Richard Connell, Ph.D.

Psychologist

This resource guide designed for families and educators provides information on how attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is identified and treated. The resource includes sections on legal requirements, treatment options and helpful hints on how to improve the quality of life at home and at school, for a child identified with ADHD.

The report, designed for teachers, other school staff, and families, describes an overall strategy for successfully instructing students with ADHD. Suggestions of research-based academic instruction, behavioral interventions and classroom accommodations are provided.

Written by Melvin Oatis, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Tisch Hospital, these are comments he hears frequently from parents of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

by Robin F. Goodman, Ph.D. and Anita Gurian, Ph.D.