Recommended Resources

Books, Magazines and Online

•    ADHD: A Complete and Authoritative Guide by the American Academy of Pediatrics2004 edited by Michael I. Reiff, MD, FAAP
•     ADDitude Magazine
•     Add Warehouse
•     All Kinds of Minds Institutes
•     Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents, 2nd edition by Russell Barkley, MD, New York, NY:Guilford Press; 2000
•     Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish – how to help your children live together so you can live too (The Hearst Corporation, 105 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016).
•     The Difficult Child by Stanley Turecki, M.D. and Leslie Tonner with a foreword by Stella Chess, M.D. Published by Bantam Books, Inc., 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10103.
•     Transforming the Difficult Child by Howard Glasser, MA and Jennifer Easley, MA. Contact author atadhddoc@theriver.com.
•     Jumpin’ Johnny, Get Back To Work, A Child’s Guide to ADHD/Hyperactivity by Michael Gordon, Ph.D.
•     All Kinds of Minds, A Young Student’s Book about Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders by Mel Levine, MD
•     Keeping A Head in School, a Student’s Book about Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders by Mel Levine, MD
•     Driven to Distraction – Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell, MD, and John J. Ratey, M.D. Pantheon Books, A Division of Random House, Inc., New York, 1994
•     Answers to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, MD Bantam Books
•     Internet Resources for Special Children – More Information

Support Groups

•     Attention-Deficit Disorder association (ADDA) More Information
•     Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder (CHADD) More Information
•     Learning Disabilitis Association of America (LDA) More Information
•     Parent advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER) More Information
•     Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA) More Information
•     Autism Society of America, San Diego Chapter More Information

Videos

•     Learning Disabilities and Social Skills, Last one Picked, First one Picked On by Richard Lavoie, PBS –More Information
•     How Difficult Can this Be? Understanding Learning Disabilities by Richard Lavoie, PBS – More Information
•     When the Chips are Down…Learning Disabilities and Discipline with Richard Lavoie, PBS – More Information