section 1. Introduction

1. What is ADHD?

section 2. Some characteristic difficulties

2. Poor concentration

3. Impulsivity

4. Excessive movement

5. Learning difficulties

6. Defiance

7. Low-self-esteem

8. Social clumsiness

9. Emotional disorders

section 3. The cause of ADHD

10. An impairment in brain function

section 4. How ADHD is diagnosed

11. Diagnosis and assessment

section 5. Multi-modal treatment

12. Home management

13. School management

14. Behaviour modification

15. Medicines

general principles

16. A guide to specific medicines

section 6. Unconventional treatments

section 7. Adulthood

18. Will he grow out of it?

Appendix. Useful Internet sites

Index.