November 2008  

Dear Parents,

AD/HD is an important issue, one which affects many families and whose issues are addressed by many different types of professionals. In the search for the "perfect treatment" it is easy to become confused about the best way to help ourselves or our family members with AD/HD.

Scientific research, as well as our own professional and personal experience, has taught us two important lessons that we wish to share with you.  Firstly, effective treatment should not be limited to one method; a multi-modality (combination) approach usually works best. Secondly, not all treatment approaches are good for everyone; so what works for one child will not work for another.

This newsletter focuses on information about traditional approaches to AD/HD, while our next newsletter will focus on alternative methods of treatment. We hope that giving you an overview of both conventional and complementary treatments for AD/HD, will help you find the multi-modality approach that is right for you.

Best wishes,

Gayle and Esther

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Featured Articles:

 Understanding Behavioral Treatment:

Behavioral Treatment for ADHD: An Overview
This article from AtHealth.com, provides a general overview of how to set up a behavior management program that is appropriate to help children and teenagers with AD/HD.  It focuses on how to design and implement a good behavior plan and stresses that in some situations this should be done in consultation with a qualified mental health professional. 

AD/HD, Families and Getting the Job Done!
By Hazel Brief, MSW, and AD/HD Life Coach
How do we begin to move the family touched by AD/HD forward? How do we get more done with less pressure, stress and anger? One of the best ways to do more is actually to do less.  read more 

Child Behavior Management Tips
This article from Attention Deficit Disorder Resources, provides a list of behavior management tips from Dr. Russell Barkley, an eminent psychologist, well-known as a specialist in the area of AD/HD.

  Understanding Medication Treatment:

Managing Medication for Children and Adolescents with AD/HD  This article from the National Resource Center on AD/HD discusses the diagnosis and treatment of AD/HD, with a particular focus on the role of medication in treating AD/HD.  It includes an overview of different types of medications and their potential side affects and answers to common questions. 

Managing AD/HD With Medication - An Overview
This article from GreatSchools.net, discusses the different types of AD/HD medications available and explains how each different type of medication works differently to help the child.  It also contains a list of important terms that every parent whose child is taking medication should know.

 מחירי כל סוגי הריטלין בקופות החולים
This chart, taken from קשב AD/HD, lists the medications available in Israel, their dosages and the charges for each of the four kuppot cholim.

ייבוא תרופות שאינן רשומות בישראל
This link leads to an explanation of how one can apply to misrad habriut for permission to bring to Israel one of the AD/HD medications that is not regularly available in this country.

  Understanding Classroom
        Accomodations:
Below are links to lists of accomodations that are appropriate for children with AD/HD.  Look over these lists, pick the 3-5 most important ones for your child and discuss the issue with your child's teachers.  

התאמות לתלמידים בעלי הפרעות תקשורת ולמידה
A Hebrew language list of possible classroom accomodations. 

83 Accommodations That Can Help Students with Attention Deficit Disorders Perform Better in School
An English language list of possible classroom accomodations. 

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  Understanding The Benefits of the
         Multi-Modality Approach:

  In the News!

הכנסת אישרה: ריטלין במינון גבוה למבוגרים
This article reports on a recent Knesset decision to allow Ritalin to be prescribed in dosages up to 90 mg. a day in recognition of the fact that more adults are now taking Ritalin.  Until now, Ritalin prescriptions were limited to up to 60 mg a day without special permission.  The law will take affect in January 2009.       

חשון  תשס"ח   

What's new at PWP? Partners with Parents R"A is proud to announce the English Remedial Reading Clinic for bilingual teens that want to improve their Engish skills.  The clinic, established in memory of Dr. Lana Schwebel z"l, will offer services on a sliding scale fee.   Click here for more information. Social Skills Groups Are Going Strong!  Three new social skills groups began meeting after Sukkot: second and third grade girls, third and fourth grade boys, and fourth to sixth grade girls.  For information about our second semester click here.

Recommended
Reading   

The Survival Guide for Kids with ADD or ADHD 
By John F. Taylor Ph.D.

WizKids Is Coming Back to Beit Shemesh for a Pre-Chanukah Sale!  Date:  Monday, Dec. 8 Time:  18:00 - 22:00 Location:  Shimoff Residence Rechov HaChavatzelet 17/1 Nofei Aviv, Givat Sharett, Beit Shemesh

This newsletter is sponsored by Myrna and Seymour Jaffe in memory of   Leah and Moshe Aharon Lesser, loving parents, grandparents and great-grandparents.

  

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©2006 Partners with Parents, Educational Consulting Services, Gayle Shimoff.

Gayle Shimoff, MA
Learning Disabilities
& Reading Specialist

Esther Wolfson, MA
Specialist, Early Childhood
Special Education

Sharon Fishman, MA
Social Skills Instructor,
Special Education

HaChavatzelet Street 17/1
Beit Shemesh 99590
ISRAEL

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