It can be confusing knowing where to start researching ADHD. You may want to start by reading our free ADHD College Survival Guide. Here are some of the books that Edge Foundation staff have found helpful.
All Readers
- Edward Hallowell & John Ratey, 1994, Pantheon Press, Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
- Edward Hallowell & John Ratey, Answers to Distraction
, 1996, Bantam Trade Publications
- Thomas Brown, Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults (Yale University Press Health & Wellness)
, 2005, Yale University Press
Students
- Jodi Sleeper-Triplett, Empowering Youth with ADHD: Your Guide to Coaching Adolescents and Young Adults for Coaches, Parents, and Professionals
, 2010, Specialty Press,
- Patricia Quinn, Nancy Ratey and Theresa Maitland, Coaching College Students with AD/HD : Issues and Answers
, 2000, Advantage Books
- Jonathan Mooney & David Cole, Learning Outside The Lines: Two Ivy League Students With Learning Disabilities And ADHD Give You The Tools
, 2000, Fireside books
- Kathleen Nadeau, 2006, Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD or LD
, Magination Press
- John Ratey with Eric Hagerman, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
, 2008, Little Brown & Company
- Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, Making the Grade With ADD: A Student’s Guide to Succeeding in College With Attention Deficit Disorder
, 2008, New Harbinger Publications
Parents
- Russell Barkley & Arthur Robin, Your Defiant Teen: 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship
, 2008, The Guilford Press
- Kathleen Nadeau, Help4ADD@High School
l, 1999
- Patricia Quinn, ADD and the College Student: A Guide for High School and College Students with Attention Deficit Disorder
, 2001, Magination Press
- Lauren Pope, Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About Even If You’re Not a Straight-A Student
, 2000, Penguine Books
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