ADHD books
- Defiant Children, Russell Barkley
- Parenting Hyperactive Preschoolers, Elizabeth Harvey, Sharonne Herbert, & Rebecca Stowe
- Taking Charge of ADHD, Russell Barkley
- Your Defiant Child, Russell Barkley and Christine Benton
- Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention, Nadeau and Ellen Dixon
- Mindful Parenting for ADHD: A Guide to Cultivating Calm, Reducing Stress, and Helping Children Thrive, Mark Bertin MD
- The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, Ross W. Greene, PhD
- Children: The Challenge: The Classic Work on Improving Parent-Child Relations – Intelligent, Humane, & Eminently Practical (Plume), Rudolf Dreikurs and Vicki Stolz
- Putting on the Breaks: Understand and Taking Control of Your ADD or ADHD, Patricia Quinn and Judith Stern
Related guides
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is sometimes diagnosed alongside other mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression. Additionally, ADHD-like symptoms can prompt youth to experience issues with peers, such as bullying. For more information on other mental health conditions that can occur alongside ADHD, please visit our other mental health guides.
Additional Resources
Crisis Resources
If your child expresses thoughts of wanting to harm themselves or others, call 9-1-1 or visit the nearest emergency department.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline:
Call 9-8-8
Text any message to 9-8-8
Chat online at 988lifeline.org/chat
Crisis Text Line:
Text “HOME” to 741741
Learn more about CHOC’s pediatric mental health services
At CHOC, we specialize in providing a full spectrum of pediatric mental healthcare, including inpatient, intensive outpatient and outpatient program services.
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External resources
National Institute of Mental Health
ADHD Statistics & Information
ADHD in Children and Teens: What You Need to Know
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
chadd.org
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – ADHD Resource Center
www.aacap.org
