ADD/ADHD

ADHD is a condition of the brain that makes it difficult for children to control their behavior. It is one of the most common chronic conditions of childhood. It affects 4 percent to 12 percent of school-aged children. About three times more boys than girls are diagnosed with ADHD.
-ADHD: Understanding Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
www.aap.org/pubed/ZZZKJ7JJXSC.htm?&sub_cat=18

General Information
American Academy of Pediatrics Health Topics Page: ADHD
www.aap.org/healthtopics/adhd.cfm
Browse through health topics such as: ADHD, Behavioral and Mental Health, Community Health, Diseases and Conditions, Family Health, Healthy Development, Navigating the Health Care System, Populations with Unique Health Care Needs.

ADHD Learning Collaborative
The Partnerships for Quality Project involves approximately 20 teams from your state American Academy of Pediatrics chapter working together for 6-9 months to learn how their clinical sites can improve care for their patients with ADHD. Practice teams identify improvement aims, participate in a workshop, test and implement changes in practice, and maintain ongoing contact with other practice teams and the project faculty members through conference calls and an email listserv. In addition to these distance and face-to-face learning strategies, participating teams use the Academy’s eQIPP CME program to enhance their knowledge of ADHD and quality improvement techniques. For more information, click here.

Resources/Guides
ADHD: A Complete and Authoritative Guide
By the American Academy of Pediatrics, Michael I. Reiff, MD, FAAP, Editor in Chief, with Sherill Tippins
What every parent wants to know about ADHD, in a new child guide from the AAP.
Based on evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for ADHD, this new AAP child care guide offers parents balanced, reassuring, and authoritative information to help them understand and manage this challenging and often misunderstood condition. Written for parents in clear, easy-to-understand language, this new book will quickly become part of your overall ADHD treatment plan. Providing this guide to parents helps support the information and advice you offer in your practice, and serves as a practical in-home reference. A must for every family affected by ADHD, as well as a valuable clinical resource. For more information and to order this product, go to: www.aap.org/bst/showdetl.cfm?&DID=15&Product_ID=3995

ADHD: Caring for Children With ADHD Kit
A Resource Toolkit for Clinicians
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common, yet complex, childhood disorder that requires a multimodal, multidisciplinary treatment approach. After formulating its evidence-based guidelines for diagnosing and treating ADHD, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has developed this comprehensive ADHD resource toolkit containing a wide array of screening, diagnosis, treatment, and support materials for clinicians and other health care professionals.

Divided into 4 sections, the kit recognizes ADHD as a chronic condition and provides tools to help the clinician involve parents, teachers, and others in an effective ADHD management plan. For more information and to order this product, go to:
www.aap.org/bst/showdetl.cfm?&DID=15&Product_ID=3787

Additional ADHD Resources available through the AAP Bookstore are available at: www.aap.org/bst/showprod.cfm?&DID=15&CATID=132&ObjectGroup_ID=813

Web sites/ Organizations
About Our Kids: www.aboutourkids.org/articles/about_adhd.html
Information on: Why does it happen? | Real Life Stories | How is it treated? | What are the symptoms? | Questions & Answers | Associated problems | Who is likely to have it? | References and related books

Academic Guidance Services: www.addtreatment.com/
One of the oldest educational, psychological and testing agencies serving students and families in Southern California, AGS (Academic Guidance Services - est. 1960) designs no-nonsense, result-oriented treatment programs to raise school grades, test and evaluate educational standing and learning achievement, IEP analysis and development, and also provides therapies and evaluation for ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, learning disabilities, and behavioral and emotional problems

ADDitude Magazine for People with ADHD: www.additudemag.com

ADDvance Online Resource for Women and Girls with ADHD: www.addvance.com

ADD/ADHD LD in Depth: www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/add_adhd/add-adhd.html
Attention Deficit Disorder & Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder present a challenge to parents and educators alike. Here we've assembled a wealth of information from a variety of resources. We hope they will serve to establish a strong foundation of understanding of these complex disorders.

ADDResources.org www.addresources.org
A national non-profit organization for people with ADD. The web site has 60 free articles by national ADHD authorities as well as adults with ADD. A number of articles are geared for parents. In addition, they host the National ADHD Directory which has over 550 service providers listed.

Attention-Deficit Disorder Association: www.add.org
Provides information, resources and networking opportunities to help adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)

Center for Children and Families: wings.buffalo.edu/psychology/adhd
Includes a list of summer treatment programs in the United States and Canada

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD): www.chadd.org/
CHADD - the national non- profit organization representing children and adults with attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD). Founded in 1987 by a group of concerned parents, CHADD works to improve the lives of people with attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder through education, advocacy and support. Working closely with leaders in the field of AD/HD research, diagnosis and treatment, CHADD offers its members and the public information they can trust.

Comprehensive Treatment for Attention Deficit Disorder (CTADD): www.CTADD.com
A site for parents and professionals

Intermountain Health Care:
www.ihc.com/xp/ihc/managehealth/patiented/adhd/
Professional site with parent information, including ADHD: A Parent's Guide

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/adhdmenu.cfm
Site devoted to children and use pf psychotropic medication.

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

Pediatric Development and Behavior: www.dbpeds.org/handouts/
Professional site with handouts of interest to parents.

San Diego ADHD Web Page: www.sandiegoadhd.org/
Provides a forum for communication about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for parents, primary care providers (including pediatricians and family practitioners), teachers and children (both with ADHD and their siblings).

Last Updated August 8, 2008