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Product Description MP3 CD Format Whether you're a young adult who is stalled on the journey to independence—or a concerned parent still sharing the family nest—this compassionate book is for you. Providing a fresh perspective on the causes of failure to launch, the expert authors present a 10–step plan that helps grown kids and parents work together to achieve liftoff. Learn why brain–based executive skills such as planning, organization, and time management are so important to success, and what you can do to strengthen them. You get practical tools for figuring out what areas to target, building skills, identifying a desired career path, and making a customized action plan. Vivid stories of other families navigating the same challenges (including father and son Richard and Colin Guare) reveal what kind of parental support is productive—and when to let go. About the Author Richard Guare, PhD, is a neuropsychologist and the director of the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders. His research and publications focus on understanding and treatment of learning and attention difficulties and neurological disorders. Board certified as a behavior analyst, Dr. Guare frequently consults to schools and agencies. He has coauthored several books, including, with Peg Dawson, EdD, Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits and Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents. Colin Guare, a freelance writer who grew up with an attention disorder, has contributed to ADDitude magazine and has worked with children with learning disorders. Peg Dawson, EdD, is a staff psychologist at the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she works with children and adults. With Richard Guare, PhD, she is coauthor of the bestselling Smart but Scattered and Smart but Scattered Teens.