Adhd Handbook For Families: A Guide To Communicating With Professionals; Author: Weingartner, Paul L.; Hardcover

Author: Weingartner, Paul L.
Hardcover
Published: February 1999
CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America)
ISBN: 0878687505

This empowering book gives families practical, concrete know-how. The ADHD Handbook is packed with proven, real-life strategies and techniques that can be put to use immediately, including:-- How to develop behavior modification plans by accurately observing, recording, and reporting behavior; -- How to decide if and when to use medication; and-- How to work with clinical and education professionals and other members of the family for effective interventions.Author Paul Weingartner, brings a unique perspective to this book. He is an experienced clinician who has worked for years with children who have ADHD -- and he has ADHD himself. He relates a personal account of how he applied his own strategies to change the way he interacted with family members and coworkers. T