Resources
Website Links
ADD Warehouse is the leading resource for the understanding and treatment of ADHD and related problems. www.addwarehouse.com
The Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) provides a wealth of opportunities online for adults with ADHD. www.add.org
Sara Skillen of SkillSet Coaching & Organizing is a Nashville-based Certified Professional Organizer® and ADHD coach, specializing in working with adults with ADHD. She also co-leads the ADDNashville Support Group and Adult ADHD Professionals of Middle Tennessee. More information may be found at her website: https://www.skillsetorganizing.com
ADHD Roller Coaster is a newsletter by Gina Pera, author of Is It You or Me or My Adult ADHD. http://ADHDRollerCoaster.org
Insight Timer is a phone app. It is a meditation timer that offers guided meditations and courses that are easily accessible include: the "Insight Timer" app for tablets and smart phones (get it from the apps store)
Guided meditations by Lidia Zylowska, MD, author of The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD, are available for free on her website. www.lidiazylowska.com
Mindfully ADD is Life Coach Casey Dixon’s website that offers brief and accessible “attention training tools.” www.mindfullyadd.com. For more information on Ms. Dixon’s coaching practice, go to www.dixonlifecoaching.com
ADHD and Marriage is a website and gateway to classes, workshops, support groups, and her books for couples dealing with ADHD in relationships. www.adhdmarriage.com
ADHD Coaches Organization (ACO) offers information about what ADHD coaches do and a directory for finding a coach. www.adhdcoaches.org/find-a-coach
How to ADHD by Jessica McCabe is a YouTube-based resource for understanding the disorder. Jessica is an actor and advocate for adults with ADHD: www.howtoadhd.com
Impact Parents is Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Diane Dempster are co-founders of a parent coaching service. They often post useful articles and links on their website. impactparents.com
One Dharma Nashville is a center for learning and practicing meditation in Buddhist traditions. onedharmanashville.com
The National Resource Center on ADHD is a program of CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD). NRC is a national clearinghouse for the latest evidence-based information on ADHD. National Resource Center on ADHD (NRC)
Intelligent is a research-based resource to help students and universities in the U.S. Their aim is to help students succeed in their studies. Intelligent.com
National and international organizations:
CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD) www.chadd.org
ADDA (Attention Deficit Disorder Association) www.add.org.
In the UK: AADD (Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder) (www.aadduk.org).
NVC (Nonviolent Communication) is an exceptional resource for learning "how to transform conflicts into opportunities for connection" through workshops, classes, books, and free practice groups in the U.S. and in other countries. www.nonviolentcommunication.com
NAPO (National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals) is a helpful resource for finding a professional organizer in your area (www.napo.net). If you are in the Nashville area, go to www.naponashville.net.
Books
I highly recommend these books on ADHD and marriage: The ADHD Effect on Marriage by Melissa Orlov, The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD by Melissa Orlov and Nancie Kohlenberger, and Is It You or Me, or My Adult ADHD? by Gina Pera. http://www.addwarehouse.com
An excellent resource for parents is a book by Mark Bertin, MD, a developmental pediatrician - Mindful Parenting for ADHD, New Harbinger Publications, Inc, 2015. www.newharbinger.com
A book that inspires creativity and possibility is Permission to Proceed, by David Giwerc, founder and president of ADD Coach Academy. www.addca.com
A well-organized and practical workbook: Understand Your Brain, Get More Done, by Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA, Specialty Press, Inc 2012. www.addwarehouse.com
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