|
Why do an evaluation?
- to assess for attention deficits
- to test for Dyslexia, other learning disabilities, or more complex
developmental disorders
- to determine strengths and learning styles
- to assist in choosing schools or colleges
- to understand poor achievement or lack of interest in school
- to document the need for accommodations in the workplace, at school or on standardized tests
- to differentiate between executive function weaknesses (e.g., organization,
planning, monitoring) and low motivation
- to determine the role of temperament and emotional issues in school performance
- to obtain specific recommendations for tutoring, coaching or help for areas of
weakness
- to understand how to help a child or adult who is struggling emotionally.
|
Notable Events
Montgomery County, MD, Parent/Guardian ADHD Support
Group,
meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7:15 to 8:45 PM at TCRC Annex,
12920 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD
For more information, visit the CHADD
website.
Recommended Reading
"Late, Lost, and Unprepared"
(Scroll Down/Left to View Cover)
A Parents' Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning. Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Ph.D. & Laurie Dietzel, Ph.D.
Link
to Amazon to buy/review the book.
"Effective Parenting for the Hard-to-Manage Child: A Skills-Based Book" by Georgia A. DeGangi and Anne Kendall.
Link
to Amazon to buy/review the book.
"Executive Function in Education: From Theory to Practice," edited by Lynn Meltzer.
Link
to Amazon to buy/review the book.
"Smart Kids with Learning Difficulties: Overcoming Obstacles and Realizing Potential," Rich Weinfeld, Sue Jeweler, Linda Barnes-Robinson, and Betty Shevitz, Prufrock Press, Austin, TX.
Link
to Amazon to buy/review the book.
"Executive Skills in Children
and Adolescents: A Practical Guide to Assessment and Intervention,"
Peg Dawson & Richard Guare, The Guilford Press, New York,
NY. Link
to Amazon to buy/review the book.
"Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults,"
Thomas Brown, Ph.D., Yale University Press, New Haven, CT. Link
to Amazon to buy/review the book.
Additional Resource Links on Executive Function
ChrisDendy.com;
Teens with ADHD
SchoolBehavior.com;
Executive Dysfunction
AboutKidsHealth.ca;
Executive Function Across the Lifespan
DrThomasEBrown.com;
A New Understanding of ADD/ADHD
|