284 Indexagitation, 50–52, 59, 90, 236
airplane flight, anxiety about (example),
38–41
alienation, 226–27, 249
alternative day-schools, 227, 229
Alycia (child), 152–54
ambiguity, 42–43, 57, 165–67
Amy (child), 73–75, 78–81
Anafranil, 236
antidepressants, 36, 59, 235–37
antipsychotic medications, 238
anxiety, 5, 37–41, 50, 195–96, 215, 234,
237
aripiprazole (Abilify), 238
Asperger’s disorder, 5, 42
atomoxetine (Strattera), 235
attention-getting, 74, 76, 81, 86, 143
atypical antipsychotics, 238
authority, 91–92, 96, 99, 120, 125, 129,
- See also who’s boss
babies, frustrations and inflexibility of,
13–14
badgering, 93
beach problem, going to, 163–65
behavior
impact on others of, 198, 203–4
as learned, 75–76
reasons for maladaptive,
17–18
behavior management, 3, 5, 10, 73–81.
See also specific strategy or
intervention
belief systems, 199–203
Billy (child), 156, 214–15
bipolar disorder, 3, 17, 36–37, 58, 64
birthday plans problem, 153–54
black-and-white thinking, 13, 41–43, 60,
70, 101, 196, 198, 217
blaming, 75–76, 252
brain, 25, 28, 33–36
“brain lock,” 19–20
broken table problem, 160–61
bupropion (Wellbutrin), 235–36
cap gun problem, 139–42
carbamazepine (Tegretol), 238–39
Carlos (child), 160–61
Casey (child), 50–54, 122–25, 245–46,
262–70
Catapres, 236
“catastrophizing,” 217
Celexa, 237
Charlotte (child), 163–65
children
CPS as model for all, 275
as source of help, 260–61, 270
See also children do well if they can;
explosive children
children do well if they can
consequences, 82
CPS as model for use with all children,
275
identification of pathways, 23, 46
identifying and articulating concerns,
181
importance of philosophy that, 272
parents’ role in Plan B, 97
Plan B in school, 249–50
reward/punishment, 57, 160
as successful philosophy, 273–74
understanding of explosive children,
15–21
unevenness of skills development,
11–13
chocolate chip cookie problem, 149–50
Chuck (child), 139–42
Cindy (child), 199–201
citalopram (Celexa), 237
Clark (child), 147–49
classroom
example of Casey in, 262–70
Plan B in, 249–70
See also school; teachers
clear thinking, 26, 29, 40, 129, 195, 202
clomipramine (Anafranil), 236
clonidine (Catapres), 236
cognitive flexibility skills, 8, 24, 41–43,
53–55, 60, 187, 196–98