a Summary |
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259 | (6) |
| Appendices |
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265 | (22) |
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Appendix A---DSM-IV-TR Criteria for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
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267 | (2) |
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Appendix B---Developmental Stages of ADHD |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (2) |
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Appendix D---Disorders That Can Mimic ADHD |
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273 | (2) |
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Appendix E---Stimulant Medications Used in Treatment for ADHD |
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275 | (2) |
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Appendix F---The Weekly Report |
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277 | (2) |
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Appendix G---Daily Student Rating Card |
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279 | (2) |
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Appendix H---Web sites offering information about ADHD |
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281 | (2) |
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Appendix I---Recommended Reading |
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283 | (4) |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (3) |
| Reference List |
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287 | (10) |
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