We recommend the following books to help you better understand your attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or your child's ADHD.

For Parents

• SOS Help for Parents, by Lynn Clark
• Your Defiant Child, by Russell Barkley
• Taking Charge of ADHD, by Russell Barkley
• Surviving Your Adolescent, by Thomas Phelan
• Give Your ADD Teen a Chance, by Lynn Weiss
• Teenagers with ADD: A Parent's Guide, by Chris Zeigler
• ADD Quick Tips: Practical ways to manage attention deficit disorder successfully, by Carla Crutsinger and Debra Moore
• Parents and Adolescents Living Together Part 1: The Basics, by Patterson, Gerald, and Forgatch
• Parents and Adolescents Living Together Part 2: Family Problem Solving, by Patterson, Gerald, and Forgatch
• Parents' Survival Handbook, by Eugene Arnold
• Helping Your Child Make Friends, by Rona Milch Novick

For Adults

• Driven to Distraction, by Edward M. Hallowell and J. Ratey
• You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy? by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo
• The Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults Book (and workbook), by Lynn Weiss
• ADD On the Job -- Making Your ADD Work for You, by Lynn Weiss
• Succeeding in College with Attention Deficit Disorders, by Jennifer Bramer
• ADD in the Workplace -- Choices, Changes, and Challenges, by Kathleen Nadeau
• ADD and Adults: Strategies for Success, from CHADD
• The Down and Dirty Guide to Adult ADD, by Michael Gordon and Daniel McClure
• Women with ADD, by Suri Solden
• Out of the Fog: Treatment Options and Coping Strategies for Adult ADHD, by Kevin Murphy and Suzanne Lever
• Survival Guide for College Students with ADD or LD, by Kathleen Nadeau
• ADD and the College Student, by P. Quinn

For Children

• Putting on the Brakes, by Patricia Quinn and Judith Stern
• Jumping Johnny, by Michael Gordon
• First Star I See, by Jaye Andras Caffrey
• Zipper, by Caroline Janover
• Slam Dunk, by Roberta Parker
• ADHD Monitoring System, by David Rabiner
• Eagle Eyes, by Jeanne Gehert
• Otto Learns About His Medicine, by Matthew Galvin
• Many Ways to Learn, by Judith Stern
• How to do Homework Without Throwing Up, by Trevor Romain
• The Don't Give Up Kid, by Jeanne Gehert
• Keeping A Head in School: A Student’s Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders, by Mel Levine
• Full of Beans, by Chris Weaver
• Trouble with School: A Family Story about Learning Disabilities, by Kathryn Dunn and Allison Dunn
• What Do You Mean I Have A Learning Disability, by Kathleen Dwyer