Tools and Resources
Supportive Websites
CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) is the nation’s leading non-profit organization serving individuals with AD/HD and their families.
ADDresources.org A national non-profit organization that provides quality information, resources, and support to help those with ADHD achieve their full potential
Edge Foundation A non-profit foundation whose primary mission is to provide access to qualified, professional coaches for students with ADHD as part of their multi-modal treatment program
Social-Other-School Research An on-line special needs information guide for parents, teachers, and other professionals to use at their convenience. “Invisible” special needs are addressed, such as autism, Asperger’s, ADHD, social & play skills, Sensory Processing Disorder, anxiety/stress, and much more.
Think:Kids promotes the understanding that challenging kids lack the skill, not the will, to behave well – specifically skills related to problem solving, flexibility and frustration tolerance. Unlike traditional models of discipline, their approach avoids the use of power, control and motivational procedures and instead focuses on teaching at-risk kids the skills they need to succeed.
Shykids The purpose of this website is to talk about shyness – what it is and what it feels like.
Social Skills Central Whether the kids you know have typical problems like shyness or dealing with bullying, or they have atypical problems, like the ones experienced by children on the Autism spectrum, they have hundreds of ways to help you help the kids you care about.
Books and Magazines
Additude Magazine Attention deficit information about ADHD symptoms, medication, treatment, diagnosis, and parenting ADD children from the experts at ADDitude magazine.
Attention Magazine A benefit of CHADD membership, this magazine provides science-based information and support for people affected by ADHD.
Learning Outside The Lines by Jonathon Mooney and David Cole
A Bird’s Eye View of Life with ADD and ADHD: Advice from Young Survivors by Chris A. Zeigler Dendy and Alex Zeigler
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life by Marilee Adams, PhD
Driven to Distraction by Ned Hallowell, M.D. and John Ratey, M.D.
Helping your Anxious Child by Rapee, Spence, Cobhan, and Wignall
Between Parent & Teenager by Dr. Haim Ginott
Ready or Not, Here Life Comes by Mel Levine, M.D.
Lost at School by Ross Greene, Ph.D.
Buzz by Katherine Ellison
Great Tools
Inspiration Software: Excellent mind-mapping software for people with AD/HD or LD who have trouble organizing thoughts in a sequential, written form. Mind mapping (graphic organizing, visual thinking) software or devices provide the freedom to express ideas in a visual format, record them as they come, and link them together later to create an outline. Inspiration is for grades 6-12. The website offers a free trial.
Google Docs: Create and share your work online with fellow students and colleagues for free. Allows you to edit live while online with co-workers.
Onion Mountain Technology: A great resource for a wide variety of tools to make learning and working easier and more accessible for all students.
Super Kids: Make your own math drill sheets for free! Simply select the type of problems and a worksheet will be created to our specifications, ready to be printed for use.
Quizlet: Wonderful site to make online flash cards, create interactive quizzes, and view other peoples flash cards as well.
Flashcard Exchange: Create flashcards and tests. Millions of flashcards already stored on a variety of academic topics.
Starfall.com: A free public service to teach children to read with phonics. Their systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children.
Cognitech Café: Assistive Technology Resources for Individuals, Families, and Professionals. Has wonderful links and resources.
Kahn Academy: Watch. Practice. Learn almost anything for free. With a library of thousands of video lessons and practice exercises covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history.
HassleMe: Every once in a while we all need to be hassled to do something! Try this free email reminder tool.
ReadWriteThink: Interactive learning activities for grades K-12. One of my favorites, Essay Map, is an interactive graphic organizer that helps students develop an outline that includes an introductory statement and the main ideas they want to discuss or describe.
Free Comic Strip Maker: Great tool to help kids express themselves through the use of comic strips.
AudioNote: Link your note taking to audio. Watch as your text and drawings highlight during playback, helping you to remember the context in which they were taken.
