Helping Children with ADHD A CBT Guide for Practitioners, Parents and Teachers [Hardcover]

Combining the latest research evidence with the authors’ practical expertise, Helping Children with ADHD offers a complete intervention programme for flexibly delivering behavioural and cognitive interventions to children aged 6-12 with ADHD and associated conditions.

• Redefines and develops best practice in the application of cognitive and behavioural techniques to help children aged 6-12 with ADHD and associated comorbid conditions, including learning difficulties
• Offers a range of engaging resources within a pragmatic and practically-focused approach; modular structure allows the interventions to be selected and tailored according to the particular age, ability and needs of the individual child
• An appendix of entertaining stories about Buzz, a boy with ADHD, provides structural narrative while also teaching core skills in areas such as keeping calm, planning, managing impulsivity and dealing with anxiety
• Straightforward, accessible language allows the techniques to be used by those without expert clinical training; dedicated sections provide advice for using the approach in school, home and group contexts
• A companion website provides downloadable materials including illustrated patient worksheets to accompany the narrative stories

About the Authors vii

Foreword ix

Acknowledgements xiii

Preface xv

About the Companion Website xix

1 Introduction 1

2 The Young–Smith Programme 11

3 Introduction to Buzz and His Family 35

4 Attention 45

5 Hyperactivity 75

6 Impulsivity 99

7 Anxiety 121

8 Frustration and Anger 147

9 Social Skills and Relatl±