Further Resources and Information on ADHD
Organizations
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA)
National Institute
of Mental Health (NIMH)
The largest research organization in the world that focuses on mental health
diseases.
National Alliance for
the Mentally Ill
A support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends
of people with severe mental illness. Local branchs often give guidance
to finding treatment.
American Academy of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dedicated to helping youth and families affected by mental, behavioral, or developmental
problems.
American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry
National Mental Health
Association
American Psychiatric
Association
American Psychological Association
Canadian
Mental Health Association
Websites
National Resource Center on ADHD
Self-Help Books
Driven To Distraction
: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood
Through Adulthood
by Edward M. Hallowell and
John J. Ratey
Delivered from
Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
by Edward M. Hallowell M.D. and John J. Ratey M.D.
You Mean I'm
Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults
with Attention Deficit Disorder
by Kate Kelly, Peggy Ramundo,
and Edward M., M.D. Hallowell
More Attention,
Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD
by Ari Tuckman
Is It You,
Me, or Adult A.D.D.? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love
Has Attention Deficit Disorder
by Gina Pera and Russell Barkley
Ph.D
Parenting a
Child with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
by Nancy
Boyles and Darlene Contadino
The Survival
Guide for Kids with ADD or ADHD
by John F. Taylor
You and Your
A.D.D. Child: How to Understand and Help Kids With Attention Deficit
Disorder
by Paul Warren and Jody Capehart