ADD / ADHD

General

ADDvantages - ADDvantages was created for those who are ADD/HD and/or learning disabled, in addition to significant others.

The Center for New Discoveries in Learning - Finding solutions for ADD, ADHD, dyslexia and other learning disabilities.

The Center for Research on Learning - University of Kansas' research organization addresses the needs of students at risk for failure (including those with learning disabilities), and how to help students and their teachers reach new heights in educational success.

One ADD Place - A "virtual neighborhood" consolidating in ONE PLACE information and resources relating to Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.), AD/HD and Learning Disorders (LD)

Outside the Box! - This site's purpose is to provide parents and teachers with encouragement and practical information about ADHD and other learning disabilities in order to better meet the needs of these students in the classroom. The site, in addition to providing links to online resources, also includes pages addressing the classroom needs of ADHD students and a description of what it is like to raise a child with ADHD. This site is designed and maintained by a teacher and a parent of an ADHD child.

Articles

ADHD

AD/HD Issues that Impact School Planning - from the article by Ruth Turner and Roscoe Lewis in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Policies/Information Regarding Diagnosis/Interventions and Services (1996) .

AD/HD Legal Issues - from the article by Ruth Turner in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Policies/Information Regarding Diagnosis/Interventions and Services (LDA, 1996).

AD/HD Parenting - from the article by Ruth Turner in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Policies/Information Regarding Diagnosis/Interventions and Services (LDA, 1996).

Behavioral Management - from the article by Ruth Turner in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Policies/Information Regarding Diagnosis/Interventions and Services (LDA, 1996).

Providing an Appropriate Education to Children with ADD ERIC Digest, October 1992 #E512

Select Causes of School Failure - from the article The Invisible Disability by Pasquale Accardo. M.D.

Organizations

Children and Adults with ADD (CH.A.D.D) - CH.A.D.D. has four primary objectives: to maintain a support network for parents who have children with ADD and adults with ADD; to provide a forum for continuing education of parents, professionals, and adults with ADD about the disability; to be a community resource for information about ADD; and to make the best educational experiences available to children with ADD so that their specific difficulties will be recognized and appropriately managed within educational settings.

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) - CEC is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.

National Academy for Child Development - NACD, Learning disabled, dyslexic, ADD, ADHD, hyperactive, down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, williams syndrome, tourettes syndrome, rhetts syndrome, developmentally delayed, PDD, autistic, cerebral palsy, retarded.

Rebus Institute - A nonprofit organization committed to the management of problems related to Learning Disabilities (LD) and/or Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD) in adulthood.