Parent Advocacy/Education
IDA: International Dyslexia Association
You can find information about dyslexia the IDA website (https://dyslexiaida.org). You can download the informative IDA Dyslexia Handbook: What Every Family Should Know from the site (https://dyslexiaida.org/ida-dyslexia-handbook).
You can find information about dyslexia the IDA website (https://dyslexiaida.org). You can download the informative IDA Dyslexia Handbook: What Every Family Should Know from the site (https://dyslexiaida.org/ida-dyslexia-handbook).
CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
CHADD (www.chadd.org) provides a variety of resources as well as support for families dealing with ADHD.
CHADD (www.chadd.org) provides a variety of resources as well as support for families dealing with ADHD.
The National Resource Center of ADHD
The National Resource Center www.help4adhd.org), a program of CHADD, provides science-based information about ADHD. You can reach a health information specialist who will respond to your questions by calling the ADHD helpline at (800) 233-4050.
The National Resource Center www.help4adhd.org), a program of CHADD, provides science-based information about ADHD. You can reach a health information specialist who will respond to your questions by calling the ADHD helpline at (800) 233-4050.
Books for Parents
Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents (Revised Edition) by Russell A. Barkley, PhD (Guilford Press)
ADHD: Survival Guide for Parents and Teachers by Richard A. Lougy, MFT and David K. Rosenthal, MD (Hope Press)
Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare (Guilford Press)
Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare (Guilford Press)
ADHD: Survival Guide for Parents and Teachers by Richard A. Lougy, MFT and David K. Rosenthal, MD (Hope Press)
Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare (Guilford Press)
Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare (Guilford Press)
Picture Books
50 Must-Have Picture Books to Teach Social Emotional Skills https://tinyurl.com/50SELbooks
Zach Gets Frustrated and other books in the Zach Rules series by William Mulcahy
Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets: (ADHD, Creativity & Intelligence) by Barbara Esham
It's Hard to be a Verb by Julia Cook
This Morning Sam Went to Mars by Nancy Carlson
Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever by Judith Viorst
Zach Gets Frustrated and other books in the Zach Rules series by William Mulcahy
Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets: (ADHD, Creativity & Intelligence) by Barbara Esham
It's Hard to be a Verb by Julia Cook
This Morning Sam Went to Mars by Nancy Carlson
Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever by Judith Viorst
Junior Fiction
Joey Pigza by Jack Gantos
The books in the humorous and poignant Joey Pigza series by Jack Gantos provide insight into the mind of a child with ADHD.
The books in the humorous and poignant Joey Pigza series by Jack Gantos provide insight into the mind of a child with ADHD.
Hank Zipzer by Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
The stories about Hank Zipzer are inspired by the true life experiences of actor Henry Winkler whose undiagnosed dyslexia made it difficult for him to achieve academic success.
The stories about Hank Zipzer are inspired by the true life experiences of actor Henry Winkler whose undiagnosed dyslexia made it difficult for him to achieve academic success.