AD/HD & Driving

Download or read book AD/HD & Driving written by Joyce Marlene Snyder and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a much needed work glaringly absent from texts to guide parents and professionals in the treatment of children with AD/HD; a framework for developing and maintaining safe driving habits. A reasoned and reasonable work, AD/HD and Driving will be on the must read list for all the families whom I work with raising a teen with AD/HD. Sam Goldstein, Ph.D. Driver education teachers and traffic educators who have teens with AD/HD in their classes will find this book to be an essential resource. Law enforcement professionals and traffic court personnel will also find this book to be quite helpful in understanding repeat traffic offenders. A Guide for Parents of Teens with AD/HD AD/HD and Driving includes the following: What we know about teen drivers AD/HD and coexisting disorders that impact driving behavior; General tips for parenting teens with difficult behaviors; 20 Steps for parents that promote safe driving behaviors; How to deal with poor driving behaviors. Written as a friendly, yet straight-forward guide, this book makes parents aware of the many decisions that must be made before putting their child in the driver's seat. Practical checklists, worksheets, and sample contracts are provided to assist parents to encourage safe driving behaviors.