Founded in 1991, the Adult A.D.D. Association is a volunteer,
non-profit organization dedicated to providing support, information,
and referral services to those affected by Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder. |
Since the first book on adult ADD was published in the 1980's,
more than 50 books have been published on adult ADD. The following
is a listing of the books that I personally found the most helpful
as an ADD adult, spouse, and mother. If there is a book that you
have found helpful that is not on this list, please let me know! |
- Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You To
See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.
(Includes information on medication, diet, and nutritional
supplements that are helpful for each subtype. Also includes
information on brain imaging using the SPECT).
- Journeys Through ADDulthood: Discover a New Sense of Identity
and Meaning While Living with Attention Deficit Disorder by
Sari Solden
- Women With Attention Deficit Disorder: Embracing Disorganization
at Home and In the Workplace by Sari Solden
- ADD Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Judith
Kolberg and Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.
- The Link Between ADD and Addictions: Getting the Help You
Deserve by Wendy Richardson
- Learning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League Students With
Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You the Tools for Academic
Success and Educational Revolution by Jonathan Mooney
and David Cole
- What Does Everybody Else Know That I Don't: Social Skills
Help for Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(AD/HD): A Reader Friendly Guide by Michelle Novorti,
Ph.D.
- Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention
Deficit Disorder by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John
J. Ratey, M.D. - (Revised edition scheduled for publication
in 2005).
- You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: A Self-Help Book
for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder by Kate Kelly
and Peggy Ramundo
Parents of ADD Children Books:
- A Mind At A Time: America's Top Expert Shows How Every
Child Can Succeed by Mel Levine, M.D.
- Living With the Active Alert Child: Ground Breaking Strategies
for Parents by Linda S. Budd. Ph.D.
- Survival Strategies for Parenting Your ADD Child: Dealing
with Obsessions, Compulsions, Depression, Explosive Behavior,
and Rage by George T. Lynn (For parents of children whose
ADD is complicated by additional brain disorders)
Food and Nutritional Supplement Book:
- Your Miracle Brain: Maximize Your Brain Power, Boost Your
Memory, Lift Your Mood, Improve Your IQ and Creativity, Prevent
and Reverse Aging by Jean Carper (For anyone, not just
ADD adults, interested in a highly readable overview of research
on benefits of eating specific foods and taking specific nutritional
supplements for improved brain function).
Life Skills Books for Everyone, Not Just ADD Adults:
- The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening
Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships by John M. Gottman,
Ph.D.
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical
Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert by
John M. Gottman, Ph.D.
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons
in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey
- Self-Discipline and Emotional Control: How To Stay Calm
and Productive Under Pressure by Tom Miller, Ph.D. (Cost-effective,
anger management program on 6 audiocassettes with 34-page workbook,
available through www.careertrack.com or, perhaps, your local
library).
- Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway: Dynamic Techniques for
Turning Fear, Indecision, and Anger Into Power, Action and
Love by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.
Organizing, Decluttering, and Time Management Books for Everyone,
Not Just ADD Adults:
For Men And Women--
- Organizing from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for
Organizing Your home, Your Office by Julie Morgenstern
- Your Life and Time Management from the Inside Out: The
Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule and Your
Life by Julie Morgenstern
For Women--
- Sink Reflections: Overwhelmed? Disorganized? Living in
Chaos?: The FlyLady's Simple FLYing Lessons Will Show You How
to Get Your Home and Life in Order--and It All Starts With
Shining Your Sink! by Marla Cilley, The Flylady (Read
the book inspired by Sidetracked Home Executives more than
twenty years after its publication; Online support available
for this book and the following two books--see list of links).
- Sidetracked Home Executives: From Pigpen to Paradise by
Pam Young and Peggy Jones (A classic written by two ADD-like
sisters--it's honest and it's hilarious).
- Messie No More: Understanding and Overcoming the Roadblocks
to Being Organized by Sandra Felton
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