Helpful Websites & Books for ADHD Information
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ADD / ADHD
Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception,
by Thom Hartmann
ADD Success Stories:
A Guide to Fulfillment for Families With Attention Deficit-Disorder,
by Thom Hartmann, John J. Ratey
Women With Attention Deficit Disorder:
Embracing Disorganization at Home and in the Workplace,
by Sari Solden
You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!:
A Self-Help Book for Adults With Attention Deficit Disorder
by Kate Kelly, et al
(Wonderful "self-help" book for adults!)
Beyond Ritalin : Facts About Medication and Other Strategies
for Helping Children, Adolescents, and Adults With Attention Deficit Disorders
by Stephen W., PhD Garber, et al
(Facts about medication and other strategies.)
Driven to Distraction : Recognizing and Coping With
Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
by Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey
ADD on the Job: Making Your ADD Work
by Lynn Weiss, PhD
ADHD in the Workplace: Choices, Changes, & Challenges
by Kathleen Nadeau, PhD., 1997
Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults
by Lynn Weiss, Kenneth A. Bonnet PhD
The Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults Workbook
by Lynn Weiss, PhD
(Includes helpful exercises for coping skills.)
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:
A Handbook for Diagnosis & Treatment, 2nd Edition
by Russell Barkley, PhD., 1998
What Everybody Else Knows that I Don’t: Social Skills Help for Adults with ADHD
by Michelle Novortini, PhD
ADD Friendly Ways to Organize
by Judith Kolberg & Kathleen Nadeau
The Disorganized Mind
by John Ratey
Relationships
A.D.D & Romance: Finding Fulfillment in Love, Sex, & Relationships
by Jonathan Scott Halverstadt, MS., 1998
Is it You, Me or Adult ADD: Stopping the Rollercoaster When Someone You Love has ADD
by Gina Pera & Russell Barkley, PhD
How to be an Adult in a Relationship
by David Richo
Married to Distraction
by Ned Hallowell
Spirituality
Mindfulness in Plain English
by Bhante Gunaratana
Have a Little Faith: A True Story
by Mitch Albom
Personal Development
Quiet Leadership: Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work
by David Rock
Your Brain @ Work – Strategies for Overcoming Distraction
by David Rock
Mindsight – The New Science of Personal Transformation
by Daniel Siegel
Mindfulness in Plain English
by Bhante Gunaratana
The Mind and The Brain
by Jeffrey Schwartz
The Brain that Changes Itself
by Norman Doidge, M.D.
Five Minds for the Future
by Howard Gardner
The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness we Find by Embracing Them
by David Richo
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and The Brian
by John Ratey
The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People
by Carol Eikleberry
Children and Parenting
When You Worry About the Child You Love :
Emotional and Learning Problems in Children
by Edward M. Hallowell
Helping Your Hyperactive / ADD Child
by John F. Taylor
Taking Charge of ADHD, Revised Edition
by Russell Barkley, PhD., 1996
(A comprehensive resource for every parent with an ADD child.)
The Self-Esteem Teacher
by Robert Brooks, PhD., 1991
(A "must-have" for teachers!)
Teenagers with ADD: A Parent's Guide (The Special-Needs Collection)
by Chris Zeigler Dendy, MS, 1995
School Strategies for ADD Teens
by Kathleen Nadeau, PhD.
Ending the Homework Hassle:
Understanding, Preventing, and Solving School Performance Problems
by John Rosemond
(Tools to help eliminate parents' over-involvement in child's responsibility.)
The Edison Gene: ADHD and the Gift of the Hunter Child
by Thom Hartman
Revealing Minds: Assessing to Understand and Support Struggling Learners
by Craig Pohlman and Mel Levine, M.D.
Fidget to Focus
by Roland Rotz
Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World
by Jeffrey Freed, M.A.T., & Laurie Parsons
(Unlocking your child's potential.)
Putting on the Brakes : Young People's Guide to
Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
by Patricia O. Quinn, MD.
(Excellent for grade school children.)
My Brother's A World Class Pain :
A Sibling's Guide to ADHD/Hyperactivity
by Michael Gordon, PhD
Making The Grade: An Adolescent's Struggle With ADD
by Roberta N. Parker
Clayton's Path
by Brett Bishop et al
(Story embraces the true spirit of ADHD children. Local (Austin) author.)
ADHD in the Schools
by George J. DuPaul, Gary Stoner
(This should be required reading for all teachers and administrators!)
Adolescents and ADD : Gaining the Advantage
by Patricia O. Quinn, MD.
(Direct approach for any teen interested in self-help.)
Parenting From the Inside Out,
by Daniel Siegel