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Family Resource Centre ADHD booklist

Books	Available At	Description
ADHD in the Schools, Third Edition Assessment and Intervention Strategies	Guildford Press	Provides state-of-the-art tools for supporting the academic and behavioral success of PreK-12 students
Coping – Attention Deficit Disorder - A Guide for Parents and Teachers M.E. Beugin Detselig Enterprises LTD., Calgary.	Emily’s Window Parent’s Services Alberta Children’s Hospital	Written by a local teacher and parent of a child with ADD. Chapters on strategies particularly helpful.
Putting On The Brakes P. Quinn and J. Stern Magination Press, New York.	Emily’s Window Parent’s Services Alberta Children’s Hospital	Child’s book with excellent chapter on techniques for helping those who don’t focus so well to become more organized.
Adolescents and ADD P. Quinn
Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention K. Nadeau and E. Dixon Chesapeake Psychological Services, 1991	Self Connection Books NW Tel. 403-284-1486	Good advice for upper elementary ADD children. Sections like “things other people can do to help me” and “things I can do to help myself”.
ABC’s for Success D.M. Souveny and D. Souveny Children’s Services Center	Children’s Services Centre #401 5000 Gaetz Ave. , Red Deer, AB., T4N 6C2 Self Connection Books NW Tel. 403-284-1486	Well done book on management strategies. Easy to read.
Driven to Distraction & Answers to Distraction E. Hallowell and J. Ratey Pantheon, New York.	Self Connection Books NW Tel. 403-284-1486	Easy to read book written by two psychiatrists with ADD. Excellent descriptions of what it is like to have or to live with someone who has ADD.