2020 General ADHD Resources
These 2020 general ADHD resources are gathered here for the use of anyone. These are general resources you may find useful, some of which have been featured in our monthly “Positive Steps” newsletter.
December
ADHD Lifestyle
The Gift of a Holiday Spending Plan
Patti Snow interviews Abraham Breuer, ADDA Blog, December 6, 2016
Is It Possible to Outgrow A.D.H.D.?
Cheryl Maguire, The New York Times, November 13, 2020
Teletherapy for ADHD is Simplifying Pandemic Life (and Treatment)
Mark Bertin, M.D., ADDitude Magazine, Updated November 4, 2020
How Online Therapy Helps Soothe the ADHD Mind and Soul During This Pandemic
Nathaly Pesantez, ADDitude Magazine, Updated October 15, 2020
November
ADHD Lifestyle
Meditation and Yoga for ADHD
WebMD Medical Reference, Reviewed by Smitha Bhandari, MD, January 17, 2020
ADHD and Sugar Study: High Fructose Consumption May Trigger Impulsivity, Aggression
Lilly Constance, ADDitude Magazine, Updated October 19, 2020
5 Things Every Doctor (and Parent) should Know about Girls and ADD
Ellen Littman, PhD, ADDitude Magazine, Updated October 2, 2020
October
ADHD Lifestyle
23 Productivity Apps for ADHD Brains
ADHD Editorial Board, ADDitude Magazine, Updated September 16, 2020
New Insights Into Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
William Dodson, MD, LF-APA, ADDitude Magazine, Updated August 5, 2020
How ADHD Can Affect Your Family
WebMD Medical Reference, Reviewed by Smitha Bhandari, MD, July 15, 2018
What Is ADHD? Meaning, Symptoms & Tests
ADHD Editorial Board, Medically Reviewed by William Dodson, MD, LF-APA, ADDitude Magazine, Updated August 4, 2020
The Full Library of ADHD Tests and Assessments for Related Conditions
Penny Williams, Medically Reviewed by William Dodson, MD, LF-APA, ADDitude Magazine, Updated January 20, 2020
When It’s Not Just ADHD: Symptoms of Comorbid Conditions
Larry Silver, MD, ADDitude Magazine, Updated June 17, 2020
September
ADHD Lifestyle
How to Feel Carefree When You Have ADHD
Edward Hallowell, MD and Theresa Lavoie, PhD, ADDitude Magazine, Update 03/08/2019
additudemag.com/relaxation-adult-adhd-help-overthinking/
ADHD Life Rules: 15 Tips to Stress Less and Live Better
Wayne Kalyn, ADDitude Magazine, Updated, January 16, 2020
additudemag.com/adhd-life-rules-15-tips-to-stress-less-and-live-better/?src=embed_link
Brainstorm
ADHD Neuroscience 101
Larry Silver, MD, ADDitude Magazine, Updated December 19, 2019
ADHD Basics
ADHD? Learning Disability? It May be Both
CHADD ADHD Weekly August 31, 2017
chadd.org/adhd-weekly/adhd-learning-disability-it-may-be-both/
Is ADHD a Learning Disability?
Bob Cunningham, EdM, executive director of learning development at Understood
August
ADHD Lifestyle
Managing Stress When You Have ADHD
CHADD, Oct. 17, 2019
chadd.org/adhd-weekly/managing-stress-when-you-have-adhd/
3 Stress-Management Techniques for Adults with ADHD
Sandy Maynard, ADDitude Magazine, July 1, 2020
Slow Down and Live Stress-Free
Jennifer Koretsky, ADDitude Magazine, June 29, 2020
Brainstorm
What Is Sensory Processing Disorder?
Janice Rodden, ADDitude Magazine, Feb. 24, 2020
additudemag.com/what-is-sensory-processing-disorder/
Please Don’t Hug Me! Seriously. And More Weird Things That Trigger My Hypersensitive ADHD
Judith Gorsuch, ADDitude Magazine, June 2, 2020
ADHD Basics
Use This Checklist to Assess Doctors and Clinicians
Anni Layne Rodgers, medically reviewed by Sharon Saline, Psy.D., ADDitude Magazine, July 24, 2020
July
ADHD Lifestyle
ADDitude Free Webinar Replay: Healthy Habits for the ADHD Brains: Everyday Activities That Unlock a Longer, Healthier Life
presented by Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., MBA, April 9, 2020
https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/healthy-habits-adhd/
Optimal Exercise and ADHD
Jeff Copper, PCC, PCAC, MBA, CHADD Attention Magazine, PDF Download, Feb. 2016
https://chadd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ATTN_02_16_OptimalExercise.pdf
Brainstorm
All in the Family? The Genetics of AD/HD
by Maximilian Muenke, Ph.D. and Kate Berg, Ph.D., ADDitude Magazine, Nov. 1, 2019
https://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/653.html
FDA Approves Video Game-Based Therapy for Kids with ADHD
by Troy Brown, RN, Medscape for Nurses
ADHD Basics
Coexisting Conditions, Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(CHADD), Fact Sheet Available, 2015
chadd.org/about-adhd/coexisting-conditions/
If You Love Me, Please Take This Seriously
by June Silny, ADDitude Magazine slideshow, 1998-2020
additudemag.com/slideshows/i-have-adhd-need-support/
ADHD Comorbidities & Related Conditions
ADDitude Magazine
Experts agree that 50% – 80% of kids with ADHD will have a learning disability. Here are additional organizations for information and support:
- Minnesota: Groves Academy – www.grovesacademy.org
- LDA Minnesota – www.ldaminnesota.org
- PACER Center – www.pacer.org
- International Dyslexia Association Upper Midwest Branch – https://umw.dyslexiaida.org/
- Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities – www.smartkidswithld.org
- Understood/for Learning and Attention Issues – https://www.understood.org/