Recommended Reading List on ADHD

A Comprehensive Guide to Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults: Research, Diagnosis, and Treatment, Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.

Adventures in Fast Forward: Life, Love and Work for the ADD Adult, Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.

Driven to Distraction; Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood, Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. & John Ratey, M.D.

Answers to Distraction, Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., & John J. Ratey, M.D.

You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?, Kate Kelly & Peggy Ramundo

Understanding Women with ADHD, edited by Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D. and Patricia Quinn, M.D.

Understanding Gender Issues and ADHD: Research, Diagnosis and Treatment, Patricia Quinn, M.D., Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.

Women with Attention Deficit Disorder, Sari Solden, MS, MFCC

ADD Success Stories: A Guide to Fulfillment for Families With Attention Deficit-Disorder, Thom Hartmann, John Ratey, M.D.

Focus Your Energy: Hunting for Success in Business With Attention Deficit-Disorder, Thom Hartmann

ADHD in Adolescents, Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.

Give Your ADD Teen a Chance: A Guide for Parents of Teenagers With Attention Deficit Disorder, Lynn Weiss, Ph.D.

Attention, Please! A Comprehensive Guide to Successfully Parenting Children with Attention Disorders and Hyperactivity, Edna D. Copeland, Ph.D.

Adventures in Fast Forward: Life, Love, and Work for the ADD Adult, Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D.

What Does Everybody Else Know That I Don’t?: Social Skills Help for Adults With Attention Deficit Disorder, Michele Novotni, Ph.D.

The Link Between ADD and Addiction: Getting the Help You Deserve, Wendy Richardson

ADD & Romance, Jonathan Scott Halverstadt, M.S.

You, Your Relationship & Your ADD, Michael T. Bell, Ed.S., LPC

Organizations

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) 1788 Second Street, #200 Highland Park, Il 60035 847-432-1441 www.add.org

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place #201 Landover, MD 20785 www.chadd.org

Job Accommodation Network (Government sponsored resource for ADA accommodations for ADD on the job) P.O. Box 6080 Morgantown, WV 26506-6080 www.jan.wvu.edu

The National Center for Gender Issues and ADHD, Patricia Quinn, M.D., and Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D. F For more information on women with AD/HD, visit their websites: www.NCGIADD.org and www.addvance.com

SchwabLearning: “A parents’ guide to helping kids with learning difficulties be successful in school and life.”  The site provides useful information and practical strategies for parents of children in kindergarten through high school. www.SchwabLearning.org
 

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