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The following is a list of resource materials that I’ve used for parenting and understanding my ADD/ADHD son. They are useful for parents and teachers dealing with children with behavior challenges. –Brenda Knepper

Armstrong, Thomas, Ph.D. In Their Own Way. Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., 1987.
Armstrong shows how children are individuals with distinct personal learning styles, such as linguistic, spatial, kinesthetic, musical and interpersonal, and how to recognize these styles to help them achieve in school.

Barkley, Russell A. Defiant Children. New York: The Guilford Press, 1987.
This is a 10-session training program for parents of behavior problem children. The manual and accompanying workbook teaches parental management skills.

Bradley, Michael J. Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! Gig Harbor, Wisconsin: Harbor Press, 2002.
A guide for parents for raising teenagers with wisdom and problem-solving strategies. Also covers changes in brain chemistry that occur during puberty and an adolescent’s development, that can impact behavior.

Dehorty, William J., Ph.D. Take Back Your Kids. Notre Dame, Indiana: Sorin Books, 2000.
Guide for parents in raising well-adjusted, productive kids. Covers setting limits and resisting children and adult peer cultures.

Ekman, Paul, Ph.D. Why Kids Lie. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1989.
This book helps parents to understand their child’s truths and falsehoods, the motivations for lying and how to encourage truthfulness.

Fowler, Mary Cahill. Maybe You Know My Kid. New York: Birch Lane Press, 1990.
A parent’s guide to understanding and helping a child with ADHD. Cahill tells her personal story, as well as giving information on diagnosis, management and classroom intervention.

Goldberg, Ronald, M.D. Sit Down and Pay Attention! Washington, D.C.: The PIA Press, 1991.
Dr. Goldberg explains common misperceptions about ADD and offers practical advice on diagnosis and treatment. Covers ADD from childhood into adulthood.

Good, E. Perry. Helping Kids Help Themselves. Chapel Hill, N.C.: New View Publications, 1994.
Good explains how coercion, blaming and threatening does not help young people and may cause additional problems, and offers advice on helping them become responsible and independent.

Greene, Ross W., Ph.D. The Explosive Child. New York: HarperCollins, 1998.
Important and enlightening book that illustrates the struggles of inflexible-explosive children and how to understand and manage them with compassion.

Hayden, Torey. The Tiger’s Child. New York: HarperCollins, 1995.
Story of a special-education teacher’s relationship with an abandoned, abused girl who was “locked in a prison of rage and silence.” One of several chronicles of Hayden’s inspirational dedication to children with mental and emotional disorders.

Eisenrich, Jim. Children with Tourette Syndrome. Rockville, Maryland: Woodbine House, 1992.
Handbook for parents of kids with Tourette Syndrome. Offers understanding of the symptoms and treatment of TS and strategies to help TS children. Also includes information on related disorders such as ADD and OCD.

Hallowell, Edward M., M.D. and Ratey, John J., M.D. Driven to Distraction. New York: Pantheon Books, 1994.
Resource on ADD that covers education, family perspectives, subtypes of ADD and ADHD. Covers ADD in children and adults, and offers insight into the impact of ADD on relationships and families.

Hughes, Susan. Ryan. Duarte, California: Hope Press, 1990.
Susan Hughes’ story of her hyperactive TS/ADHD child. Tells of her struggles to understand his unusual behaviors and to get a correct diagnosis and help for her son.

Palladino, Lucy Jo, Ph.D. The Edison Trait. New York: Random House, 1997.
Raising a child who is nonconforming, while preserving his or her spirit. Guide to nurturing gifted and creative children.

Schwartz, Jeffrey, M.D. Brain Lock. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.
Schwartz’s book offers understanding of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), its symptoms and treatment, and self-management.

Tobia, Cynthia Ulrich. Every Child Can Succeed. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Focus on the Family Publishing, 1996.
Tobias covers childrens’ unique learning styles with humor and how to work with the different types of children to build on their strengths.

Weisberg, Lynne W., M.D., Ph.D. and Greenberg, Rosalie, M.D. When Acting Out Isn’t Acting. Washington, D.C.: The PIA Press, 1989.
The book offers guidance on understanding child and adolescent anger and behavior disorders.