David Baxter PhD
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Online resources for child ADHD
May 1, 2008
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed conditions in children. For over a hundred years medical literature has been filled with case studies of impulsive boys unable to focus on the task at hand. Research showed many of these boys (and girls) weren't necessarily less bright than other children. They needed to be able to find ways to concentrate. New medications were one way; new study methods were another. No one knows what the causes of ADHD are— in fact, one theory says ADHD isn't a condition at all, just a personality aspect. These links give parents more information on ADHD, and how to help children with ADHD do their best in school and life.
ADD Warehouse
An e-commerce store with a large selection of medical and lay texts about ADHD.
ADHD
Information from the National Institute on Mental Health, one of the National Institutes of Health. Also printable as a PDF.
ADHD Foundation of Canada
Canada's largest organization devoted to understanding ADHD.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
The non-profit ADDA was started in 1989 to aid adults with ADHD.
CDC's ADHDhome
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
A non-profit, founded in 1997, to help the families of those with ADHD. It currently has over 16,000 members in 200 locations.
Children Who Can't Pay Attention
From the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital's ADHD Collaborative
Trains health care providers about diagnosing and treating ADHD based on AAP guidelines.
Diagnosis ADHD in Elementary School Students
An information page from the Children's Hospital of Denver.
Fidgity Philip
A children's story from 1845 by German physician Heinrich Hoffman, who is credited with "discovering" attention-deficit disorder.
Genome.gov's ADHD research
From the National Human Genome Research Project.
Guides to ADHD medications
From the Food and Drug Administration.
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Since 1964, a non-profit devoted to help children with learning disabilities, their teachers, and parents.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Started in 1977 by baseball commissioner Pete Rozelle.
NICHCY's ADHD page
From the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities.
NINDS's ADHD page
From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Teen Health's ADHD page
Sponsored by the Nemours Foundation.
Safety of Pills for treating ADHD
One of many pages for parents and pediatricians from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Strategies for Parents: Building Partnerships with Teachers
From the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Management of ADHD.
Stuttering and ADHD
From the Stuttering Foundation.
What We Know About ADHD
HTML and PDF resource sheets, sponsored by CHADD.
May 1, 2008
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed conditions in children. For over a hundred years medical literature has been filled with case studies of impulsive boys unable to focus on the task at hand. Research showed many of these boys (and girls) weren't necessarily less bright than other children. They needed to be able to find ways to concentrate. New medications were one way; new study methods were another. No one knows what the causes of ADHD are— in fact, one theory says ADHD isn't a condition at all, just a personality aspect. These links give parents more information on ADHD, and how to help children with ADHD do their best in school and life.
ADD Warehouse
An e-commerce store with a large selection of medical and lay texts about ADHD.
ADHD
Information from the National Institute on Mental Health, one of the National Institutes of Health. Also printable as a PDF.
ADHD Foundation of Canada
Canada's largest organization devoted to understanding ADHD.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
The non-profit ADDA was started in 1989 to aid adults with ADHD.
CDC's ADHDhome
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
A non-profit, founded in 1997, to help the families of those with ADHD. It currently has over 16,000 members in 200 locations.
Children Who Can't Pay Attention
From the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital's ADHD Collaborative
Trains health care providers about diagnosing and treating ADHD based on AAP guidelines.
Diagnosis ADHD in Elementary School Students
An information page from the Children's Hospital of Denver.
Fidgity Philip
A children's story from 1845 by German physician Heinrich Hoffman, who is credited with "discovering" attention-deficit disorder.
Genome.gov's ADHD research
From the National Human Genome Research Project.
Guides to ADHD medications
From the Food and Drug Administration.
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Since 1964, a non-profit devoted to help children with learning disabilities, their teachers, and parents.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Started in 1977 by baseball commissioner Pete Rozelle.
NICHCY's ADHD page
From the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities.
NINDS's ADHD page
From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Teen Health's ADHD page
Sponsored by the Nemours Foundation.
Safety of Pills for treating ADHD
One of many pages for parents and pediatricians from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Strategies for Parents: Building Partnerships with Teachers
From the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Management of ADHD.
Stuttering and ADHD
From the Stuttering Foundation.
What We Know About ADHD
HTML and PDF resource sheets, sponsored by CHADD.
