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ADHD Reading List for Adults

ADHD Reading List for Adults

A Comprehensive Guide To Attention Deficit Disorder In Adults: Research, Diagnosis and Treatment

Kathleen G. Nadeau, Brunner/Mazel, 1995

While much research on ADD continues to focus on children, interest on the disorder in adults has grown since a groundbreaking 1990 study. Here, 22 clinicians and researchers offer information on the neurobiological underpinnings of ADD in adults. Written for professionals who diagnose and treat the disorder, the guide covers assessment, interrelationships of ADD with other neurodevelopmental disabilities, and specific suggestions for treatment. Includes a discussion of legal implications for education and employment.

ADHD in Adulthood: A Guide to Current Theory, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Margaret Weiss, Lily Trokenberg Hechtman, Gabrielle Weiss, 2001

With new findings about adult ADHD receiving unprecedented media attention, ADHD has become one of the most frequently self-diagnosed disorders in psychiatry. ADHD in Adulthood is a comprehensive guide to theory, diagnosis, and treatment that will help physicians and other health care professionals as well as patients and their families understand and cope with the disorder.

ADD In The Workplace: Choices, Changes, And Challenges

Kathleen G. Nadeau, Brunner/Mazel, 1997

A comprehensive book, explaining the positives and negatives of ADD in the workplace. The book is written for people who are already working and does not include job hunting information. Personal coping skills and accommodations for employers are described. The book covers possibilities for self-employment, telecommuting, an other ways of “customizing” your own job. Two combinations are covered in separate chapters: women with ADD and people with ADD who also have learning disabilities.”

ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life

Judith Kolberg, and Kathleen Nadeau, Routledge, 2002

This reference is a response to the needs of adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. It deals directly and exclusively with the greatest challenge that adults with ADHD face: the problem of disorganization. Once considered a disorder of childhood, we now know that ADHD is a lifespan disorder and taking charge of one’s life to achieve quality of life in the wake of this disorder requires organization. The authors come together to offer clear organizing habits that are musts for adults with ADHD.

A.D.D. on the Job: Making Your A.D.D. Work for You

Lynn Weiss, Taylor Publishing, 1996

With more than 10% of the adult population in the U.S. having Attention Deficit Disorder, this phenomenon affects almost every workplace in America. Now, the bestselling author of Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults explains how people with A.D.D. can actually use aspects of their behavior to their advantage

Adult ADD: A Reader Friendly Guide to Identifying, Understanding, and Treating Adult Attention Deficit Disorder

Tom Whiteman & Michelle Novotni, Pinon Press, 1995

This book identifies, explains, and dispels the myths surrounding Adult ADD disorder. Adult ADD also examines the symptoms of ADD and gives a reasonable method for diagnosis, while emphasizing the importance of being professionally tested. It explores a variety of treatments and provides practical help for overcoming ADD difficulties.

Adventures In Fast Forward: Life, Love, and Work for the ADD Adult

Kathleen G. Nadeau, Brunner/Mazel, 1996

Many books have been written about understanding and recognizing ADD in adults. Adventures in Fast Forward is a guide for those who are ready to tackle ADD-related challenges and learn how to create an “ADD-friendly” life. It is written in a very open, readable, ADD-friendly format and has even been selected by several support group leaders as a guide for ADD skill building. It focuses on life management skills, social skills, marriage, parenting, women’s issues, returning older students, and workplace issues.

Attention-Deficit Disorders and Comorbidities in Children, Adolescents, and Adults

Thomas Brown, American Psychiatric Press, 2000

This book provides accurate, up-to-date, research-based information on the diverse and complex ways in which ADD impact individuals and their families. It describes how these complexities should be taken into account by all those who assess, treat, educate and care for children, adolescents and adults with ADHD–with and without hyperactivity.

Attention Deficit Disorder In Adults: Practical Help and Understanding

Lynn Wiess, Taylor Publishing, 3rd Rev Ed., 1997

First published in 1991, the first book to address adult ADD is now updated to include such information as a revised definition of ADD, description of three types of ADD, how to start and run an ADD support group, updated national resource list and bibliography, and more. A must book for anyone who has, thinks they have, or lives or works with someone who has ADD.

Daredevils and Daydreamers

Barbara D. Ingersoll, PhD, Doubleday, 1998

Not so long ago, people thought attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder was a condition that only affected children. We now know, however, that there is a sizeable group of quiet daydreamers whose inability to organize themselves and focus on the task at hand makes it impossible for them to meet the demands of everyday life. And we know that many children with ADHD continue to have symptoms as adults. But this increased knowledge has sometimes contributed more confusion than clarification.

Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood [Paperback]

Edward M. Hallowell and John J Ratey, Bantam Books, 1995

Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowell and Ratey show the varied forms ADD takes — from the hyperactive search for high stimulation to the floating inattention of daydreaming — and the transforming impact of precise diagnosis and treatment.

Fathering the ADHD Child: A Book for Fathers, Mothers, and Professionals

Edward H. Jacobs, Kaspm Aronson, 1998

Dr. Jacobs’ comprehensive strategy covers much more than just how to help the child, which it does extremely effectively. He also describes creative ways for parents to help one another. He focuses on both problem prevention and resolution. Dr. Jacobs is an expert on the naturally different parenting instincts of fathers vs. mothers.

The Hyperactive Child, Adolescent, and Adult: Attention Deficit Disorder through the Lifespan

Paul Wender, MD, Oxford University Press, 1987

To anyone who suspects that their child suffers from ADHD, this book is an absolute must. It not only gives information on the symptoms of the syndrome and info on medication treatments, but also valuable tips on structuring.

Hyperactive Children Grown Up: ADHD in Children, Adolescents, and Adults

Gabrielle Weiss, Lily Trokenberg Hechtman, Guilford Press, 1993

Updating and expanding upon a classic work, this second edition includes entirely new chapters that summarize recent developments in ADHD, research on genetic transmission, neurobiological aspects, and the importance of coexistence of other conditions. Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of ADHD adults, and the latest findings on efficacy of psychosocial treatments and medications are discussed and a multimodal approach is described in detail.

Mapping the Mind

Rita Carter, University of California Press, 2000

Mapping the Mind charts the way human behavior and culture have been molded by the landscape of the brain. Carter shows how our personalities reflect the biological mechanisms underlying thought and emotion and how behavioral eccentricities may be traced to abnormalities in an individual brain.

Out of the Fog: Treatment Options and Coping Strategies For Adult Attention Deficit Disorder

Kevin Murphy and Suzanne LeVert, Hyperion, 1995

In this book, the authors discuss the recent recognition of attention deficit disorder as a problem that is not outgrown in adolescence, and they cogently summarize the stumbling blocks this affliction creates in the pursuit of a career or attainment of a healthy family life. Murphy and LeVert’s coverage of psychological and medicinal treatment is invaluable.

Survival Guide for College Students with Add or LD

Kathleen G. Nadeau, Magination, 1994

Included are ways to study, how to manage time, overcoming procrastination, organizing oneself, resisting temptation, minimizing distractions, reducing frustration, building a support network, learning self advocacy, scheduling extra curricular activities and choosing part time employment.

Understanding Women With AD/HD

Kathleen G. Nadeau, Patricia O Quinn, Advantage Books, 2002

This landmark book brings together a broad field of experts to create a much needed and long-overdue book on the issues unique to women with AD/HD. Whether you are a woman who suspects that she has AD/HD, or a professional that wants to better diagnose and treat women with AD/HD, this book is designed with you in mind.

Voices From Fatherhood: Fathers Sons & Adhd

Patrick J Kilcarr, Patricia O Quinn, Brunner/Mazel Trade, 1997

“Voices” is a must read for the frustrated parent of an ADHD child, regardless of gender! We search for the right combination of medication and TLC only to face further disappointments and setbacks. This book is a compilation of experience from the real experts – fathers of ADHD sons.

What Does Everybody Else Know That I Don’t?: Social Skills Help for Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Michele Novotni and Randy Petersen, Specialty Press/A.D.D. Warehouse, 1999

Focusing on social skills training for adults with ADHD, this book offers solutions for tackling behavior that is often inattentive, impulsive, and hyperactive. Advice is given on how to handle common social problems such as manners, etiquette, communication, subtext, listening, and interpersonal relationships. The format of the book is designed for AD/HD learning styles and includes true stories, practical exercises, and tips that keep those with AD/HD reading.

Women with Attention Deficit Disorder: Embracing Disorganization at Home and in the Workplace

Sari Solden, Underwood Books, 1995

This book addresses the millions of withdrawn little girls and chronically overwhelmed women with ADD who go undiagnosed because they don’t fit the stereotypical notion of people with ADD. They are not fast-talking, hyperactive, non-attentive, and they are not male. Though the book focuses on ADD, much of what is said also applies to women with ADHD.

You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! A Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo, Simon and Schuster, 1995

Kate Kelly, a clinical psychiatric nurse, and Peggy Ramundo, a specialist in learning disorders – both of whom were diagnosed with ADD after discovering it in their children – bring together their considerable personal and professional experiences to create the essential guide to identifying, understanding, and managing the dynamics of ADD in adults.

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