Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

ADHD PROGRAM
The goals of the Neighborhood ADHD Program are to:

• Aid providers in properly diagnosing and managing ADHD,
• Monitor and improve the health of children having ADHD,
• Support parents of children having ADHD, and
• Support schools in diagnosing and treating children having ADHD.

The program is designed for members age five to eighteen having ADHD.

Member Resources:

• ADHD Tool Kit – This tool kit is for your child’s doctor, but it can also answer some of your questions about ADHD.  The tool kit has rating scales for parents and teachers to help find out if a child has ADHD, tips for teachers, answers to questions you might have, and a medication fact sheet for parents and teachers.
• Beacon Health Strategies – call Beacon at 1-800-215-0058 for help in finding a behavioral health doctor for your child.
• ADHD Resources – where can I go to learn more about ADHD?
  • www.chadd.org
  • www.add.org
  • www.aacap.org

 Provider Resources:

• ADHD
• Clinical Practice Guideline - Diagnosis and Management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Primary Care for School Age Children and Adolescents
• ADHD Tool Kit – This tool kit is intended primarily for physicians, but it may also answer teacher and parent questions about ADHD as well.  The tool kit has forms regarding evaluation, comorbidity assessment, follow-up visits, and billing, as well as rating scales for parents and teachers to help find out if a child has ADHD, tips for teachers, and a medication fact sheet for parents and teachers.
• Beacon Health Strategies – call Beacon at 1-800-215-0058 for help in arranging for behavioral health services for children with ADHD.
• Additional ADHD resources available at:
  • www.aacap.org
  • www.psych.org
  • www.apa.org