Table of Contents

About the Author.

Foreword.

How This Book Will Help Parents of Children with ADD/ADHD.

How To Use This Book.

Model Behavioral Programs.

Acknowledgments.

1. Characteristics of Attention Deficit Disorder.

2. Behavioral Determinants.

3. Managing Your Child's ADD Behavior.

4. Antecedents: What Comes First?

5. Behaviors: A Problem-Oriented Approach.

6. Consequences: What's Effective and What's Not?

7. Creating Appropriate Behaviors.

8. Removing or Decreasing Inappropriate Behaviors.

9. Setting Up a Token Economy or a Point System.

10. How the Home and School Can Work Together.

11. Working with Your Child's Teacher.

12. Special Problems for the Child with ADD/ADHD.

13. Other Interventions to Use with Your Child.

14. Playing the "Attention Training Game".

15. What Does the Future Hold for the Child with ADD/ADHD.

16. Final Words for Parents.

References.

Appendix A: The ADD Clinic.

Appendix B: CH.A.D.D. Fact Sheet on ADD.

Appendix C: Information for Teachers.

Appendix D: Forms, Charts, and Graphs.

Appendix E: Recommended Resources.

Appendix F: Glossary.

Index.

About the Author

Grad L. Flick, Ph.D., has extensive experience in both research and clinical practice with children who have attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, and emotional problems. He has also lectured and published extensively on ADD and child behavior management. Dr. Flick and his wife are the parents of a child with a learning disability and attention deficit disorder.