Resources
ADHD Books
ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction–from Childhood through Adulthood, 2021, Edward M. Hallowell, MD & John Ratey, MD.
12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD, Russell A. Barkley, MD.
Smart but Scattered, Peg Dawson EdD & Richard Guare, PhD
How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD, Sandra Rief, MA
Parenting Children with ADHD: 10 Lessons that Medicine Cannot Teach and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction–from Childhood Through Adulthood, 2021, Vincent A .Monastra, PhD
Putting on the Brakes: Understanding and Taking Control of Your ADD or ADHD, Patricia Quinn, MD & Judith Stern, MA
Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents (Revised Edition) by Russell A. Barkley, MD
The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in 6 Steps by Melissa Orlov.
Hallowell, E. & Ratey, J., (1994). Delivered from Distraction Widely recognized as the classic in the field, and revised fairly recently.
Rosier, T., (2021). Your Brain’s Not Broken: Strategies for navigating your emotions and life with ADHD. This book does a great job of covering how to manage the energy and motivation issues of ADHD, extra big emotions, and how the ADHD brain functions in a lively, compassionate, and interesting way.
Kohlberg, J., & Nadeau, K. (2002). ADHD-friendly Ways to organize your life. One of the best books available about organizing with ADHD.
Taylor-Klaus, E. & Dempster, D. (2016). Parenting ADHD Now! Highly recommended book about parenting young kids who have ADHD.
ADHD Web Sites
CHADD, The National Advocacy, Research and Support Organization for ADHD https://www.chadd.org
ADHD webinars, articles, and blogs https://www.additudemag.com/
Sleep tips for families managing ADHD https://www.sleepfoundation.org/mental-health/adhd-and-sleep
Social skills tips: https://www.smartkidswithld.org/getting-help/making-friends/social-emotional-skill-building/
The National Attention Deficit Disorder Association: www.add.org
The American Academy of Pediatrics: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/adhd/Pages/default.aspx
Ari Tuckman’s videos and blog. Expert advice at http://adultadhdbook.com