ADD / ADHD Resources, Books, Websites, and Information
At ADD Health & Wellness Centers, we believe in the power of information and communication. To serve this belief, we have several specific goals: to share our knowledge, to help grow support systems, and to help educate those struggling with ADHD. Below we have compiled a list of valuable resources that may be of interest to you.
If you have a suggestion for additional sites and resources. Just let us know.
Books
- A Mind at a Time by Dr. Mel Levine
- ADD and Creativity by Lynn Weiss, Ph.D.
- ADD and the College Student: A Guide for High School and College Students with Attention Deficit Disorder, Revised Edition by Patricia Quinn, MD
- ADD and Romance by Jonathan Halverstaat
- ADD and Success by Lynn Weiss, Ph.D.
- ADD on the Job Making your ADD work for you by Lynn Weiss, Ph.D.
- ADD in the Workplace - Choices, Changes, and Challenges: Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.
- ADD Success Stories by Thomas Hartmann
- Adolescents and ADD: Gaining the Advantage by Patricia Quinn, MD
- Answers to Distraction by Edward Hallowell, MD and John Ratey, MD
- Delivered from Distraction by Edward Hallowell, MD and John Ratey, MD
- Driven to Distraction by Edward Hallowell, MD and John Ratey, MD
- Educational Care by Dr. Mel Levine (home and school recommendations for LD/ADHD)
- Girls with ADHD by Patricia Quinn, MD, Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D., and Ellen Litman
- Healing ADD by Dr. Daniel Amen
- Helping Adolescents with ADHD & Learning Disabilities: Ready-to-Use Tips, Techniques, and Checklists for School Success by Judith Greenbaum, Ph.D. and Geraldine Markel, Ph.D.
- Journeys through ADDulthood: Discover a New Sense of Identity and Meaning While Living with ADD by Sari Solden.
- Keeping A Head in School by Dr. Mel Levine
- Learning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You the Tools for Academic Success and Educational Revolution by Jonathan Mooney and David Cole
- Learning to Learn by Gloria Frenderar (study skills tips)
- Making ADD Work: On the Job Strategies for Copying with Attention Deficit Disorder, Blythe Grossberg, Psy.D.
- Managing Your Mind by Butler and Hope
- Mastering Your Adult ADHD by Safren, Sprich, Perlman, and Otto
- Meditation for Busy People by Dawn Groves
- Moms with ADD by Christine Adamec
- Out of the Fog by Kevin Murphy, Ph.D.
- Procrastination by Burka and Yuen
- Straight Talk about Reading by Susan Hall and Louisa Moats
- Survival Guide for College Students with ADD or LD by Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.
- Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD: Beyond Piles Palms, and Post-its by Terry Matlen
- Taking Charge of ADHD, Second Edition by Russell Barkley, Ph.D.
- Teaching the Tiger by Pruit and Dornbush
- Teenagers with ADHD by C. Dendy
- The ADD Nutrition Solution by Marcia Zimmerman
- The Explosive Child by Ross Greene, Ph.D.
- The Hyperactive Child, Adolescent, and Adult by Paul Wender
- The Tomorrow Trap: Unlocking the Secrets to Procrastination by Karen Peterson, Ph.D.
- Understanding Women with ADHD ed. by Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D. and Patricia Quinn, MD
- What Does Everybody Else Know That I Don’t? by Michelle Novatni
- When Words Fail Me by Priscilla Vail
- Women with ADD by Sari Solden
- You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?: A Self-Help Book for Adults with ADD by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo
- You, Your Relationship and Your ADD by Bell
- Your Defiant Child: 8 Steps to Better Behavior by Russell Barkley, Ph.D. and Christine Benton
- Your Hyperactive Child by Dr. Ingersol
Websites
- ADD Talk (www.addtalk.org) - A new online community and support forum for individuals and familes with ADD / ADHD
- ADDitude Magazine (www.additude.com) - A very complete site sponsored by ADDitude magazine, a national monthly magazine for the ADD community.
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association Southern Region (www.adda-sr.org) - The ADDA-SR web site provides information to assist parents, teachers, professionals, adults with ADHD or anyone wanting to learn more about ADHD.
- www.add.org - The web site for the National Attention Deficit Disorder Association, a non-profit organization that focuses on the needs of adults and young adults with ADD and ADHD. They sponsor an annual national conference on AD/HD.
- www.add.about.com - A very complete site with a chat area, lots of ADD info, and links to other sites. Keeps up-to-date with the latest news in the ADD world. Sends out a weekly email.
- www.adhdnews.com - A very popular, active site with lots of information that is continually updated. Much of it is geared towards the needs of children with ADD/ADHD, but there is also much here useful to adults. Sends out a email newsletter.
- www.chadd.org - The web site of Children and Adults with A.D.D. (CHADD). Another national non-profit with a useful site.
- www.adders.org - A site to learn about our friends overseas in England. It has Information on homeopathic and other alternative treatments of ADD.
- www.addconsults.com - Provides private, personal ADD consultations, both nationally and internationally, via e-mail. Consultation is provided by Terry Matlen, MSW, ACSW, a psychotherapist, coach and consultant who specializes in attention deficit disorders in adults and young adults. This web site also has a comprehensive listing of ADD professionals, products and services; updated research information, and articles written by experts in ADHD.
- www.ADDvance.com - A site dedicated to the needs of women and girls with AD/HD (ADD), offering information, resources and links. ADDvance also publishes a magazine for women with ADD six times yearly. Subscriptions can be ordered online.
- www.borntoexplore.org - A site that emphasizes the positives about having ADD.
- www.tamingthetriad.com
