Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS xi About the Authors xiii Introduction to Second Edition xix Foreword to First Edition 1 Chapter One What I Wish They Had Understood 17 Chapter Two What's Different about Girls with ADHD? 31 Chapter Three The Brain and Other Biologic Factors in ADHD 45 Chapter Four ADHD in Girls |Far More Than Meets the Eye 71 Chapter Five The Preschool Years | Little Girls with ADHD 101 Chapter Six The Elementary School Years | What's Normal and What's ADHD? 127 Chapter Seven The Middle School Years | New Challenges 149 Chapter Eight The High School Years | More Demands and Greater Risks 177 Chapter Nine Helping Girls with ADHD Function Well in School 205 Chapter Ten Executive Functioning Skills | Keys to Success 221 Chapter Eleven Effective Approaches for Managing ADHD 253 Chapter Twelve Medication for ADHD | Making the Decision Isn't Easy 269 Chapter Thirteen Coexisting Psychiatric Conditions and Other Concerns 285 Chapter Fourteen Common Developmental Issues 295 Chapter Fifteen Putting Our Understanding into Action 299 Appendix Self-rating Scales | Helping Identify Girls with ADHD 307 References by Chapter 341 INDEX