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Wells Staff Attend ADHD/ADD Videoconference

Wells staff members participated in a videoconference with Dr. Christopher R. Thomas, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at University of Texas Medical Branch.  Dr. Thomas is also the Director of Residency Training for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division at UTMB.

Dr. Thomas discussed how to recognize the signs and symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder.  He also gave advice and answered questions on how to manage a classroom with ADHD/ADD students.
 
 

Dr. Thomas explained the various medications that help ADHD/ADD students focus their attention and control their behavior, including some newer time-released medications that are given in a single daily dose.
 



 
 

Wells ISD would like to thank Dr. Nancy C. Speck, Telehealth Regional Consultant and Coordinator for UTMB, Dr. Poldi Tschirch, Director of Distance Education, UTMB, and Dr. Thomas for making this videoconference possible.

Below are links to the handouts provided by Dr. Thomas for the workshop:

American Psychiatric Association - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Journal of the American Medical Association - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities - AD/HD
National Institute of Health - AD/HD factsheet
 

Publications in Spanish

Trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad
Desorden Deficitario de la Atención/Hiperactividad (AD/HD)
 

Additional Online Resources

AD/HD - A Guide for Parents
National Institute for Mental Health - AD/HD
50 Tips on the Classroom Management of Attention Deficit Disorder
Classroom Accomodations for Attention-Deficit Disorders
 
 

Suggested Print Resources


 
Barkley, Russell A. (1998).  Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook 
        for Diagnosis and Treatment (2nd Ed). New York: Guilford Press. ($65.00)

Faber, Adele and Mazlish, Elaine. (1987). How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen 
        so Kids Will Learn. W.W. Norton and Co. (Paperback - $13.00)

Faber, Adele and Mazlish, Elaine. (1996). How to Talk So Kids Can Learn – At Home
        And In School: What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know. Fireside      
        Books. (Paperback - $13.00)

Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy. (1998). Raising Your Spirited Child. Perennial, A Division of
        Harper Collins. (Paperback - $13.00)

 

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