Nowhere to Hide: Why Kids with ADHD and LD Hate School and What We Can Do About It

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

PART ONE: THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF STRESS.

1. Stayin' Alive: Understanding the Human Brain and How It Responds to Stress.

2. Stress Goes to School.

PART TWO: MAKING SENSE OF LD AND ADHD.

3. What's in a Name? Clearing Up Misperceptions About Learning Disabilities.

4. Pay Attention! Demystifying ADHD.

5. Decoding Stress with Neuropsychological Evaluations.

PART THREE: HOW KIDS “SAVE FASE” AND DE-STRESS.

6. Nowhere to Hide: How Negative Behaviors Help Kids “Save FASE”.

7. From Distress to DE-STRESS: Breaking the FASE Cycle and Putting Kids on the Path to Competence.

PART FOUR: SPECIAL MESSAGES FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS.

8. Making Schools Stress-Less and Success-Full for Students with LD and ADHD.

9. Parents and Families: Home Is Where the Heart (and Heartache) Is.

Conclusion: All's Well That Ends . . . Well . . .

Appendix A: Resources for Families and Teachers.

Appendix B: Forms and Activities.

References.

About the Author.

Index.