2021 General ADHD Resources

These 2021 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.

November

ADHD Lifestyle

Managing Money and ADHD

National Resource Center on ADHD – A Program of CHADD, CHADD, 2018

Brainstorm

“OMG, So That’s Why I Do That?!”

William Dodson, MD, LF- APA, ADDitude Magazine, Updated on January 20, 2021

ADHD Basics

The Long and Short of ADHD and Memory

Edge Foundation, Edge Foundation Newsletter, October 24, 2021

Improving Your Memory With ADD

Keath Low, Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD, Verywell Mind, Updated on September 8, 2021

October

ADHD Lifestyle

Can yoga help people with ADHD?

Lauren Martin, Medically reviewed by Courtney Sullivan, Certified Yoga Instructor, Medical News Today Newsletter, September 29, 2021

Brainstorm

When Soup Slurping and Gum Popping Push You Over the Edge

Edward Hallowell, MD, ADDitude Magazine, Updated on July 19, 2021

Please Don’t Hug Me! Seriously. And More Weird Things That Trigger My Hypersensitive ADHD

Judith Sinclair, Sensory Processing Disorder, ADDitude Magazine, Updated on June 24, 2021

ADHD Basics

Low Motivation and ADHD: Using ‘GRIT’ to tackle the essential tasks when you’re just not interested

Sharon Saline, Psy.D., Blog Posts, September 29, 2021

September

ADHD Lifestyle

Cookbook for Busy Minds – Simple, easy, & healthy meals to feed your brain

Staff of National Resource Center on ADHD, A Program of CHADD, March 2019

Brainstorm

Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It

Dennis Thompson, HealthDay Reporter, WebMD News, August 18, 2021

ADHD Basics

Why Are We Still Failing Kids with Inattentive ADHD?

Cynthia Hammer, MSW, ADDitude Magazine, Updated on August 6, 2021

August

ADHD Lifestyle

6 Best Fast-Food Salads in America in 2021

Steven John, Fact Checked by Mura Dominko, Eat This, Not That! Newsletter, July 17, 2021

Eat This, Not That! Website

Brainstorm

It’s Not Bribery. It’s Brain Chemistry.

Merriam Sarcia Saunders, LMFT, ADDitude Magazine, July 12, 2021

ADHD Basics

Seeing a Connection Between ADHD and Vision Problems

Edge Foundation Newsletter, July 18, 2021

Is It ADHD or a Vision Problem?

Cara Koscinski, MOT, OTR/L, ADDitude Magazine, Updated June15, 2021

ADHD and the eyes: What is the link?

Zawn Villines, Medically reviewed by Jenna Stoddard, OD, MedicalNewsToday Newsletter

July

ADHD Lifestyle

Meditation and Yoga for ADHD

Reviewed by Smitha Bhandari, MD, WebMD, January 17, 2020

Brainstorm

Everything You Never Knew About the ADHD Brain

Alison Kravit, PsyD, AAC, ADDitude Magazine, Updated June 3, 2021

ADHD Basics

7 Keys to Living a Happy Life with ADHD

Edward Hallowell, MD, John Ratey, MD, ADDitude Magazine, Updated May 11, 2021

June

ADHD Lifestyle

Can A Bullet Journal Help Me Get Organized?

Sally Forsyth, Totally ADD, May 22, 2021

Brainstorm

What is Sensory Processing Sensitivity? Traits, Insights, and ADHD Links

Bianca Acevedo, Ph.D., ADDitude Magazine, February 11, 2021

ADHD Basics

Why You Should Take Control of Your ADHD

Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., MBA, ADDitude Magazine, Updated May 20, 2021

May

ADHD Lifestyle

11 Brain-Building Food Rules

Edward Hallowell, MD, ADDitude Magazine, Updated April 13, 2021

Brainstorm

What Parents Misunderstand About Executive Function

Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW, ADDitude Magazine, Updated March 25, 2021

ADHD Basics

10 Ways We Would Fix the U.S. School System

ADDitude Editors, ADDitude Magazine, Copyright 1998-2021 New Hope Media LLC

April

ADHD Lifestyle

Calming the ADHD Mind with Mindfulness Meditation

The Edge Foundation, 2021

Brainstorm

Your Brain’s GPS Is Glitchy: Why Working Memory Fails and How to Bolster It

Steph Alexander, ADDitude Magazine, Updated March 18, 2021

ADHD Basics

ADHD: Deciding Not to Use Medication

Barbara Brody, WebMD, Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD, March 19, 2021

March

ADHD Lifestyle

Beefing Up Breakfast

Susan McQuillan, ADDitude Magazine, Updated December 20, 2019

Brainstorm

Detecting ADHD with near perfect accuracy

Bert Gambini, Medical Xpress, January 27, 2021

Hyperfocus: The ADHD Phenomenon of Intense Fixation

Royce Flippin, ADDitude Magazine, Updated October 15, 2020

ADHD Basics

Your Child’s ADHD Is an Iceberg

Penny Williams, ADDitude Magazine, Updated October 9, 2020

“What My Worst Days with ADHD Feel Like”

June Silny, ADDitude Magazine, Copyright 1998-2021

The ADHD & Addiction Link: Addictive Behaviors in Adults Explained

Peter, Jaska, Ph.D., ADDitude Magazine, Updated January 3, 2021

February

ADHD Lifestyle

Build Your Muscles, Build Your Brain

John Ratey, M.D., ADDitude Magazine, Updated January 3, 2021

Brainstorm

Hyperfocus: The ADHD Phenomenon of Intense Fixation

Royce Flippin, ADDitude Magazine, Updated October 15, 2020

ADHD Basics

The ADHD & Addiction Link: Addictive Behaviors in Adults Explained

Peter, Jaska, Ph.D., ADDitude Magazine, Updated January 3, 2021

January

ADHD Lifestyle

Forget the Lotus Position: How to Meditate – ADHD Style

Kate Kelly, Peggy Ramundo, B.S., A.C.T., SCAC, ADDitude Magazine, Updated June 11, 2020

Your Child’s Brain on Mindful Meditation

Mark Bertin, M.D., Additude Magazine, December 14, 2020

Brainstorm

6 Things You Didn’t Know About the ADHD Brain

William Dodson, M.D., LF-APA, Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D., ADDitude Magazine, Updated October 6, 2020

ADHD Basics

Diagnosing Difficult Cases

Carl Sherman, Ph.D., ADDitude Magazine, Updated December 17, 2020