ADHD Special Interest Group

• Taking Charge of ADHD - Revised Edition: The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents by Dr. Russell BarkleyWritten by one of the world's foremost experts on ADHD, in this book Dr. Russell Barkey provides parents with well-documented effective strategies and interventions that they can use to improve their child's ability to pay attention and stay focused.
• Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood by Dr. Edward Hallowell and Dr. John RateyThis book provides an excellent overview of ADHD, discusses the strengths of people with ADHD and shows how positive outcomes can be achieved. It helps the readers recognize some of the difficulties posed by the educational and social environments.
• Thom Hartmann's Complete Guide to ADHD: Help for Your Family at Home, School and Work by Thom HartmannIn this book, Thom Hartmann combines the best of his previous books with important new information. In the new chapters, Hartmann looks at how and why America's school system fails to assist children diagnosed with ADHD and urges parents to find alternative means of educating their children when this happens.
• Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception by Thom HartmannThe view of the positive aspects of ADHD is presented in this book and tries to balance them with the difficulties encountered.
• You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! A Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder by Kate Kelly and Peggy RamundoThis book was written with the adult population in mind. It addresses all aspects of ADHD and how it affects daily life. It is especially refreshing for adults who see that they have had the condition their whole lives.
• ADHD Book: Living Right Now by Dr. Martin L. KutscherThis title was written by a physician when he heard parents of ADHD kids say that they did not have time to read long books. He does a good job of discussing the features of ADHD and the various treatments and helps parents to see the value of strategies at home.
• ADD/ADHD Behavior Change Resource Kit: Ready to Use Strategies and Activities for Helping Children with Attention Deficit Disorder by Dr. Grad L. FlickThe author has provided a set of strategies for use by children, parents, teachers, physicians, counselors and mental health professionals to help people with ADHD in school, at home and in social situations. It contains various charts and tables that can be copied for use in the various settings.
• How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD: Practical Techniques, Strategies, and Interventions, 2nd Edition by Sandra F. RiefThis volume covers grades K-12 and offers many strategies that can be used at school and home. It contains stories of students and their outcomes over time. It is a good reference and selected sections can be used depending upon need.
• ADHD: What Every Parent Needs to Know. Reiff, M. I., & Pediatrics, A. A. of. (2011). American Academy of Pediatrics.
• The ADD/ADHD checklist. Rief, S. F. (2008). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• The ADHD Book of Lists: A Practical Guide for Helping Children and Teens with Attention Deficit Disorders. Rief, S. F. (2015). John Wiley & Sons.

Books for Parents - Organization

• Get organized without losing it. Fox, J. S., & Espeland, P. (2006). Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Pub.
• The organized student: teaching children the skills for success in school and beyond. Goldberg, D., & Zwiebel, J. (2005). New York: Simon & Schuster.
• How to do homework without throwing up. Romain, T., & Verdick, E. (1997). Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit.

Books for Parents - Executive Functioning

• Academic success strategies for adolescents with learning disabilities and ADHD. Minskoff, E. H., & Allsopp, D. (2003). Baltimore, Md.: P.H. Brookes.
• How to reach and teach children with ADD/ADHD: practical techniques, strategies, and interventions. Rief, S. F. (2005). San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass.

Books for Parents - General Behavior/Emotion

• SOS help for emotions: managing anxiety, anger, and depression. Clark, L. (2002). Bowling Green, KY: SOS Programs and Parents Press.
• SOS help for parents: a practical guide for handling common everyday behavior problems. Clark, L., & Robb, J. (2005). Bowling Green, KY: SOS Programs & Parents Press.
• 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2–12. Phelan, T. W. (2014). ParentMagic, Inc.

Books for Children

• Otto Learns About His Medicine: A Story about Medication for Children with ADHD by Dr. Matthew GalvinOtto is a high-octane young car whose motor runs too fast. Otto and his parents visit a pit crew of special mechanics who prescribe a medicine to help slow down Otto's racing motor and help him find ways to be more focused and organized. This new edition of a classic resource for young children and their families includes the latest advances in the understanding of ADHD. An expanded Note to Parents by the author discusses treatment approaches and current findings about medications, including their possible side effects. Ages 4-8.
• Jumpin' Johnny, Get Back to Work! A Child's Guide to ADHD/Hyperactivity by Dr. Michael GordonThis animated cartoon, aimed for grades K-5, tells Jumpin' Johnny's story so cleverly that even the most fidgety of youngsters will play close attention. ADHD children can learn about their problem in a format that will hold their interest and motivate them to become part of the treatment process. Ages 5-10.
• Pay Attention, Slosh! by Smith & PiazzaAlthough he's smart when it comes to computers and math, Josh also has ADHD--Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder. After talking to his teacher, Josh's parents decide to take him to a doctor, and things start looking up. Best of all, over time, Josh's classmates come to appreciate him as just another one of the guys. This book is done in a Superfudge/Judy Blume chapter book style that resonates well with the 1st-4th grade set.
• Making the Grade: An Adolescent's Struggle with ADD by Roberta ParkerThis is a story of a seventh grader who finds his problems with self-control and inattention threaten his chances of success scholastically and athletically. There is a section of the book which provides answers to commonly asked questions about ADD which offers vital information to young readers. Ages 9-12.
• The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dave PilkeyThis is a series based on the adventures of two boys who have ADHD. It is written for children but provides some imaginable examples of what can happen.
• Learning Outside the Lines by Jonathan Mooney and David ColeThis book was written by two students who both have ADHD and learning disabilities and who ended up at Ivy League schools. It is targeted at students and provides them with strategies to use at school.