Resources on Childhood ADHD

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  
  Basic information on ADHD from the National Institute of Mental Health.
• ADHD Information From NIMH: A Look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  
  Another article on ADHD from the National Institute of Mental Health, which includes what behavioral signs a parent might see that suggest ADHD.
• Video - What Every Parent Should Know About ADHD
  
  Video with information by expert doctors on ADHD. From Healthology Site.
• Learning To Understand And Live With ADHD
  
  An informative article by a parent of an ADHD child.
• Quiet Riot: Girls With ADHD Sit In Silence
  
  A very good article on why ADHD is diagnosed so much more frequently in boys than in girls.
• Calming Tips for Hyperactive Children
  
  Common sense tips from a journalist who is a parent of an ADHD child.
• Children with ADHD
  
  An article from a biomedical researcher. Contains some very good information but some somewhat controversial views, not all of which we agree with. (Our therapists do not agree with the statement that once a person starts on ADHD medication they should expect to be on it for the rest of their lives.)
• ADHD Medications Chart
  
  We do not prescribe medications. However, a minority of our clients take medications and we provide this resource for reference purposes. Beware that additional precautions exist for the some of the medications since the last update of this chart.