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Resources For ADHD
Digital Resources
What is ADHD? (Thriving Minds handout)
Understanding ADHD in Girls video by Dr. Bryce Hella
Childhood ADHD: 5 Strategies to Make Parent’s Lives Easier video by Dr. Heather Schmitt
Navigating IEPs, 504 Plans and Special Education, webinar by Dr. Heather Schmitt
Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD)
Pick your Battles, Parents (article)
Books
Taking Charge of ADHD: A Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents, by Dr. Russell Barkley.
How to Reach and Teach AD/HD Children, by Sandra Rief.
Putting on the Brakes: A Young People’s Guide to Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Revised Edition, by Patricia O. Quinn & Judith M. Stern
The “Putting on the Brakes” Activity Book for Young People with ADHD, by Patricia O. Quinn, Judith M. Stern, & Neil Russell.
Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention: A Book for Kids About ADHD, by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ellen B. Dixon, & Charles Beyl
Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning, by Joyce Cooper-Kahn
Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach their Potential, by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
Resources for Anxiety
Digital Resources
Anxiety’s Impact on Student Learning, webinar by Dr. Aimee Kotrba
Getting Kids to Buy Into Brave Practices: Tips from Dr. Aimee Kotrba
Andrew Kukes Foundation for Social Anxiety
Books
Your Anxious Child: How Parents and Teachers Can Relieve Anxiety in Children, by John Dacey and Lisa Fiore.
Keys to Parenting Your Anxious Child, by Katharina Manassis
What to do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety, by Dawn Huebner, Ph.D.
Freeing Your Child from Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child’s Fears, Worries, and Phobias, by Tamar Chansky
Nobody’s Perfect: A Story for Children About Perfectionism, by Ellen Flanagan Burns.
Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents, by Reid Wilson and Lynn Lyons
Resources For Selective Mutism
Digital Resources
How to Find the Right Provider for Selective Mutism free webinar from Dr. Aimee Kotrba
Unlocking the Mystery of Selective Mutism, webinar from Dr. Aimee Kotrba
Using Reinforcement Systems in Schools, webinar from Katelyn Reed and Dr. Taylor Hicks-Hoste
Understanding Selective Mutism, brief video from Selective Mutism Association (SMA)
Anxiety BC on Selective Mutism
Books
Selective Mutism: A Guide for Therapists, Educators, and Parents, Revised and Updated Edition, by Dr. Aimee Kotrba, Ph.D., and Katelyn Reed, MS
Overcoming Selective Mutism: The Parent’s Field Guide by Aimee Kotrba, Ph.D. and Shari J. Saffer
The Selective Mutism Resource Manual: 2nd Edition (A Speechmark Practical Sourcebook), by Maggie Johnson, Alison Wintgens
Helping Children with Selective Mutism and Their Parents: A Guide for School Based Professionals by Christopher Kearney
Charli’s Choices by Marian B. Moldan
Maya's Voice, by Wen-Wen Cheng
Understanding Katie, by Elisa Shipon-Blum
Resources for Pediatric Sleep
Digital Resources
Pediatric Sleep: 101 (Thriving Minds Handout)
How Incorporating Safety into Bedtime Routine Can Help Ease Your Child’s Anxiety
Kids and Sleep (Part 1): Stress, Anxiety and Nightmares podcast featuring Dr. Andrea Roth
Kids and Sleep (Part 2): Screens, ADHD, and Routines podcast featuring Dr. Andrea Roth
Kids and Sleep (Part 3): Listener Q’s and Expert Answers podcast featuring Dr. Andrea Roth
Books
It’s Never too Late to Sleep Train, by Craig Canapari
What to do When you Dread your Bed, by Dawn Huebner
Solving Sleep Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide for Frazzled Families, by Beth Malow
Sleeping Through the Night, by Jodi Mindell
Goodnight Mind for Teens, by Colleen Carney
Sleep Better! A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs, by V. Mark Durand
Resources For High Functioning Autism
Books
Helping the Child Who Doesn't Fit in by Stephen Nowicki, Ph.D. & Marshall P. Duke, Ph.D
Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Tony Attwood, Ph.D
The Autism Social Skills Picture Book by Jed Baker, Ph.D.
Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Social-Communications Problems by Jed Baker, Ph.D.
Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success by Marshall P. Duke, Ph.D., Stephen Nowicki, Ph.D., & Elisabeth A. Martin, M.Ed.
Resources for Dyslexia
Books
Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level, by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
Parenting the Struggling Reader: A Guide to Diagnosing and Finding Help for Your Child’s Reading Difficulties, by Susan L. Hall and Louisa C. Moats
The Dyslexic Advantage by Brock Eide
Resources for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Books
Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.
Helping Your Child with OCD: A Workbook for Parents of Children with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Lee Fitzgibbons and Cherlene Pedrick
Blink Blink, Clop Clop: An OCD Storybook by E. Katia Moritz.
What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD by Dawn Huebner
Resources for School Refusal
Digital Resources
Team Treatment Approach to School Refusal, webinar by Molly Marsh
Books
Helping your child overcome separation anxiety or school refusal: A Step By Step Guide for Parents: by Andrew R. Eisen PhD, Linda B. Engler PhD, Joshua D. Sparrow MD
Helping School Refusing Children and Their Parents: A Guide for School Based Professionals, 2nd Edition by Christopher A. Kearney
