2020 Adult ADHD Resources

These 2020 adult ADHD resources are gathered here for the following age ranges:

  • college-age adults
  • working-age adults
  • seniors/retirees

These are ADHD resources you may find useful, some of which have been featured in our monthly “Positive Steps” newsletter.

College

Conquering College

Ashley Klein, Michael Sandler, ADDitude Magazine, Updated March 13, 2020

College? There’s an App for That.

Theresa E. Laurie Maitland, PhD, ADDitude Magazine, Updated September 26, 2017

The College Advice That Undergrads with ADHD Need to Hear Right Now

Merriam Sarcia Saunders, LMFT, ADDitude Magazine, Updated September 3, 2020

College Bound? How to Prepare During the Summer

by Lois Gilman, ADDitude Magazine, June 21, 2018

College Prep for Your Teen with ADHD

by Edward Hallowell, M.D., ADDitude Magazine, Sept. 26, 2017

Half of College Kids Stop Taking Their ADHD Medication. Make Sure Your Teen Isn’t One of Them.

by Sharon Saline, Psy.D., ADDitude Magazine, Aug. 20, 2019

Working-Age

How to organize your head when you have ADHD

Jacqueline Sinfield, Untapped Brilliance Blog, September 18, 2020

Are You Listening?

Michele Novotni, PhD, ADDitude Magazine, June 12, 2020

“You’re Not Listening!” How ADHD Impulsivity and Insecurity Broke (Then Saved) My Relationships

Les Steed, ADDitude magazine, Updated July 30, 2020

The Gaslighting Risk: Why Adults with ADHD Are Particularly Vulnerable to Manipulation

by Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D., ADDitude Magazine, May 1, 2020

When ADHD Is All in the Family

Larry Silver, M.D., ADDitude Magazine, July 25, 2019

Women with ADHD: No More Suffering in Silence

by Ellen Littman, Ph.D., ADDitude Magazine, May 21, 2018

ADHD: a women’s issue

American Psychological Association, by Nicole Crawford Monitor Staff, February 2003

Seniors

Struggling with attention and organization as you age? It could be ADHD, not dementia

Stephanie Collier, MD, MPH, Harvard Health Publishing, Harvard Medical School, April 21, 2020

Is It ADHD, or Is It Age?

Linda Roggli, PCC, ADDitude Magazine, Aug. 30, 2018

It’s Not a “Senior Moment” It’s ADHD

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), Nov. 14, 2018

Older Adults with ADHD: Staying Safe but Lonely

Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D., reviewed by ADHD Editorial Board, ADDitude Magazine, May 1, 2020