Evaluating ADHD in Children and Adolescents: A Comprehensive Diagnostic Screening System: an Adhdology Book

This book is the ADHD diagnostic guide that assists clinicians to accurately conduct evidence-based ADHD evaluations, as well as identify and better understand the numerous other possible coexisting conditions that may present along with and worsen true ADHD, or cause ADHD-like presentations when ADHD does not exist.This Book Will Help You:Confidently conduct ADHD evaluationsIdentify conditions that coexist with, worsen, or mimic ADHDImprove the accuracy of diagnosing ADHD and other conditionsBetter understand and provide referrals for other suspected conditions  Evaluating ADHD in Children and Adolescents Has Three Parts: Part One presents the 10-Step ADHDology Evaluation Model, which provides the steps to comprehensively evaluate ADHD. Part Two presents numerous medical, sleep, psychological, trauma, neurodevelopmental, sensory processing, and fetal substance exposure conditions. These chapters describe the conditions in detail, how they coexist with or appear similar to ADHD, how to distinguish them from true ADHD, and how mental health clinicians and specialists can further evaluate and treat these disorders. Part Three is composed of the Comprehensive Diagnostic ADHD Screening System (CDASS), a unique approach to improve the accuracy of evaluating ADHD by utilizing checklists to help identify: the risk factors associated with ADHD, the many possible conditions presented in Part 2 that may exist so these can be further considered and evaluated by specialists, and little-known and not typically considered conditions that can cause ADHD-like presentations. While written mainly for clinicians, parents as well as educators, and interested others will find the text helpful to better understand these complex topics, as well as assist clinicians with the ADHD diagnostic process. Read more