2021 Professional ADHD Resources
These 2021 professional ADHD resources are gathered here for the use of the following professionals:
- Health Care & Mental Health Care Workers
- Social Workers
- Educators (preschool-college)
- ADHD Coaches
- Employers/HR Personnel
- Daycare Providers
These are ADHD resources you may find useful, some of which have been featured in our monthly “Positive Steps” newsletter.
General Professional
Half of Adults with ADHD Struggle with Substance Use Disorders
Lilly Constance, ADHD News & Research, ADDitude For Professionals, ADDitude Magazine, September 9, 2021
Educators
What if the teacher has learning differences, too?
Guest Kara Bell, “In It” Podcast & Transcript, Understood, September 23, 2021
5 tips for teacher collaboration when students struggle
Lakrisha Howard, MA, Understood Teacher Fellow & second-grade teacher, Understood, October 23, 2021
When ‘Careless Mistakes’ Aren’t: Dyscalculia, Math Anxiety, and Learning Strategies That Help
Renee Hamilton-Newman, M.Ed., M.S.-Sp. Ed., ADDitude For Professionals, ADDitude Magazine, Updated on September 7, 2021
How to Create an ADHD-Friendly Home and Classroom
Keath Low, Reviewed by Ann-Louise T. Lockhart, PsyD, ABPP, Verywell Mind, February 28, 2021
Building positive relationships with students: What brain science says
Trynia Kaufman, MS, reviewed by Jerome Schultz, Ph.D., Understood, Copyright 2014-2021
Building resilience: 8 books to help kids face challenges
Understood Team, Understood.org
“My ADHD Teaching Strategies That Benefit All Students.”
Stacy Olson, ADDitude Magazine, Updated April 1, 2021
20 Classroom Accommodations That Target Common ADHD Challenges
Bob Seay, Medically Reviewed by Sharon Saline, PsyD, ADDitude Magazine, September 12, 2019, Updated on November 23, 2020
Managing Challenging Classroom Behaviors in Early Elementary Students with ADHD
Desiree W. Murray, Ph.D., CHADD Webinar, Originally aired December 11, 2018
Understood’s Top 5 Educator Articles Of 2020
The Understood Team, Understood.org, Copyrighted 2014-2020
Health & Mental Health Care
How ADHD Made Me a Better Physician and Teacher
Mary Jo Martin, MD, Kansas City University, April 6, 2018
Study finds more med students with disabilities; ADHD tops list
Timothy M. Smith, Senior News Writer, American Medical Association Medical School Diversity, December 13, 2016
Lisdexamfetamine Reduces Symptoms of Cognitive Sluggishness in Adult Patients With ADHD
Skylar Kenney, Assistant Editor, Pharmacy Times, August 31, 2021
DESR: Why Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation is Central to ADHD (and Largely Overlooked)
Russell Barkley, PhD, ADDitude For Professionals, ADDitude Magazine, Updated on September 30, 2021
ADHD and Eating Disorders: Research, Diagnosis & Treatment Guidelines
Roberto Olivardia, PhD, ADDitude Magazine, Updated July 22, 2021
How Can We Improve Outcomes for College Students with ADHD?
Kevin Antshel, PhD, Anne Stevens, PhD, Michael Meinzer, PhD, Will Canu, PhD, ADDitude Magazine, 2021 APSARD Annual Virtual Meeting, Updated June 9, 2021
A Clinician’s Guide to Impulsive Aggression
Birgit H. Amann, M.D., ADDitude Magazine, March 21, 2019
When OCD and ADHD Coexist: Symptom Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D., ADDitude Magazine, Updated April 26, 2021
The Science of Fear: Probing the Brain Circuits That Link ADHD and PTSD
Joseph Biederman, MD, Mohammed R. Milad, PhD, Andrea Spencer, MD, ADDitude Magazine, Updated March 23, 2021
New Deterrent Stimulants for ADHD
Timothy Wilens, MD, Psychiatrict Times, February 18, 2021
Mental Illness in Youth Tied to High Risk of Physical Disease, Death
Med Search, January 20, 2021
Untreated ADHD Reduces Life Expectancy
Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., CHADD ADHD 365 Podcast, January 9, 2019
ADHD in Teens: How Symptoms Manifest as Unique Challenges for Adolescents and Young Adults
Timothy Wilens, M.D., ADDitude Magazine, Updated December 10, 2020
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