Won't Do? Practical Strategies for Managing Behaviour Problems in Children with ADD and ADHD by David Pentecost of related interestThe ADHD HandbookA Guide for Parents and ProfessionalsAlison Munden andJon ArcelusAttention Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderA Multidisciplinary ApproachHenryk HolowenkoMarching to a Different TuneDiary about an ADHD BoyJacky FletcherMastering ADHD - Handbook for Parents and CliniciansKenneth Aitken David Pentecost ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8 1 Has Your Child got ADD? 9 2 ADD Alternative Parenting Techniques 17 3 Why Not Just Take Pills? 21 4 What Does ADDapt Do? 25 5 Don't be Hard on Yourself! 29 6 Be Prepared to Change 33 7 Stick With It and Be Patient 37 8 Be Consistent 41 The ADDapt Programme Step 1 Keeping on Task - Powerful Motivators 45 Step 2 Who's the Boss? `Special Time' - a New Approach 51 Step 3 The Home Points System: Part 1 65 Step 4 Praise - Your Secret Weapon 75 Step 5 Tackling Attention-Seeking 83 Step 6 The Secret of Commands 93 Step 7 Task Wars 103 Step 8 Mastering Things-to-Do 111 Step 9 The Home Points System: Part 2 119 Step 10 Time Out for Difficult Behaviours: Part 1 127 Step 11 Time Out for Difficult Behaviours: Part 2 135 Step 12 Putting It All Together 143 APPENDIX I WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP 149 APPENDIX 2 SPECIAL TIME FOR OLDER CHILDREN 153 APPENDIX 3 SUPPORT GROUPS 157 APPENDIX 4 SUGGESTED READING AND WEBSITES 161 SUBJECT INDEX 165 AUTHOR INDEX 171 To Martha and Louis The inspiration for this book and the ideas and approaches contained in it have many sources.
