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A 2006 ForeWord Book of the Year Award winner, the newly updated and expanded guide to raising a teenager with an attention deficit disorder is more comprehensive than ever. A separate chapter on medications provides details on specific drugs, including many new ones, and what research shows about their effectiveness in improving attention, impulse control, and distractibility. She advises parents on their role in working with schools to find strategies for academic success. Teenagers also speak out about their condition, and Dendy points to ways to involve them in their own treatment plan. In addition, the book covers coexisting disorders such as learning disabilities, depression, anxiety, Tourette syndrome, and Asperger’s Syndrome.