Table of Contents
Foreword ix
by Edward M. Hallowell Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
Part One: The Neurobiology of Stress
1. Stayin’ Alive: Understanding the Human Brain and How It Responds to Stress 17
2. Stress Goes to School 37
Part Two: Making Sense of LD and ADHD
3. What’s in a Name? Clearing Up Misperceptions About Learning Disabilities 53
4. Demystifying ADHD 83
5. Decoding Stress with Neuropsychological Evaluations 105
Part Three: How Kids “SAVE FASE” and DE-STRESS
6. Nowhere to Hide: How Negative Behaviors Help Kids “Save FASE” 133
7. From Distress to DE-STRESS: Breaking the FASE Cycle and Putting Kids on the Path to Competence 149
Part Four: Special Messages for Teachers and Parents
8. Making Schools Stress-Less and Success-Full for Students with LD and ADHD 201
9. Parents and Families: Home Is Where the Heart (and Heartache) Is 245
Conclusion: All’s Well That Ends…Well . . . 275
Appendix A: Resources for Families and Teachers 285
Appendix B: Forms and Activities 289
References 300
About the Author 306
Index 308