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Focusing on school issues for Adolescents
with Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Behavioral Disorders

Information gathered and shared by Veteran Educator, Kay Jones, B.A., M.S.

A Bird's-Eye View of Life with ADD and ADHD: Advice from Young Survivors,
by Chris Zeigler Dendy & Alex Zeigler (Mother & Son Team)

ADD & ADOLESCENCE: STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS, from CHADD

ADD SUCCESS STORIES, Thom Hartmann

ADHD & TEENS, Colleen Alexander-Roberts

A KID JUST LIKE ME, Bruce Roseman, M.D.

A KIND AND JUST PARENT: THE CHILDREN OF JUVENILE COURT, William Ayers

ALL KINDS OF MINDS, Dr. Mel Levine

A MIND AT A TIME, Dr. Mel Levine

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOL: STRATEGIES AND BEST PRACTICES, Walker, Colvin, & Ramsey

A TRIBE APART, Patricia Hersch

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: A DIFFERENT PERCEPTION, Thom Hartmann

A WALK IN THE RAIN WITH A BRAIN, Dr. Edward M. Hallowell, illustrated by Bill Mayer

BAD GIRL: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DELINQUENT, Abigail Vona

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT: FROM THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS TO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS, John W. Maag

Burro Genius by Victor Villasenior

CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE: NONSTANDARD KIDS AND A KILLING CURRICULUM, Susan Ohanian

CHOICE THEORY IN THE CLASSROOM, William Glasser, M.D.

CONNECT, Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.

CRIES UNHEARD, Gitta Sereny

DEFIANT TEENS, Barkley, Edwards, Robin

DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: A GUIDE TO BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN SCHOOLS, Bodine & Crawford

DISTANT DRUMS, DIFFERENT DRUMMERS, Barbara D. Ingersoll

DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION, Edward Hallowell, M.D.

EDUCATIONAL CARE, Dr. Mel Levine

FIDGET TO FOCUS: Outwit Your Boredom: Sensory Strategies for Living with ADD, Rotz & Wright

FIRST STAR I SEE, Jaye Andras Caffrey

FRAMES OF MIND: THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES, Howard Gardner

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR PROBLEM BEHAVIOR: A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK, O'Neill, Horner, Albin, Sprague, Storey, & Newton

GETTING THE HORSE TO DRINK: HOW TO MOTIVATE UNMOTIVATED STUDENTS, Suzanne Stevens

GIRL INTERRUPTED, Kaysen

Hayden, Torey (any and all of her books)

HEALING ADD: EXERCISES, Thom Hartmann

HEALING ADD: SIX TYPES OF ADD, Daniel Amen, M.D.

Help4ADD@HIGH SCHOOL, Kathleen G. Nadeau

HOW TO DO HOMEWORK WITHOUT THROWING UP, Trevor Romaine

HUNGRY GHOSTS, Mary Taylor Previte

INSTRUCTION FOR ALL STUDENTS, Paula Rutherford, ASK, Inc.

INTELLIGENCE REFRAMED: MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES FOR THE 21st CENTURY, Howard Gardner

I WOULD IF I COULD, Michael Gordon

KEYS TO CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, Glenn Latham

LEADING THE LEARNING: A Field Guide for Supervision & Evaluation, Paula Rutherford

LEARNING HOW TO SLOW DOWN AND PAY ATTENTION, Nadeau & Dixon

LEARNING OUTSIDE THE LINES, Jonathan Mooney & David Cole

LEO THE LATE BLOOMER, Robert Kraus

MAKING THE GRADE, Roberta N. Parker

MANAGEMENT NOT "DISCIPLINE": A WAKE-UP CALL FOR EDUCATORS, Glenn Latham

A MIND AT A TIME, Mel Levine

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES: THE THEORY IN PRACTICE, Howard Gardner

NAVIGATING THE DUAL SYSTEM OF DISCIPLINE: A GUIDE FOR SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATORS, Cal Evans, CASE, 1999

NEGOTIATING THE SPECIAL EDUCATION MAZE, Anderson, Chitwood & Hayden not much just chillin', the hidden lives of middle schoolers, Linda Perlstein

ONE SIZE FITS FEW: THE FOLLY OF EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS, Susan Ohanian

The PRIVILEGE OF YOUTH, Dave Pelzer

PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR SHOES, Harvey C. Parker

PUTTING ON THE BRAKES, Quinn & Stern

RAISING CAIN: PROTECTING THE EMOTIONAL LIFE OF BOYS, Kindlon and Thompson

REAL BOYS, Pollack

REVIVING OPHELIA: SAVING THE SELVES OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS, Pipher

RIDING THE SHORT BUS

Jonathan Mooney, who as a kid had to ride the short bus, climbs back on to confront his demons and explore the world in all its embraceable "abnormalities."

'Riding the short bus" is a phrase that has seeped into the popular lexicon, a four-word insult applied to anyone who deviates from our agreed-upon idea of the norm.
It's also how Jonathan Mooney got to and from his special-education classes through most of his childhood and adolescence. The experience left him shaken in a profound way, unsure of his place in the world or even if he wanted one.

SCHOOL SUCCESS STORIES FOR ADD TEENS, Nadeau & Dixon & Briggs

SLAM DUNK, Roberta N. Parker

TEACHER MAN, Frank McCourt

TEACHING TEENS with ADD and ADHD, Chris A. Zeigler Dendy

TEACHING THE TIGER, EDUCATING STUDENTS WITH ADD, TOURETTE'S SYNDROME, OR OCD, Dornbush & Pruitt

TEACHING WITH LOVE AND LOGIC: TAKING CONTROL IN THE CLASSROOM, Jim Fay & David Funk

THE CONCRETE CRADLE, Sorrentino

THE EDISON GENE: ADHD AND THE GIFT OF THE HUNTER CHILD, Thom Hartmann

THE FALL OF FREDDIE THE LEAF, Leo Buscaglia

THE GLASS CASTLE, Jeannette Walls

THE PASSIONATE TEACHER, Robert L. Fried

THE SCHOOLS OUR CHILDREN DESERVE: MOVING BEYOND TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS AND "TOUGHER STANDARDS," Alfie Kohn

THE STRUGGLE TO BE STRONG, Desetta & Wolin, eds.

THE STUDENTS ARE WATCHING: SCHOOLS AND THE MORAL CONTRACT, Sizer & Sizer

THE TOUGH KID BOOK, Rhode, Jenson, & Reavis

THE TOUGH KID TOOL BOX, Jenson, Rhode, & Reavis

THE TOUGH KID SOCIAL SKILLS BOOK, Sheridan

THE 21st CENTURY MENTOR'S HANDBOOK, Paula Rutherford

THE UNIVERSAL SCHOOLHOUSE, James Moffet

THINK FAST! THE ADD EXPERIENCE, Hartmann, Bowman, Burgess

THINKING IN PICTURES, Temple Grandin

TO BECOME A TEACHER: MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN CHILDREN'S LIVES, William Ayers

TO TEACH: THE JOURNEY OF A TEACHER, William Ayers

TRUE NOTEBOOKS, Mark Salzman

VIOLENCE IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS, Elliott, Hamburg, & Williams

WHAT HAPPENED TO RECESS AND WHY ARE OUR CHILDREN STRUGGLING IN KINDERGARTEN?, Susan Ohanian

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A CLASSROOM...AND OTHER ESSAYS, Alfie Kohn

WHEN CHILDHOOD COLLIDES WITH NCLB, Susan Ohanian

WHY DIDN'T I LEARN THIS IN COLLEGE?, Paula Rutherford, ASK, Inc.

WHY IS CORPORATE AMERICA BASHING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS?, Emery & Ohanian

WRIGHTSLAW: FROM EMOTIONS TO ADVOCACY -- THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SURVIVIAL GUIDE, Peter & Pamela Wright

WRIGHTSLAW: NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, Peter & Pamela Wright

WRIGHTSLAW: SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW, Peter & Pamela Wright

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