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Smart but Scattered Teens

The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential

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Smart but Scattered Teens

By: Richard Guare PhD, Peg Dawson EdD, Colin Guare
Narrated by: Abby Craden
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If you're the parent of a "smart but scattered" teen, trying to help him or her grow into a self-sufficient, responsible adult may feel like a never-ending battle. Now you have an alternative to micromanaging, cajoling, or ineffective punishments. This positive guide provides a science-based program for promoting teens' independence by building their executive skills - the fundamental brain-based abilities needed to get organized, stay focused, and control impulses and emotions.

Executive skills experts Drs. Richard Guare and Peg Dawson are joined by Colin Guare, a young adult who has successfully faced these issues himself. Learn step-by-step strategies to help your teen live up to his or her potential now and in the future - while making your relationship stronger.

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©2012 Richard Guare, Peg Dawson, Colin Guare (P)2015 Audiobooks.com Publishing Adolescent Psychology Attention Deficit Disorders Developmental Psychology Education Mental Health Parenting & Families Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Social Sciences Special Education & Disabilities Teenagers Health Self-Discipline Parenting Teens
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For most people this may well be an interesting and useful guide - for me, a non-North American, both living with and having ADD in the family the book feels preachy - the tone of the writing felt patronising and the delivery was near robotic - again this is to my ears, others will probably enjoy Abby's performance.

The content seemed to be straight from the obvious end of the 'what should I do?' response list - it may help those completely overwhelmed or dumbfounded by encounters with those at the fringes of the neurodiversity bell curve, but the advice is so basic that I felt compelled to return this purchase for a refund.

There are better books out there which cover the same ground. The key takeaway from **any** of these should be that everyone is different and what works for one person / family / situation likely won't work for all others - teens (especially boys) are a challenge and all we can do is try to support them ad explain why they may be struggling in certain situations - add ADD or ADHD and it doesn't matter how motivational you may think you are being, only patience and learning how to help will really provide any long term benefits.

Initially engaging but goes quickly downhill

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