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Resources and Links to Other Web Sites |
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The information and web sites below to which you are directed have not been evaluated by Dr. Kidder for their quality or truthfulness. It is up to you, the consumer, to decide whether or not to believe the information provided or follow their directions.
Resources on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The following links are provided to help you find information about ADHD quickly and easily. Each time you link to another web site, the browser will open a new window. When you are finished looking at that web site, you just close that browser window by pressing the x in the top right, and you will be returned to this page for more links to explore. |
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| The National Resource Center on ADHD: A Service of CHADD |
| (Site Map: Table of Contents for site; click home to get to the home page.) |
| http://www.help4adhd.org/sitemap.cfm |
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| The National Resource Center on ADHD Library |
| Located here are articles on a wide variety of subjects related to ADHD. |
| http://www.help4adhd.org/library.cfm |
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| The National Resource Center on ADHD |
| Frequently asked questions about ADHD. |
| http://www.help4adhd.org/faqs.cfm |
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| Medications Used to Treat ADHD |
| Medications used to treat ADHD are described here in The National Resource Center on ADHD web site. click this link to go directly to the medication section. |
| http://www.help4adhd.org/en/treatment/medication |
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| CHADD web site |
| CHADD is a national support group for children and adults with ADHD. This web site contains information about membership, local groups, news. It directs you to The National Resource Center for ADHD above for information about ADHD. |
| http://www.chadd.org |
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| NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD |
| This is a description of a government sponsored long term research study of treatments for ADHD. Press the link below, not the one above. |
| http://www.help4adhd.org/en/treatment/guides/mta |
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| National Institute of Mental Health |
| This page is a booklet prepared by NIMH to educate the public about ADHD. |
| http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/complete-index.shtml |
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| ADD Warehouse |
| This is a site that compiles all the books on ADHD in one place. |
| http://addwarehouse.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/index.html |
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ADHD in Adults
Please look over the above web sites on ADHD. In addition, the following web sites are more relevant to adults diagnosed with ADHD. |
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| Attention Deficit Disorders Association web site |
| This is a web site focusing on ADHD in adults. This link takes you to their home page. |
| http://www.add.org/ |
| Attention Deficit Disorder Association -- Southern Region web site |
| This link takes you to a list of information resources on ADHD. |
| http://www.adda-sr.org |
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| ADD Resources web site |
| This is another great site with information about ADHD. It seems to lean toward ADHD in adults. |
| http://www.addresources.org |
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| The National Institute of Mental Health |
| NIMH has a page which is an information booklet on ADHD. Click this link to go directly to the government site on ADHD. |
| http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm |
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| ADD Warehouse |
| This company compiles all the books on ADHD in one place. |
| http://addwarehouse.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/index.html |
Resources for Adults with ADHD in the Workplace Book -- A Comprehensive Guide to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: Resarch, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Edited by kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1995.
EEOC Enforcement Guidance on the Ameicans with Disabilities Act and Psychiatric Disabilities
Table of contents
Introduction
What is a Psychiatric Disability Under the ADA?
Disclosure of Disability
Requesting Reasonable Accommodation
Selected Types of Reasonable Accommodation
Conduct
Direct Threat
Professional Licensing
Link
For more information |
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| Legal Issues for Adults with AD/HD in the Workplace and Higher Education |
| http://www.help4adhd.org/en/systems/legal |
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| Searchable Online Accommmodations Resource |
| Other online resources which can be obtained from the Job Accommodation Network on ADHD |
| http://askjan.org/media/adhd.html |
| The Job Accommodation Process |
| http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/JobAccommodationProcess.html |
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| Top Ten ADHD Traps in the Workplace and How to Avoid Getting Caught by Them! |
| http://www.addresources.org/?q=Workplace+Traps |
| Work-site Accommodations Ideas for People with Learning Disabilites |
| http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/LD.html |
| Work-site Acommodations Ideas for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities |
| http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/Psychiatric.html |
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Resources on Learning Problems
Great Schools
This is a website designed exclusively for parents of kids with learning difficulties. It includes content in the following areas: Identifying Learning Difficulties, Managing Learning difficulties, Connecting with Others, and Resources
Books and Web Sites on Stress Management
Resources in this bibliography have been obtained through a variety of avenues. Some are my own personal resources. Some have been found in other books and on the internet. In each section below I first list resources recommended by the Authoritative Guide to Self-Help Resources in Mental Health. I then list other resources I have found from other sources. The Authoritative Guide is an annotated bibliography of books, movies, internet web sites, and support groups which have been rated and ranked by professionals for their quality and usefulness.
BOOKS
Authoritative Guide to Self-Help Resources in Mental Health. (2000). by John C. Norcross, John W. Santrock, Linda F. Campbell, Thomas P. Smith, Robert Somer, and Edward L. Zuckerman. New York: The Guilford Press.
The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) (Sixth Ed). (2008). by Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, Matthew McKay, and Patrick Fanning. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Wherever You Go, There You Are. (1994). by Jon Kabat-Zinn. New York: Hyperion.
The Stress and Relaxation Handbook: A Practical Guide to Self-Help Techniques. (1997). by James Madders. London, UK: Vermilion.
The Relaxation Response. (1975). by Herbert Benson. New York: Morrow.
The Wellness Book: A Compreshensive Guide to Maintaining Health and Treating Stress Related Illness. (1992). by Herbert Benson and Eileen M. Stuart. New York: Fireside.
Beyond the Relaxation Response. (1984). by Herbert Benson. New York: Times Books.
Minding the Body, Mending the Mind. (1987). by Joan Borysenko. New York: Bantam.
Other Books
Stress Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Wellness. (1984). by Edward A. Charlesworth and Ronald G. Nathan. New York: Ballantine Books.
The Doctors' Guide to Instant Stress Relief. (1987). by Ronald G. Nathan, Thomas E. Staats, and Paul J. Rosch. New York: G. P. Puntnam's Sons.
INTERNET RESOURCES
Other Web Sites
Dr. David Kidder is a psychologist in private practice who produces psychological self-help products including the Eastern Mountains Relaxation video through Psychological Technologies, L.L.C. Stress management information and aids are available at www.drkidder.com.
The following web sites were obtained through Yahoo.com categories = mental health>stress management.
The Medical Basis of Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Sleep Problems, and Drug Use: www.teachhealth.com. This is a web site developed by a physician in 1997 with cartoon characters as illustration.
For more information click here.
The American Institute of Stress: www.stress.org. This site is a basic site which has listed informational booklets you can order for a fee. It also provides some online articles and information on the relationship between stress and illness.
For more information click here.
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