ADHD Children's Books

[NerdyMommy]

Does anyone have any ADHD books for children and teens that you would recommend? Please share!

[DANA]

No, but I have a little secret to share that I never told anyone...... I have had a dream to write a book for children about how God created them with ADHD and that they were designed a little different than most kids because God has a special purpose for their lives. This book will be in a cartoon form with cute characters. This book will encourage kids to feel good about who they are and to never doubt that they are very significant.

For teenagers, I want to write a book focusing on building a positive & healthy self-esteem, discuss peer pressure, making wise choices, being accountable for behavior, getting help with school work and discussing social issues that involve friendship & dating. Perhaps, this book will be written only for female teenagers so we can have a few chapters just on some fun topics, such as beauty and fashion.

My biggest hurdle is writing the book from start to finish, but the most serious concern of mine is getting it published. If anyone has information about my concerns feel free to comment or send me a message.

[Kay Marner]

I wrote a review of several children's books (fiction) in which the main character has ADHD for ADDitude magazine's summer 08 issue. My favorite of the bunch was "Home and Other Big Fat Lies" by Jill Wolfson. It's a really fun read. Here's a link to my article:

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/3624.html

Right now I'm reading The New Putting on the Brakes: Understanding and Taking Control of Your ADD or ADHD , second edition, by Patricia Quinn, MD and Judith Stern, MA It's a very good introduction to what ADD and ADHD are, what some issues are that kids with those conditions might deal with, and ideas for how to cope. I would definitely recommend it.

Kay

[Jim Drey]

IF you are attempting to help your child understand the condition known as ADHD, then I would recommend:

Cory Stories A Kid's Book about Living with ADHD by Jeanne Kraus.

Depending on the teen's reading level, two "good ones" are:

ADHD Book Living Right now! by Martin L. Kutscher M.D.

Any of Edward Hallowell's books, but one that might have "slipped through the cracks' is Answers to Distraction. I especially liked this one since you read a specific question immediately followed by the answer.

...and here is a recommendation for Adults--best known for writing for women, Sari Solden's Journeys Through ADDulthood was down to earth and had great explanations!

Any/all of these are available on Amazon.

You might want to take a look at www.chadd.org, and www.NIH.gov

...and I could not pass up referring y'all to The Children's Hospital of Cincinnati website:

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/info/mental/diagnose/adhd...

For you own sake and your child's PLEASE be cautious regarding what you choose to read or try on your own--these are REAL PEOPLE!

Jim Drey
aka Deemo
"blessed are they who are flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape!"

[Mary Kay L.]

I have always like Eagles Eyes, by Jeanne Gehret, (I think the spelling is correct) to read to children with ADHD. It is particularly helpful for the inattentive type, no hyperactivity.

I feel any book that Free Spirit Publishing has is a good one - they seem to be very careful with what they choose to include in their offerings. www.freespirit.com

"The Survival Guide for Kids with ADD or ADHD" is one good one.

[Anya]

I like this one :)

http://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Have-ADHD-Kathy-Hoopmann/dp/1843106515