Recommended Reading
Helpful Websites
Some Useful Products

RECOMMENDED READING

AD/HD (General, Work, College):

• ADDitude Magazine
  
• Barkley, Russell.  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  
• Barkley, Russell.  ADHD & the Nature of Self-Control
  
• Brown, Thomas.  Attention Deficit Disorder. 
  
• Honos-Webb, Lara. The Gift of Adult ADD (2008)
• Kelly, Kate & Ramundo, Peggy.  You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?
• Latham & Latham.  ADD & LD in the Workplace:  A Guide for Success
• Murphy, Kevin R.  Out of the Fog
• Nadeau, Kathleen.   ADD in the Workplace
  
• Nadeau, Kathleen.  Adventures in Fast Forward
  
• Nadeau, Kathleen.  Survival Guide for College Students with ADD or LD
• Newport, Cal:  How to Be a High School Superstar, How to Become a Straight-A Student, and How to Win at College
• Novotni, Michele.  What Does Everybody Else Know That I Don’t?

Cognitive & Study Skills:

• Butler, Gillian & Hope, Tony.  Managing Your Mind:  The Mental Fitness Guide
  
• Linksman, Ricki.  How to Learn Anything Quickly
  
• Luckie & Smethurst.  Study Power
  
• Mooney, Jonathan & Cole, David.  Learning Outside the Lines

Mood Management:

• Burns, David.  Feeling Good:  The New Mood Therapy
  
• Burns, David.  The Feeling Good Handbook
  
• Greenberger, Dennis & Padesky, Christine.  Mind Over Mood (workbook)

Organization (Time, Things, Paper):

• Burka, Jane & Yuen, Lenora.  Procrastination:  Why You Do It & What To Do About It
  
• Covey, Stephen.  Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
  
• Kolberg, Judith.  Conquering Chronic Disorganization
  
• Kolberg, Judith & Nadeau, Kathleen.  ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life
  
• Morgenstern, Julie.  Organizing From the Inside Out
  
• Morgenstern, Julie.  Time Management From the Inside Out

Parenting the ADHD Child

• Barkley, Russell (1998). Your Defiant Child
• Barkley, Russell and Robin, Arthur (2008). Your Defiant Teen
• Greene, Ross. The Explosive Child
• Gottman, John (1997). Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
  

Relaxation, Mindfulness, Wellness:

• Benson, Herbert.  Timeless Healing:  The Power & Biology of Belief
  
• Benson, Herbert & Stuart, Eileen.  The Wellness Book
  
• Borysenko, Joan.  Minding the Body, Mending the Mind
  
• Kabat-Zinn, John.  Full Catastrophe Living

Women and ADHD:

• Nadeau, Kathleen & Quinn, Patricia.  Understanding Women with ADHD
  
• Solden, Sari.  Women with Attention Deficit Disorder

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Helpful Websites

For accurate, scientific information on ADHD:

• www.helpforadd.com - Dr. David Rabiner's website for updates on research
• www.help4adhd.org - National Resource Center on ADHD by CHADD and Center for Disease Control
  
• www.CHADD.org
• www.ahelpinghandforyou.com
• www.schwablearning.org

Information on Depression:

• www.nami.org

ADHD and Medications:

• ADHD Parents Medication Guide (PDF) - From the American Psychiatric Association (AMA) and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
• www.ParentsMedGuide.org

ADHD and Marriage:

• adhdmarriage.com

Parenting the ADHD Child:

• Parenting Skills page of ADDaustin.com
• www.help4adhd.org
• www.schwablearning.org - This excellent website is for the parents of children in grades K thru 12, but also has resources for adolescents going off to college and thinking about careers. There are lots of helpful tips on getting homework done, planning big school projects, and writing papers.
• www.helpforadd.com/add-behavioral-treatment - A very helpful summary of principles for parenting the ADHD child written by David Rabiner, PhD.
• www.helpforadd.com/2007/january.htm - Resource for parents of "explosive children" - This links to an article published in Dr. David Rabiner's electronic newsletter (Attention Research Update). It is an excellent synopsis of the method recommended by Dr. Ross Greene in his book, "The Explosive Child: A New Approach ..."
• ADHD Parents Medication Guide (PDF) - From the American Psychiatric Association (AMA) and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
• Study Skills Tips:  http://calnewport.com/blog/ (Cal Newport)

Other:

The following sites have lots of practical information for living with ADHD but may contain information and strategies that have not been documented scientifically:

• www.ADDvance.com (by Drs. Nadeau & Quinn)
  
• www.Additudemag.com (ADDitude Magazine online)
  
• www.FlyLady.net

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Some Useful Products*:

Alarm Clocks:

• The Puzzle Clock – the puzzle pieces fly off when you oversleep!  www.bimbambanana.com/index.php?p=Puzzle-alarm-clock-cool-gadgets&side=visProd&prod_id=21
  
• Clocky – designed by an MIT student who could not wake up.  www.nandahome.com/           
  
• Time IT by Technika – for the computer guru www.technika.com/Sper/s810050.htm
• Dawning Alarm Clock
• invisibleclock.com

Software:

• ADD Planner – help with hyperfocus and other time management problems.  www.ADDplanner.com
  
• Time IT by Technika – for the computer guru www.technika.com/Sper/s810050.htm

Miscellaneous Products for ADD:

• www.eADHD.com – timers, clocks, pill boxes with timers, and more

* Please note that I am not endorsing any of these products.  Some of my clients have found them helpful. 

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