Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
Organizations
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Inc. (CHADD)
www.chadd.org
CHADD has an extensive website for adults, parents and children.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
www.add.org
ADDA has an extensive website geared towards the needs of adults.
About.com on ADD
ADD.About.com
One of the oldest websites, now run by Ms. Keath Low, has a wide range of resources.
Learning Disabilities Association
Websites
AD/HD and You: Helpful Answers for those affected by AD/HD.
www.ADHDandYou.com
ADD Forums – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Support and Information Resources Community
www.ADDForums.com
Books
Personal Effectiveness
Carson, R. (2003) Taming Your Gremlin: A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way
Covey, S. (2004) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Gallwey W. T. (2001) The Inner Game of Work: Focus, Learning, Pleasure, and Mobility in the Workplace
Wycoff, J. (1991) Mindmapping: Your Personal Guide to Exploring Creativity and Problem-Solving
ADD, Strategies and Solutions
Greenbaum & Markel, (2005) Finding Your Focus: Practical Strategies for the Everyday Challenges Facing Adults with ADD
Hallowell and Ratey, (2011) Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
Kelly & Ramundo, (2006) You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
Kolberg & Nadeau, (2002) ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life
Markel, G. (2008) Defeating the 8 Demons of Distraction: Proven Strategies to Increase Productivity and Decrease Stress
Pera, G. (2008) Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Has Attention Deficit Disorder
Ratey, N. (2008) The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain to Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents
Rotz & Wright, (2005) Fidget to Focus: Outwit Your Boredom: Sensory Strategies for Living with ADD
Tuckman, A. (2009) More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD
Weiss, L. (2005) Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults: A Different Way of Thinking
Weiss, L. (2005) The New Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults Workbook
ADD, General Information (but more technical)
Brown, T. (2006) Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults (Yale University Press Health & Wellness)
Doyle, B. (2006) Understanding And Treating Adults With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
National Institute of Mental Health. (2012) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD)
Novotni & Whiteman, (2003) Adult AD/HD: A Reader Friendly Guide to Identifying, Understanding, and Treating Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Revised and Updated
Ratey, J. (1998) Shadow Syndromes: The Mild Forms of Major Mental Disorders That Sabotage Us
Ratey, J. (2002) A User’s Guide to the Brain: Perception, Attention, and the Four Theaters of the Brain
Ratey, J. (2008) Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Sarkis, S. (2011) Adult ADD: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed (The New Harbinger Guides for the Newly Diagnosed Series)
ADD and Women’s Issues
Nadeau & Quinn, (2002) Understanding Women With AD/HD
Quinn, P. (2010) 100 Questions & Answers About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Women and Girls
Solden, S. (2012) Women with Attention Deficit Disorder: Embrace Your Differences and Transform Your Life
ADD and Therapeutic Issues
Novotni & Petersen, (1999) What Does Everybody Else Know That I Don’t?: Social Skills Help for Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Richardson, W. (2005) When Too Much Isn’t Enough: Ending the Destructive Cycle of AD/HD and Addictive Behavior
Solanto, M. (2011) Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD: Targeting Executive Dysfunction
Solden, S. (2004) Journeys Through ADDulthood: Discover a New Sense of Identity and Meaning with Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and Parenting
Jacobs, E. (1998) Fathering the ADHD Child: A Book for Fathers, Mothers, and Professionals
Kilcarr & Quinn, (1997) Voices From Fatherhood: Fathers Sons & Adhd