Focused: ADHD & Add Parenting Strategies for Children with Attention Deficit Disorder

Commendation Quotes:

Praise for Blythe Grossberg & Making ADD Work

"In the book, she offers strategies and skills for staying focused at work, finding the right job and maximizing strengths." --Anita Bruzzese, Gannett News Service on Making ADD Work: On-the-Job Strategies for Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder

"Grossberg interviewed hundreds of adults with ADD, from office workers and ADD coaches to CEOs and entrepreneurs, and she fills her book with their inspiring stories. If you benefit from reading about others, Making ADD Work can help you develop the confidence to see success as a possibility." --Michele Novotni, Ph.D, ADDitude magazine

Praise for Blythe Grossberg & Applying to College for Students with ADD or LD

Applying to college is an exercise fraught with angst for most high-school students, but those with learning disabilities have an even more difficult challenge trying to find a school that fits. This excellent book guides kids through the process, hitting all the issues that might come up. Beginning with an encouraging introduction, Grossberg then lays out the path to moving through the application process, which she expands upon in subsequent chapters. An early emphasis on figuring out strengths and weaknesses leads to a section on organization: what to do in your junior year, senior year, and the summer before college. Each time-frame is broken down into specific tasks, such as taking standardized tests and writing college essays, which are also explained in detail. Tracking charts will be helpful for kids who need to visualize their progress, and while there are a few fill-in-the-blank pages, those could be photocopied by libraries. There's such good advice in this--including wiping your social networking pages clean--that teens without ADD or learning disabilities will find this eminently useful, too. Grades 10-12. --Ilene Cooper, Booklist

"This is a much-needed and hugely useful book. I recommend it most highly." --Ned Hallowell, MD, Harvard Medical School Founder, The Hallowell Centers; Author, Married to Distraction: Restoring Intimacy and Strengthening Your Marriage in an Age of Interruption

"Dr. Grossberg employs a friendly, engaging, and comprehensive approach to outlining the many aspects of the college application process for LD and ADD students. She deftly takes on the many components and helps the reader to clearly understand when, and how the college admissions steps can be successfully taken." --Carl P. Thum, PhD, Director, Academic Skills Center and Integrated Academic Support Program, Dartmouth

Praise for Blythe Grossberg & Making ADD Work

"In the book, she offers strategies and skills for staying focused at work, finding the right job and maximizing strengths." Anita Bruzzese, Gannett News Service on Making ADD Work: On-the-Job Strategies for Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder

"Grossberg interviewed hundreds of adults with ADD, from office workers and ADD coaches to CEOs and entrepreneurs, and she fills her book with their inspiring stories. If you benefit from reading about others, Making ADD Work can help you develop the confidence to see success as a possibility. Michele Novotni, Ph.D, ADDitude magazine

Praise for Blythe Grossberg & Applying to College for Students with ADD or LD

Applying to college is an exercise fraught with angst for most high-school students, but those with learning disabilities have an even more difficult challenge trying to find a school that fits. This excellent book guides kids through the process, hitting all the issues that might come up. Beginning with an encouraging introduction, Grossberg then lays out the path to moving through the application process, which she expands upon in subsequent chapters. An early emphasis on figuring out strengths and weaknesses leads to a section on organization: what to do in your junior year, senior year, and the summer before college. Each time-frame is broken down into specific tasks, such as taking standardized tests and writing college essays, which are also explained in detail. Tracking charts will be helpful for kids who need to visualize their progress, and while there are a few fill-in-the-blank pages, those could be photocopied by libraries. There s such good advice in this including wiping your social networking pages clean that teens without ADD or learning disabilities will find this eminently useful, too. Grades 10-12. --Ilene Cooper, Booklist

"This is a much-needed and hugely useful book. I recommend it most highly." --Ned Hallowell, MD, Harvard Medical School Founder, The Hallowell Centers; Author, Married to Distraction: Restoring Intimacy and Strengthening Your Marriage in an Age of Interruption

"Dr. Grossberg employs a friendly, engaging, and comprehensive approach to outlining the many aspects of the college application process for LD and ADD students. She deftly takes on the many components and helps the reader to clearly understand when, and how the college admissions steps can be successfully taken." --Carl P. Thum, PhD, Director, Academic Skills Center and Integrated Academic Support Program, Dartmouth"

ADHD expert Blythe Grossberg, Psy.D draws on her 15+ years of experience in treating childhood and adult ADHD with a compassionate and practical guide for stressed parents to support children with ADHD.

Written in an easy-to-read format, this accessible manual offers a solid starting point for grasping the essentials of ADHD. As a learning specialist with more than 15 years of experience, Blythe Grossberg understands the value of providing proper support for children with ADHD. In Focused, she illuminates practical principles and effective ways for parents to create a safe home and school environment for children with ADHD.

Ideal for parents or caretakers of recently diagnosed children, Focused features a thoughtful and eye-opening overview of ADHD by dispelling many misconceptions about the condition, as well as highlighting common coexisting conditions like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and learning and mood disorders.

You'll learn to uncover your child's considerable strengths, and work around their obstacles with concrete, actionable activities that improve executive functioning, support emotional development, and promote positive behavior.

Become your child's best advocate, with:

• Over 40 targeted strategies to help your child manage ADHD from preschool through adulthood
• A straightforward overview of ADHD in children
• Modification tips for adapting strategies to your child's unique needs
• Helpful tools, including a quiz and worksheets, to supplement your ADHD treatment plan
• A quick start guide detailing 5 essential tips for parents

Contributor Bio:Grossberg, Blythe

BLYTHE GROSSBERG, PSY.D, is the author of Making ADD Work and numerous other books about ADHD, learning disabilities, and Asperger's. A learning specialist in New York City, she has over 15 years experience helping children and adults improve their performance in school and at work. She is the winner of the Gold Medal for the Mom's Choice Awards. She is a member of the National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA).