Children's mental health services and the school's vital role -- Characteristics of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Causes of ADHD and contributing factors -- ADHD across the lifespan -- Assessing ADHD in children and adolescents -- An overview of treatments for ADHD -- MyADHD.com: an internet-based system to facilitate assessment and treatment of ADHD -- The school's role in providing services for students with ADHD -- Twenty critical ideas for teaching students with ADHD -- Classroom interventions to improve behavior and attention -- Medical management of ADHD -- Addressing academic skill problems -- Teaching study strategies -- Teaching social skills -- Teaching students with ADHD and other mental health disorders -- Helping parents find the right help --Helping children with ADHD understand themselves better.