Recommended Reading - Recommended Reading on Parenting

Written by Elaine M. Gibson

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GET OUT OF MY LIFE, but first could you drive me and Cheryl to the mall? by Anthony E. Wolf, PhD, pub 1991 now in the 8th printing. This wonderful author has figured something out, ya, you guessed it, OUR TEENAGERS. He does more than listen to young people he hears tham and goes beyond their protestations and pleading to provide parents with an understanding of their lives. Without piety, self-righteousness or arrogance, he offers assistance and advice for living with, dare I even say raising, our teens in a loving and compassionate manner. This book is not for the solum sorrowful no humor type of prude parent. You cannot read this book without saying, Aha! That's my kid! Try getting it, he can't say enough about us resident dictators with teen armies to feed.
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ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER AND THE LAW: A GUIDE FOR ADVOCATES by Peter S. Latham, J.D. and Patricia H. Latham, J.D. This is a great book. I got my copy from Special Needs Project, 3463 State Suite, Suite 282, Santa Barbara, 93105, but you can also probably get a copy from the ADD Warehouse. This book is excellent for detailing how the federal laws should cover ADD/ADHD.
Working with People with Challenging Behaviors by a Victoria, B.C. psychologist, Nathan Ory, MA. The author specializes in people with extremely challenging behavior and/or diagnosis with a concurrent mental health disorder, including people with autism and pervasive developmental disabilities. The book contains many practical techniques and innovations for working successfully with people with challenging behaviors. For information: Write to Nathan Ory, M.A., Glendale Lodge Society, P.O. Box 4250 Station A, Victoria, British Columbia, V8X 3X9 Canada.
Is Your Child is Hyperactive, Inattentive, Impulsive, Distractible...Helping the ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)/Hyperactive Child; A practical program for changing your child's behavior with and without medication by Stephen W. Garber, Marianne Daniels Garber and Robyn Freedman Spizman. c.1990, Villard Books. This book contains a lot of practical ideas for behavior modification, including chapters on how to stretch attention spans, calmness training, following rules, controlling aggression, etc. One chapter of interest is "The ADHD Child at Play". It contains a Social Skills Checklist that can be used to determine key areas you want to work on, then suggestions on teaching your child how to approach relationships differently.
Driven to Distraction and Answers to Distraction both by Dr. Edward Hallowell and Dr. John Ratey The first book is filled with case histories; the second addresses the most frequently asked questions about the condition. Excellent.
Hyperactivity in Children, Adolescents, and Adults: Attention Deficit Disorder By Paul Wender, M.D. My mother said that this was the book that helped her understand ADD and her grandson. In 150 pages, Dr. Wender really covers the issues involved for parents as well as the condition of ADD.
Understanding ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder by Dr Christopher Green & Dr Kit Chee (Doubelday, ISBN 0 86824 587 9) I don't know how easy it would be to get in the US, but this is without a single doubt absolutely the best book on ADD/ADHD that I have read. Dr Green is a paediatrician in Sydney, Australia and also wrote the two best books on child-rearing I have ever read ("Babies!" & "Toddler Taming").
Time Management for Unmanageable People by Ann McGee Cooper, ISBN 0 - 553-37071-5 Recommended for those in need of organization. Many of the tips and techniques in this book are perfect for ADDers. "for creative, inspired, hopelessly disogranized types."
A.D.D. on the Job: Making Your ADD work for You by Lynn Weiss.In case any of you are ADD or have an ADD teenager who wants to work, this book is excellent. Addresses the many problems caused by being ADD and better yet, the solutions. This is the most helpful book I've seen on integrating ADD and real life demands.
Taking Charge of ADHD, The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents by Russell A. Barkley, PH.D., paperback, 16.95, Guilford Press. It's excellent and even has a chapter about adolescents, talks about ADD non-hyperactive type, and a good section on meds. The criteria list is from DSM-IV, the other one used DSM-III which isn't in use anymore. If you want to buy one, I'd get this new one rather than the older one.
Catalogs, videos, other sources
- Sun Media
  For those who haven't, you should check out SUN Media, 1095 25th St SE, Suite 107, Salem, OR 97301. This is a source of a lot of ADHD related material. It is run by Dr. John Taylor, who is the author of one of the best books on ADHD, "HELPING YOUR HYPERACTIVE CHILD." The phone number is 1-800-VIP-1ADD. Their catalog includes all of his publications and videos as well as a lot of stuff published by others, including Thomas Phelan.