Mercy Family Counseling
ADHD Resources
Parent Educators Partnership (PEP), Grant Wood AEA
Phone: 399-6702, 800-332-8488
This organization has a lending library for parents.
www.aea10.k12.ia.us/pep/library.html
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201, Landover, MD 20785
Phone: 301-386-7070 and 800-233-4050
Website: http://www.chadd.org
Cedar Rapids CHADD
Contact: S.J. Taylor at 319-373-0255 or Mona Schultz at 319-489-2361
Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa
Phone: 1-888-690-5324
www.ldanatl.org
A.D.D. WareHouse
Phone: 800-233-9273
Website: www.addwarehouse.com
This is a catalog of books and videos about ADD and related topics.
Recommended Books & Videos
FOR PARENTS
1-2-3 Magic . Phelan, Thomas W., M.D. (1993) (Video)
The Explosive Child . Greene, Ross W. Ph.D.
Your Defiant Child; Eight Steps to Better Behavior. Barkley, Russell and Benton, Christine.
Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medication for Kids. Wilens, Timothy, M.D.
Raising Resilient Children. Brooks, Robert and Goldstein, Sam.
The Myth of Laziness. Levine, Melvin, M.D.
Look What You’ve Done! Learning Disabilities and Self-Esteem: Stories of Hope and Resilience. Brooks, Robert, Ph.D. (Video)
F.A.T. City, How Difficult Can This Be? Lavoie, Richard. (Video) (This video helps us understand what it feels like to have a learning disability.)
It's so Much Work to be Your Friend. Lavoie, Richard. (Expert advice to help children 6-17 achieve social success.)
How to Reach and Teach ADD/ADHD Children. Reif, Sandra F.
Why Won’t My Child Pay Attention? Goldstein, Sam, M.D. (Video)
Get Out of My Life. Anthony Wolf Phd. A parent guide to the new Teenager.
Surviving Your Adolescents . Phelan, Thomas.
Understanding Girls with AD/HD. Nadeau, Kathleen, Ph.D.
Queen Bees & Wanna Bees. Wiseman, Rosalind. (Author explains inner-workings of teen culture and teaches parents and peers how to respond.)
Driven to Distraction. Hallowell, Edward, M.D. and Ratey, John, M.D. (1994)
FOR CHILDREN
Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention. Nadeau, Kathleen, Ph.D., and Dixon, Ellen, Ph.D.
All Kinds of Minds. Levine, Melvin, M.D.
The Don’t Give Up Kid. Gehret, M.A.
FOR OLDER CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
A Bird’s-Eye View of Life with ADD and ADHD. Zeigler Dendy, Chris
Keeping A Head in School. Levine, Melvin, M.D.
It’s Just Attention Disorder. Goldstein, Sam, Ph.D. (Video)
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
ADD and the College Student. Quinn, Patricia, M.D.
Survival Guide for College Students with ADD or LD. Nadeau, Kathleen, Ph.D.
FOR WOMEN WITH ADD
Women with Attention Deficit Disorder . Solden, Sari, MS, MFCC
Websites
www.allkindsofminds.org A non-profit institute for the understanding of differences in learning
www.ThomasPhelan.com Real Solutions for Real Families
www.aacap.org Facts for Families & other resources
www.chadd.org An excellent support group for children and adults with ADHD
www.SchwabLearning.org Parent’s guide to helping children with learning and attention problems
www.addconsults.com A newsletter with a lot of tips for adults with ADHD
