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

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 evaluations Identify conditions that coexist with, worsen, or mimic ADHD Improve the accuracy of diagnosing ADHD and other conditions Better 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. Read more