Resources
This page contains links to websites, books, and support groups for a variety of brain based/behavioral difficulties.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Websites
http://www.russellbarkley.org/factsheets.html
Bibliotherapy
Smart but Scattered, by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
Taking Charge of ADHD, by Russell Barkley
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, by Russel Barkley
Driven to Distraction, by Edward M. Halloway and John J. Ratey
Emotional/Behavioral Difficulties
Bibliotherapy
Parenting the Strong Willed Child, by Rex Forehand and Nicholas Long
The Explosive Child, by Ross W. Greene
Stop Walking on Eggshells, by Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger
Don't Feed the Monkey Mind: How to Stop the Cycle of the Anxiety, Fear, and Worry, by Jennifer Shannon
ACT with Anxiety: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workbook to Get You Unstuck from Anxiety and Enrich Your Life, by Richard Sears
The ACT Workbook for Depression and Shame: Overcome Thoughts of Defectiveness and Increase Well-Being Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, by Matthew McKay
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Websites
http://www.aspergersyndrome.org
Bibliotherapy
Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: What Parents and Professionals Should Know About the Pre-teen and Teenage Years, by Shana Nichols, Gina Marie Moravcik, and Samara Pulver Tetenbaum
Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger’s Syndrome, by Rudy Simone
Navigating the Social World: A Curriculum for Individuals with Asperger’s, by Tony Attwood
Complete Guide To Asperger’s Syndrome, by Tony Attwood
Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism
by Barry M. Prizant and Thomas Fields-Meyer
The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules: The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens with Asperger Syndrome by Jennifer Cook O'Toole
The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (and Their Parents) by Elizabeth Reeve and Elizabeth Verdick
Learning Disabilities
Websites
https://www.state.nj.us/education/specialed/dyslexia/NJDyslexiaHandbook.pdf
https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-kids-dyscalculia/
Bibliotherapy
Overcoming Dyslexia, by Sally Shaywitz
The Power of Different, by Gail Saltz
It Just Doesn't Add Up, by Paul Moorecraft
Why Math Is So Hard for Some Children, by Daniel Berch and Michelle Mazzocco