Resources By Topic

Please click on a topic to be taken to that resource section.

ADHD Diagnosis

• What is the Difference Between Asperger’s Disorder and ADD?

• ADHD:  Not Just for Kids Anymore (FDA)

• ADHD? AD/HD? ADD?...Huh?

• What is ADHD?

• The Diagnostic Criteria of ADHD in Children (DSM – III – R)

• Diagnostic Criteria of ADHD in Adults

• Evaluation Protocol For ADHD

• Distinguishing Executive Function Issues from ADD (newsletter article)

• Overview of ADHD Diagnosis and Assessment Course given by Russell Barkley, Ph.D. – This course overview is intended for medical professionals who diagnose ADD, but has some interesting details for lay people, including a chart on some of the key diagnostic tips professionals can use to distinguish ADD form other disorders. 

• "Is It ADHD or Bipolar Disorder?" - Article from ADDitude Magazine.

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ADHD General

• Delivered from Distraction (book) and Driven to Distraction (book), both published by Dr. Ned Hallowell and Dr. John Ratey

• Assertiveness and ADD – Too Much or Too Little?

• The Positive Aspects of ADHD

• Emotional Intelligence:  The Missing Link?

• Tips for When Your Whole Family Has ADD but You Don’t (newsletter article)

• www.additudemag.com - A very complete site sponsored by ADDitude magazine, a national monthly magazine for the ADD community.

• www.borntoexplore.org - A site that emphasizes the positive aspects of ADD.

• A Guiding Philosophy for Parents of Children with ADHD – Introduction to a book entitled Taking Charge of ADHD - The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents available on the web. 

• Kerin Bellak-Adams is a highly respected ADHD coach, speaker, and author. She specializes in practical, concise strategies for parents, teachers, and businesses in time management and boosting self-esteem. Kerin's website ReachBeyondADD.com offers a new time-management formula, articles on ADHD, suggested reading lists, and much more. Her upcoming book is Success! Solutions for Boosting Self-Esteem: The Diary Method for Kids With or Without ADHD.

ADHD and Marriage

• The Impact of ADHD on Marriage (research article)
• Thoughts on ADHD and Marriage (blog)
• You Don’t Have to Take it Anymore - (book)by Steven Stosny, PhD.  A good resource for learning resentful and angry relationships into loving ones.

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ADHD Organizations and Resource Sites - U.S.

• Hallowell Centers in New York, Needham and San Diego
• www.chadd.org - The website for Children and Adults with ADD. Another national non-profit with a useful site.
• www.add.org - The website 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 chart area, lots of ADD information and links to other sites. Keeps up-to-date with the latest news in the ADD world. Sends out a email newsletter.
• www.addresources.org - Provides over 100 articles written by national ADHD authorities and adults with ADD, 100 links to ADHD related websites, a free monthly eNews letter and a national ADHD directory.
• 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 much here useful to adults. Sends out an email newsletter.
• pages.suddenlink.net/drshankweb/ - Hi! I’m Dr. Marilyn Shank. I’ve taught general and special education at the elementary, high school, and university levels. This site is the place for you if you share any of my interests in the following topics: Universal Design for Learning, Positive Behavior Support, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (A.D.D. and A.D.H.D.), Learning Disabilities, The Therapeutic Role of Animals, Single Parent of a Child with a Disability, Writing for Children and Teens, West Virginia.

ADHD Organizations – Outside the U.S.

• www.adders.org - A site to learn about our friends in England. It has information on homeopathic and other alternative treatments of ADD.

ADHD – Women and Girls

• www.addvance.com – This site was started by two women well-versed in ADD – Patricia Quinn, MD and Kathleen Nadeau, PhD.  It has a good deal of information about ADD and women, as its original focus was in this area, though it now has broadened its scope.  They offer a monthly newsletter.
• Understanding Girls with ADHD – book by Kathleen Nadeau and Patricia Quinn
• Understanding Women with ADHD – book by Kathleen Nadeau and Patricia Quinn
• Gender Issues and ADHD – book by Kathleen Nadeau and Patricia Quinn
• Women with Attention Deficit Disorder: Embracing Disorganization at Home and in the Workplace – book by Sari Solden, MS, MFCC
• National Center for Girls and Women with ADHD – founded by Patricia Quinn and Kathleen Nadeau to promote awareness, advocacy and research on ADHD in women and girls.  Has a good research section on this issue.

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Anxiety / Depression

• What is Anxiety in Public Speaking?
• Antidotes for Anxiety (newsletter article)
• What is Clinical Depression?

Brain – How it Works

• A User’s Guide to the Brain:  Perception, Attention and the Four theaters of the Brain (book) by Dr. John Ratey – an introduction to neuroscience in layman’s terms
• Brains of kids with ADHD mature later than non-ADHD peers (newsletter article and research study link)

Careers / Work

• Finding a Career that Suits You:  Play to Your Strengths
• An Outline for Addressing Work and Career Challenges: Interviewing Baird Brightman, Ph.D.
• Career Planning for the IPod Generation: Archives of newsletter on career planning for high school and college age students written by Carol Roman Wright of the Hallowell Center and Carol Cristen, author of What Color is Your Parachute for Teens.  

Coaching / Support Groups

• ADD Coaching Q&A
• Canadian ADHD Support Group Links
• International ADHD Support Group Links
• 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 site also has a comprehensive listing of ADD professionals, products and services; updated research information, and articles written by experts in ADHD.
• ADD in 2005 Graduates - Another source for ADHD coaches is the graduate list of a 22-week course that Drs. Hallowell and Ratey taught. 
• The Manhattan Adult ADD Support Group - We Offer Offer Support & Information To Adults In New York City And The Surrounding Communities With ADD/ADHD.

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Communication Skills

• Getting to Yes:  Negotiating Agreement without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton
• The Power of a Positive No (book) by William Ury
• The Zen of Listening:  Mindful Communications in the Age of Distractions by Rebecca Shafir, M.A., C.C.C.

Complementary/Alternative Treatments

• An Overview of Alternative/Complementary Treatments for ADHD (newsletter article)

Education /Schooling

• Eagle Hill Graduation Speech on Magnificent Minds - Given by Dr. Hallowell in 2008, this moving speech captures his philosophy of life and learning differences. Great reading for any parent or high schooler.
• 7 Tips for Starting out the School Year Right
• The Summer Vacation:  Smart Strategies for Students with ADHD
• Helping Kids with ADHD Succeed in Middle School (newsletter article)
• How Do I Determine the Right School for My K-12 Learning Disabled Child?  (newsletter article)
• Gray Matters (illustrated card deck for using in classrooms) – Uses movement to reinforce learning in the classroom.  Cards are designed to help improve academic performance in the classroom. 
• Performance tracking worksheet for school, developed by David Rabiner, a research scientist at Duke University.  (newsletter article)
• Stern Center for Language and Learning - (1-800-544-4863)
• All Kinds of Minds – Founded by Dr. Mel Levine and Charles Schwab to translate the latest research on how children learn into programs, products and services that help struggling students become more successful learners.
• Your Child’s Strengths:  Discover Them, Develop Them, Use Them (book) by Jenifer Fox, M.Ed.  Dr. Hallowell says of this book:  “If teachers and parents would all read this and implement its suggestions, our broken educational system would be fixed in no time.”  Many practical applications for strengths-based approach to learning.
• Teaching Students with ADD – resource page with articles, statistics, info on accommodations, educational guides.
• Colleges:  Books to help find colleges for those with ADHD include:  Peterson’s Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or ADD and K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with LD and ADD.  In addition, there is a chapter in Delivered from Distraction on how to prepare your high schooler for the independence of college.  Nancy Ratey has a book called Coaching College Students with ADHD:  Issues and Answers that provides good guidance for how to help kids who are away from home.
• Conquering College with ADD (pdf)
  by Lee Andrews a student at the Hillsborough Community College
  Describes the upsides and downsides of what an ADDer faces in higher education.

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Educational Therapists

Educational Therapists of New England (ETNE) - is comprised of four educational therapists who are experienced in working with children, adolescents, and adults with suspected or diagnosed learning disabilities, attentional disorders, and comorbid (co-existing) conditions, all of which contribute to difficulties in school, the workplace, and in relationships.

Exercise and Health

• Walking Meditation

Hallowell Connections Newsletters

Newsletter archive beginning 2006

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• Fall, 2004:  Procrastination and task completion; putting school achievement into perspective; seven steps to a better daily schedule

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Learning Disabilities – not ADHD

• www.allkindsofminds.com - A wealth of information about learning disabilities, including resources for professional development, discussion groups and information about Dr. Levine’s All Kinds of Minds Insitute.
• What is the Difference Between Asperger’s Disorder and ADD?

Medications

• Dr. Hallowell Responds to FDA Stimulant Controversy (newsletter article)

Organization Skills

• Seven Steps to a Better Daily Schedule (and other short articles on topic)

Nutrition

• Getting More Omega-3s (newsletter article)

Parenting

• The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness (book) by Edward Hallowell
• Raising Cain:  Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys (book) by Dan Kindlon, Ph.D. and Michael Thompson, Ph.D.  Makes the case that emotional literacy is the most important skill we can teach our boys.
• Empowering Parents. Straight Talk. Real Results.

Summer Experiences and Weekends

• 2008 Summer Camps and Schools Guide
• SOAR (Success Oriented Achievement Realized) offers many high adventure summer and weekend programs for those with LD and ADHD.
• The Cape Cod Institute – Dr. Hallowell presents to teachers and adults at this week-long course on ADHD.  It usually takes place in the first week of July. 
• Summer Enrichment Camp for Families at The Leelanau School.  Dr. Hallowell and the staff at Leelanau run a week-long camp for the whole family (with kids entering 5^th – 12^th grades).  Usually in July.

Teens and Children

• “Teenagers with ADD:  A Parents’ Guide” by Chris Zeigler Dendy is a good book on this topic
• Positively ADD by Catherine Corman and Edward Hallowell:  Written for teens – profiles the lives of 17 successful people who struggled with ADD
• NIH Publishes Study Supporting Combined Treatment for Adolescent Depression (news release)
• "I Have Always Felt Different" - article from the Journal of Pediatric Nursing (PDF)