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Top Tips: Best resources for supporting kids with ADHD
We reached out to our online community for their favourite books, online resources and experts for understanding and supporting children with ADHD. We’ve compiled a list from the responses and hope it gives you some insight into the world of ADHD. Please note these resources are not personally endorsed/recommended by Maggie, but rather a community collaboration.
Also if you haven’t already, please listen to Maggie’s episode of Parental As Anything on Parenting Kids with ADHD.
Books
The Explosive Child (2014) by Ross W. Greene
Scattered Minds by Gabor Mate
Lost at School by Dr Ross Greene
Beyond Behaviors (2019) by Mona Delahooke
ADHD Go-to Guide (2017) by Desiree Silva & Michele Toner
What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew (2018) bu Dr. Sharon Saline
Organising Solutions for People with ADHD (2012) by Susan Pinsky
Fridays with Tristan: Understanding ADHD from a Mentoring Perspective (2019) by Grace da Camara
What Lies Beneath Workbooks, published by UWA Press and developed by Safe Zone Counselling to help guide participants through the OnTrac program material or also useful as stand-alone resources.
Smart but Scattered (2009) Peg Dawson & Richard Guare
Sam Squirrel has ADHD (2020) Selina Lee
My Friend Manny by Jodie Adams
Wiggles Stomps and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down. by Lyndsey Rowe Parker
Some Brains: A book celebrating Neurodiveristy by Nelly Thomas
The Brain Forest by Sandhya Menon
Winston Wallaby can’t stop bouncing by Kay Al-Ghani, Joy Beaney
Captain Underpants – by Dav Pilkey
Online and audio
Free back to school guide for parents of kids and teens who learn, think and develop differently – Free resource from Perth Kids Hub
How to ADHD, Explainer videos on Youtube
ADHD: Essential Ideas for Parents, Dr. Russell Barkely
ADHD & Demand Avoidance Seminar, My Special Child
Fed Up, Sue & Howard Dengate
Square Peg Round Whole podcast
ADHD Alien, also on Facebook
Little Miss Lionheart Blog by Tia
Exceptional Learning with Simon da Roza
SkwarePegRowndHole Blog
Connect ADHD & Executive Functioning, ADHD Coaching
Parents for ADHD Advocacy Australia
University of Texas toolkit for Transitioning to STEM for students and adults with ADHD or learning disabilities
Take a listen to Maggie’s chat on Parental As Anything with consultant Christina Keeble.
Expert Recommendations
Anxiety or ADHD?, Karen Young, Hey Sigmund
ADHDWA. ADHDWA
Thriving With ADHD, Lou Brown, ADHD Coach
The Zones of Regulation, Framework and Curriculum by Leah Kuypers
Jenara Nerenberg & The Neurodiversity Project
My Spirited Child with Rebecca Perkins
ADHD Dude on the ON BOYS Podcast
ADHD Whisperer with Selina Lee
Totally ADD with Rick Green
Distraction Podcast with Dr Nedd Hallowell
Autism and Neurodiversity Support Specialist Kristy Forbes
Social Media
What ADHDers want you to know: Neurodiversity Education for Neurotypicals
DrBrianFTW (psychologist specialising in and with ADHD on Instagram)
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