ADHD In The Schools: Assessment And Intervention Strategies (Guilford School Practitioner Series)

This book is a 'must'! DuPaul and Stoner have done a masterful job of updating school-based practitioners on the latest research, assessment methods, and intervention techniques for students with ADHD. The volume is packed with clear, readable advice about everything from causes to interventions. I am particularly impressed with the authors' careful delineation of the connections between ADHD and learning difficulties, in a chapter that speaks to the need for careful differential diagnosis. Also, for those of us who are always searching for appropriate interventions, the authors provide many for use in school and at home. I would like to see this book used as a text in school psychology programs across the country. --Margaret Suby, CAGS, Certified School Psychologist, Learning Disabilities Specialist, Simmons College

This practical book will be equally useful as a guide for seasoned practitioners and a graduate-level text. Among the second edition's many strengths are its multi-tiered approach to assessment; the clear linkage it establishes between assessment and intervention; and its coverage of proactive intervention strategies, such as the use of functional behavioral assessment and environmental modifications. Also of particular value is the updated discussion of medication, including efficacy rates with different populations and frank discussion of side effects. As a psychologist in a clinic specializing in learning and attention disorders, I am very often queried by parents on appropriate treatment methodologies, particularly around medication issues. This book gives me up-to-date answers to most of the pointed questions I am asked. For this reason alone, it is an invaluable resource. --Peg Dawson, EdD, Center for Learning and Attention Disorders, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Gary Stoner, PhD, is Professor and Director of the School Psychology Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.