Helpful Resources for ADHD

Please note:  According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, 1994, (DSM-IV) the diagnostic label is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) However, in popular conversation and on the ADDA website the terms - ADD, ADHD, AD/HD - are used interchangeably. By clicking on some of these article links, you will be redirected to other websites.

General

• Multiple Articles on AD/HD and Addiction – Wendy Richardson, MA, MFT, CAS
• Adult AD/HD: Regaining Focus – from Information Television Network's (iTV) Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Series
• ADHD: Not Just for Kids Anymore - Terry Matlen, MSW, ACSW
• What's It Like To Have ADD? - Edward Hallowell, MD
• Myths About ADD/ADHD - Myths -- and -- facts -- about AD/HD
• Myths About AD/HD, by Becky Booth, Wilma Fellman, LPC, Judy Greenbaum, Ph.D.,
  Terry Matlen, ACSW, Geraldine Markel, Ph.D., Howard Morris, Arthur L. Robin, Ph.D., Angela Tzelepis, Ph.D. (M.A.A.A.N. Members - Michigan Adolescent and Adult ADD Network for Professionals)
• AD/HD and Stimulant Medication Abuse - Wendy Richardson, MA, MFT, CAS
• AD/HD and Hypersensitivities: The Princess and the Pea Syndrome, by Terry Matlen, ACSW and Mary Jane Johnson, PCC, ACT
• ADD, Alcoholism and Other Addictions, by Wendy Richardson MA, MFCC, CAS
• The Link Between ADD/ADHD and Eating Disorders: Self-Medicating With Food. By Wendy Richardson, MA, MFCC, CAS
• Successful People with Learning Disabilities and/or AD/HD, by The Editorial Staff at SchwabLearning.org
• Eight Ways to Handle Impulsivity, by Mary Jane Johnson
• AD/HD Co-Morbidity: What's Under the Tip of the Iceberg? - Carol Watkin, MD

Organization and Time Management

• Why is it so Hard to Let Go of All That Stuff - Linda Anderson
• Using a Day Planner as a Life Planner - Kathleen Nadeau, PhD
• Gee Whiz, I missed It Again: How Can I Improve My Time Management Skills? - Arthur Robin, PhD
• Plain and Simple To-Do List - by Mary Jane Johnson
• Tips for Transitions - by Mary Jane Johnson

Women and AD/HD

• Suffering in Silence: Women With Adult ADHD, by Dulce Zamora
• Honey, I Burned The Cake...Again: Profile of an Inattentive ADD Woman, by Terry Matlen, ACSW
• The Latest in the Treatment of Women with AD/HD - Terry Matlen, ACSW

Men and AD/HD

• Fatherhood and AD/HD,
  by Patrick J. Kilcarr, Ph.D and Patricia O. Quinn, M.D. Attention! Magazine, Volume 4, Number 2 - Fall 1997

Relationship Issues

• AD/HD & Relationships: Communication is the Key! By Dr. Ron Weinstein, Ph.D. Clinical Director and Marlynn Block, M.A.
• How Adult ADHD Affects Relationships: Strategies for Coping Contributed by: Melinda White
• Solutions for Intimacy Problems for Adults with ADHD by Richard B. Austin, Jr., Ph.D.
• How Do You Cope With an ADD Spouse From adders.org
• How a Partner's Untreated ADHD Affects Relationships By Gina Pera
• Marriage and ADHD: A Couple's Survival Guide By Arthur L. Robin, Ph.D.
• ADD and Marriage By Megan Dlugokinski, BellaOnline's Attention Deficit Disorder Editor
• ADD and Intimate Relationships By Amy Ellis, Ph.D., from addders.org

Career and Workplace

• 10 Job Success Tips for the Unfocused from Monster.com
• Mirror, Mirror: Assess Your Skills To Boost Your Career - Christian Perry
• No Panic. No Shame. Just Doing a Job by Julia Lawlor, The New York Times (on the web), June 14 2000

AD/HD Coaching

AD/HD and Legal Issues

• Civil Rights For You, Dale S. Brown

Research

• Brain Imaging Data of ADHD by Amir Raz, Ph.D., Psychiatric Times, August 2004, Vol. XXI, Issue 9 (added July 2005)
• Brain Scans Reveal Physiology of ADHD by Jim Rosack, Psychiatric News January 2, 2004, Volume 39 Number 1(c) 2004 American Psychiatric Association, p. 26

Treatment

Family Issues

School Issues

Co-exisitng Conditions

• Bipolar Disorder: Learning the Signs, Symptoms and Causes - from HelpGuide.org