Monday E-mail 09.03.02

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
http://www.chadd.org
Maintained by the nation's largest ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) organization, the site provides information on disability issues; a series of abbreviated online fact sheets on parenting, teaching, or treating someone with ADD; as well as links to documents from the U.S. Department of Education and other sources. Membership and chapter information is also available.

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
http://www.add.org
There's a lot of information at this Web site about this condition, whose clinical designation is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Includes basic material, treatment information, research, ADD and school, family issues, career & work, legal issues, coaching, and more.

Outside the Box
http://adhd.kids.tripod.com
Subtitled: Helping Misunderstood Kids..., this site is maintained by a teacher and parent of a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It addresses the classroom needs of students with ADHD and other learning disabilities, describes what it is like to raise a child with ADHD, and provides links to resources for both parents and educators. Information is presented with a Christian perspective.

MEDLINEPlus.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/attentiondeficitdisorderwithhyperactivity.html

ADDA Kids Area
http://www.add.org/content/kids1.htm
Designed especially for children with attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) and their friends, this site offers a definition of ADD/ADHD and provides tips for managing the disorder during daily

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Fact Sheets
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhdmenu.cfm
Links to information on attention deficit disorders in the form of books, fact sheets, and summaries for the public and conference proceedings, workshop summaries, and journal articles.

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