Cheryl Gerson Tuttle has more than thirty years of experience in education, counseling and advocacy. She is co-author of five other books including Thinking Games to Play with Your Child, Parenting a Child with a Learning Disability, Challenging Voices, Parenting a Child with a Behavior Problem, and Learning Disabilities: The Ultimate Teen Guide.

• Part 1 AcknowledgmentsPart 2 ForewordPart 3 IntroductionChapter 4 The Hows and Whys of Taking MedicationPart 5 THE A TO Z GUIDE TO ILLNESSES AND DISABILITIES AND THE MEDICATIONS USED FOR THEMChapter 6 2 AcneChapter 7 3 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Chapter 8 4 AllergiesChapter 9 5 Anxiety DisordersChapter 10 6 AsthmaChapter 11 7 DepressionChapter 12 8 DiabetesChapter 13 9 Eating DisordersChapter 14 10 EczemaChapter 15 11 Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)Chapter 16 12 Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)Chapter 17 13 Kidney DiseaseChapter 18 14 Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - SLE)Chapter 19 15 MigrainesChapter 20 16 Seizure DisordersChapter 21 17 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)Chapter 22 18 Tourette Syndrome (TS)Part 23 Glossary: Terms Related to Medications and Conditions Included in This BookPart 24 List of Medications by Generic NamePart 25 Medication DiaryPart 26 BibliographyPart 27 IndexPart 28 About the Author

Individual chapters address acne, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), allergies, anxiety disorders, asthma, depression, diabetes, eating disorders, eczema, inflammatory bowel disease, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, kidney disease, lupus, migraines, seizure disorders, sexually transmitted disease, and Tourette's syndrome. For each topic, information is provided on common medications, how the drugs work, possible common side effects, precautions, and 'the bottom line' - a commonsense summary about the condition and medications involved. A list of generic drugs, a medication diary template, and a detailed bibliography, which includes resources about medicine and illness in general and categories for each condition addressed, are included. The detailed index will enable readers to locate specific drug information....It will provide a gold mine of useful, current information written and organized specifically for those who need it most.