Books on ADHD and Behavior
Adults with ADHD
Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults
Brown, T.E. (2005).
A new model of Attention Deficit Disorder as impairment of the brain’s management system. Written for general public and professionals, includes many case examples that show how ADD changes across the lifespan.
Driven to Distraction
Hallowell, E. M., & Ratey, J. J. (1994).
A very popular overview of ADHD by psychiatrists who understand it from their own experience.
The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain to Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents.
Ratey, Nancy. (2010).
Ratey has produced a valuable resource for people addressing the daily challenges caused by the neurobiological condition of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Ratey, J. and Hagerman, E. (2008).
A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain.
Women With Attention Deficit Disorder
Solden, S. (2005).
A well-written guide that describes the unique perspective of women with ADD.
You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!
Kelly, K., & Ramundo, P. (1995).
A terrific book for someone newly diagnosed or suspect they may have ADHD. Full of “aha!” moments, useful insights and practical self help for ADD Adults.
Understanding Women with AD/HD
Nadeau, K. G., & Quinn, P. O. (Eds.). (2002).
Addresses issues faced by women with ADHD at all stages of life.
A Day in the Life of an Adult with ADHD
Joffe, V. and Iachan, M. (2006).
A Day in the Life of an Adult with ADHD is a guide for adults with ADHD who are looking for a way to understand their condition and practical strategies to improve their life. In this short, yet informative and humorous book, readers learn the theory behind their struggles with ADHD as adults, as well as practical strategies to face their challenges during their regular day and evening routines and activities.
Thom Hartmann’s Complete Guide to ADHD: Help for Your Family at Home, School and Work
Hartmann, Thom. (2000).
Rather than portraying the syndrome as a crippling disease, Thom Hartmann demonstrates that ADD can be associated with creativity, high achievement, and a most successful adaptive style.
The Gift of Adult ADD: How to Transform Your Challenges and Build on Your Strengths
Honos-Webb, Lara. (2008).
Lara Honos-Webb adapts the revolutionary approach first introduced in the parenting book The Gift of ADHD to the lives of adults with ADD. Instead of focusing on your weaknesses, this book shows you how to transform symptoms into strengths to improve your relationships, job performance, parenting skills, and overall quality of life.
ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life.
Kohlberg, Judith and Nadeau, K.G. (2002).
Practical advice on how to organize time, money and stuff.
Understand Your Brain, Get More Done
Tuckman, Ari. (2012).
This book is abundant with effective strategies for combating problems related to inattention, procrastination, disorganization, mismanagement of time, and poor planning. It begins by carefully explaining the neurologic underpinnings of ADHD and focusing on specific executive functions—the brain-based processes that assist in planning, initiating, and carrying out tasks to complete projects. Then using exercises designed to identify areas that need addressing, it aims to “tune up” these executive functions for maximum productivity.
Marriage and Relationships
Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Has Attention Deficit Disorder
Pera, Gina. (2008).
Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? is a comprehensive guide to recognizing the behaviors where you least expect them (on the road and in the bedroom, for example) and developing compassion for couples wrestling with unrecognized ADHD symptoms. It also offers the latest information from top experts, plenty of real-life details, and easy-to-understand guidelines for finding the best treatment options and practical solutions.
The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps.
Orlov, Melissa. (2010).
The ADHD Effect on Marriage helps couples understand why things never seem to get better, no matter how hard they try – and how to change that, not by “trying harder,” but by “trying differently” so they can renew their love and joy.
College Students with ADHD
Learning Outside the Lines
Mooney, J. and D. Cole. (2000).
Two Ivy League students with ADHD and learning disorders offer witty and practical advice on strategies to survive and thrive in the learning environment of colleges and universities.
Coaching College Students with AD/HD
Quinn, P. O., N.A. Ratey, & T.L. Maitlin. (2000).
A useful resource about difficulties with time and task management experienced by many college students with ADHD. Offers suggestions for those who want to assist these students
Making the Grade with ADD
Sarkis, Stephanie. (2008).
In college, independence, fun activities, and new friendships abound. But if you have attention deficit disorder (ADD), these new opportunities also present new challenges. To adjust to college life, you’ll need to learn to harness your disorder in new ways in order to plan your time effectively, become a successful student, make friends, and take advantage of everything campus life has to offer.
Children with ADHD
Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning
Cooper-Kahn, Joyce. Ph.D and Laurie, Dietzel, Ph.D. (2008).
Written by clinical psychologists, Late, Lost, and Unprepared emphasizes the need for a two-pronged approach to intervention: 1) helping the child to manage demands in the short run, and 2) building independent skills for long-term self-management. Full of encouragement and practical strategies, the book’s organization–short chapters with overviews, summaries, case studies, tips, and definitions–makes it easy to grasp concepts quickly and get started. Late, Lost, and Unprepared is chockful of ideas for helping your child or student be productive and independent–today and in the future.Greene, R. W. (1998). The Explosive Child. An excellent, helpful book for parents of children who are easily frustrated and chronically inflexible. Offers insight into understanding and parenting these challenging children.
Teenagers With ADD: A Parents’ Guide
Dendy, C. A. Z. (1995).
A hands-on guide for parents and professionals about the issues and challenges of daily life faced by teens with ADHD. Written by a mom who has “been there”.
Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential
Dawson, P. and Guare, R. (2009).
Learn easy-to-follow steps to identify your child’s strengths and weaknesses, use activities and techniques proven to boost specific skills, and problem-solve daily routines. Small changes can add up to big improvements–this empowering book shows how.
The Explosive Child
Greene, R. W. (1998).
An excellent, helpful book for parents of children who are easily frustrated and chronically inflexible. Offers insight into understanding and parenting these challenging children.
Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them
Greene, Ross W., (2009)
Frequent visits to the principal’s office. Detentions. Suspensions. Expulsions. These are the established tools of school discipline for kids who don’t abide by school rules, have a hard time getting along with other kids, don’t seem to respect authority, don’t seem interested in learning, and are disrupting the learning of their classmates. But there’s a big problem with these strategies: They are ineffective for most of the students to whom they are applied. Here, Dr. Ross W. Greene presents an enlightened, clear-cut, and practical alternative. Backed by years of experience and research, and written with a powerful sense of hope and achievable change, Lost at School gives teachers and parents the realistic strategies and information to impact the classroom experience of every challenging kid.
The Gift of ADHD Activity Book: 101 Ways to Turn Your Child’s Problems into Strengths.
Honos-Webb, Lara, Ph.D (2007).
Compelling new research indicates that the impulses that lead your child to act exuberantly may correspond with unusual levels of creativity and a heightened capacity for insight into the feelings and emotions of others. ADHD expert Lara Honos-Webb presents the evidence for this revolutionary concept and explains how you can help your child develop control over inattentive, hyperactive behavior and enhance the five gifts of ADHD: creativity, attunement to nature, interpersonal intuition, energetic enthusiasm, and emotional sensitivity.
The Myth of Laziness
Levine, M. (2003)
A compassionate and sensible discussion about how many students with neurodevelopmental dysfunction are often seen by others and themselves as lazy because of “output failures.”
ADHD: Living Without Brakes
Kutscher, Martin L., M.D. (2008).
This concise and highly accessible book contains everything that parents and busy professionals need to know about ADHD. The author describes the spectrum of ADHD, the co-occurring symptoms, and common difficulties that parents face. The rest of the book focuses on solutions, based around four rules. The concluding chapter summarizes the information covered and can also be read as a complete, freestanding text. Useful checklists and further reading recommendations are also included. Realistic and optimistic, this book is the ideal source of information and advice for parents and professionals who are trying to keep up with children who are living without brakes.
Annotations excerpted from Google.com and Amazon.com
Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults
Brown, T.E. (2005).
A new model of Attention Deficit Disorder as impairment of the brain’s management system. Written for general public and professionals, includes many case examples that show how ADD changes across the lifespan.
Driven to Distraction
Hallowell, E. M., & Ratey, J. J. (1994).
A very popular overview of ADHD by psychiatrists who understand it from their own experience.
The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain to Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents.
Ratey, Nancy. (2010).
Ratey has produced a valuable resource for people addressing the daily challenges caused by the neurobiological condition of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Ratey, J. and Hagerman, E. (2008).
A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain.
Women With Attention Deficit Disorder
Solden, S. (2005).
A well-written guide that describes the unique perspective of women with ADD.
You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!
Kelly, K., & Ramundo, P. (1995).
A terrific book for someone newly diagnosed or suspect they may have ADHD. Full of “aha!” moments, useful insights and practical self help for ADD Adults.
Understanding Women with AD/HD
Nadeau, K. G., & Quinn, P. O. (Eds.). (2002).
Addresses issues faced by women with ADHD at all stages of life.
A Day in the Life of an Adult with ADHD
Joffe, V. and Iachan, M. (2006).
A Day in the Life of an Adult with ADHD is a guide for adults with ADHD who are looking for a way to understand their condition and practical strategies to improve their life. In this short, yet informative and humorous book, readers learn the theory behind their struggles with ADHD as adults, as well as practical strategies to face their challenges during their regular day and evening routines and activities.
Thom Hartmann’s Complete Guide to ADHD: Help for Your Family at Home, School and Work
Hartmann, Thom. (2000).
Rather than portraying the syndrome as a crippling disease, Thom Hartmann demonstrates that ADD can be associated with creativity, high achievement, and a most successful adaptive style.
The Gift of Adult ADD: How to Transform Your Challenges and Build on Your Strengths
Honos-Webb, Lara. (2008).
Lara Honos-Webb adapts the revolutionary approach first introduced in the parenting book The Gift of ADHD to the lives of adults with ADD. Instead of focusing on your weaknesses, this book shows you how to transform symptoms into strengths to improve your relationships, job performance, parenting skills, and overall quality of life.
ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life.
Kohlberg, Judith and Nadeau, K.G. (2002).
Practical advice on how to organize time, money and stuff.
Understand Your Brain, Get More Done
Tuckman, Ari. (2012).
This book is abundant with effective strategies for combating problems related to inattention, procrastination, disorganization, mismanagement of time, and poor planning. It begins by carefully explaining the neurologic underpinnings of ADHD and focusing on specific executive functions—the brain-based processes that assist in planning, initiating, and carrying out tasks to complete projects. Then using exercises designed to identify areas that need addressing, it aims to “tune up” these executive functions for maximum productivity.
Marriage and Relationships
Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Has Attention Deficit Disorder
Pera, Gina. (2008).
Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? is a comprehensive guide to recognizing the behaviors where you least expect them (on the road and in the bedroom, for example) and developing compassion for couples wrestling with unrecognized ADHD symptoms. It also offers the latest information from top experts, plenty of real-life details, and easy-to-understand guidelines for finding the best treatment options and practical solutions.
The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps.
Orlov, Melissa. (2010).
The ADHD Effect on Marriage helps couples understand why things never seem to get better, no matter how hard they try – and how to change that, not by “trying harder,” but by “trying differently” so they can renew their love and joy.
College Students with ADHD
Learning Outside the Lines
Mooney, J. and D. Cole. (2000).
Two Ivy League students with ADHD and learning disorders offer witty and practical advice on strategies to survive and thrive in the learning environment of colleges and universities.
Coaching College Students with AD/HD
Quinn, P. O., N.A. Ratey, & T.L. Maitlin. (2000).
A useful resource about difficulties with time and task management experienced by many college students with ADHD. Offers suggestions for those who want to assist these students
Making the Grade with ADD
Sarkis, Stephanie. (2008).
In college, independence, fun activities, and new friendships abound. But if you have attention deficit disorder (ADD), these new opportunities also present new challenges. To adjust to college life, you’ll need to learn to harness your disorder in new ways in order to plan your time effectively, become a successful student, make friends, and take advantage of everything campus life has to offer.
Children with ADHD
Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning
Cooper-Kahn, Joyce. Ph.D and Laurie, Dietzel, Ph.D. (2008).
Written by clinical psychologists, Late, Lost, and Unprepared emphasizes the need for a two-pronged approach to intervention: 1) helping the child to manage demands in the short run, and 2) building independent skills for long-term self-management. Full of encouragement and practical strategies, the book’s organization–short chapters with overviews, summaries, case studies, tips, and definitions–makes it easy to grasp concepts quickly and get started. Late, Lost, and Unprepared is chockful of ideas for helping your child or student be productive and independent–today and in the future.Greene, R. W. (1998). The Explosive Child. An excellent, helpful book for parents of children who are easily frustrated and chronically inflexible. Offers insight into understanding and parenting these challenging children.
Teenagers With ADD: A Parents’ Guide
Dendy, C. A. Z. (1995).
A hands-on guide for parents and professionals about the issues and challenges of daily life faced by teens with ADHD. Written by a mom who has “been there”.
Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential
Dawson, P. and Guare, R. (2009).
Learn easy-to-follow steps to identify your child’s strengths and weaknesses, use activities and techniques proven to boost specific skills, and problem-solve daily routines. Small changes can add up to big improvements–this empowering book shows how.
The Explosive Child
Greene, R. W. (1998).
An excellent, helpful book for parents of children who are easily frustrated and chronically inflexible. Offers insight into understanding and parenting these challenging children.
Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them
Greene, Ross W., (2009)
Frequent visits to the principal’s office. Detentions. Suspensions. Expulsions. These are the established tools of school discipline for kids who don’t abide by school rules, have a hard time getting along with other kids, don’t seem to respect authority, don’t seem interested in learning, and are disrupting the learning of their classmates. But there’s a big problem with these strategies: They are ineffective for most of the students to whom they are applied. Here, Dr. Ross W. Greene presents an enlightened, clear-cut, and practical alternative. Backed by years of experience and research, and written with a powerful sense of hope and achievable change, Lost at School gives teachers and parents the realistic strategies and information to impact the classroom experience of every challenging kid.
The Gift of ADHD Activity Book: 101 Ways to Turn Your Child’s Problems into Strengths.
Honos-Webb, Lara, Ph.D (2007).
Compelling new research indicates that the impulses that lead your child to act exuberantly may correspond with unusual levels of creativity and a heightened capacity for insight into the feelings and emotions of others. ADHD expert Lara Honos-Webb presents the evidence for this revolutionary concept and explains how you can help your child develop control over inattentive, hyperactive behavior and enhance the five gifts of ADHD: creativity, attunement to nature, interpersonal intuition, energetic enthusiasm, and emotional sensitivity.
The Myth of Laziness
Levine, M. (2003)
A compassionate and sensible discussion about how many students with neurodevelopmental dysfunction are often seen by others and themselves as lazy because of “output failures.”
ADHD: Living Without Brakes
Kutscher, Martin L., M.D. (2008).
This concise and highly accessible book contains everything that parents and busy professionals need to know about ADHD. The author describes the spectrum of ADHD, the co-occurring symptoms, and common difficulties that parents face. The rest of the book focuses on solutions, based around four rules. The concluding chapter summarizes the information covered and can also be read as a complete, freestanding text. Useful checklists and further reading recommendations are also included. Realistic and optimistic, this book is the ideal source of information and advice for parents and professionals who are trying to keep up with children who are living without brakes.
Annotations excerpted from Google.com and Amazon.com