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50 (or so) Great Things About Having ADD
by Bob Sea (Spring '01)
CHADD Jubilant Over Dismissal
of California and Texas Class-Action Lawsuits
by CHildren and adults with ADD (Spring '01)
Attention Deficit Disorder:
What Teachers Should Know
This document was developed by the Chesapeake Institute (Spring '01)
Adults, Like Kids, Grapple with ADD
and Other Learning Disabilities
An AP article posted on www.heathcentral.com (Spring '01)
Parental Legal Rights & Responsibilities,
Procedural Safeguards
From The Wrights Law Newsletter: The Special ED Advocate, August 21, 2000 (V. 3, NO. 25) (Spring '01)
Ritalin: The First or Only Choice for Active Children with Academic and Social Problems?
by Dr. Jo Reed (Winter '00)
A Primer on IDEA 1997 and Its Regulations
from the CEC today Newsletter of The Council for Exceptional Children
Vol. 5 No. 7 April/May 1999 (Winter '00)
ADD and Worklife
by Tristanne L. Walliser (Winter '00)
My Brother Is Different: Sibling Relationships
by Betty B. Osman, Ph.D. (Winter '00)
Attention Deficit Disorder in Children: Developmental, Parenting and Treatment Issies
by Pamela Darr Wright, LCSW (Winter '00)
The Uses and Misuses of Processing Tests
by Louise Spear-Swerling, Ph.D. (Fall '00)
Healing wounds, Opening doors
by Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.(Fall '00)
ADDed Insights...A Conversation with Lynn Weiss
by Bob Seay, webmaster of the ADD section of the about.com/health site. (Fall '00)
A Special Section on Friendship
from the June, 2000 issue of The Bridge, the newsletter of the Advocacy Center in downtown Rochester (Fall '00)
How to Write Gooder
by Richard Wanderman (Fall '00)
CHADD Responds to Ritalin Lawsuit
by Matt Cohen (Fall '00)
How to Deal with Teens Who Refuse To Take Their Medication
by David Rabiner, PhD (Summer '00)
Supplement Firms to Settle Charges on AD/HD Claims
by Reuter's Health (Summer '00)
Developing Social Competence: What does everybody else know that I don't?
by Michele Novotni, PhD (Summer '00)
Learning Disabilities and the Law After High School: An Overview for Students
by Patricia H. Latham, JD, in conjunction with the LDA School-age and Postsecondary Advocacy Commitees (Summer '00)
Social Skills and Adults with Learning Disabilities
by Henry B. Reiff (Summer '00)
Guiding Principles for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder
by The National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (Summer '00)
Ritalin: The First or Only Choice for Active Children with Academic and Social Problems?
by Dr. Jo Reed (Winter '00)
A Primer on IDEA 1997 and Its Regulations
from the CEC today Newsletter of The Council for Exceptional Children
Vol. 5 No. 7 April/May 1999 (Winter '00)
ADD and Worklife
by Tristanne L. Walliser (Winter '00)
My Brother Is Different: Sibling Relationships
by Betty B. Osman, Ph.D. (Winter '00)
Attention Deficit Disorder In Children: Developmental, Parenting and Treatment Issues
by Pamela Darr Wright, LCSW (Winter '00)
The Disorganized Student
excerpted from Special Kids Problem Solver (Fall, 1999)
My Desk Is a Mess! Do I Have ADD?
Excerpts from an AOL CHAT session (Fall, 1999)
"Do's & Don'ts" for Fostering Social Competence
by Richard Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed (Fall, 1999)
Have You Seen Your Child's
IEP Progress Report?
by Reed Martin, J.D. (Fall, 1999)
School Behavioral Treatments
What Are the Educational Options?
Reprinted courtesy of the National Institute of Health (Fall, 1999)
Adult's ADHD Differs From Children's
NEW YORK, Jun 12 (Reuters) (Fall, 1999)
The Impact of Teachers:
A Story of Indelible Memories and Self-Esteem
by Robert B. Brooks, Ph.D. (Fall, 1999)
50 Tips On The Management Of Adult Attention Deficit Disorder
by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D. Copyright (C) 1992 (Fall, 1999)
Islands of Competence
by Robert B. Brooks, Ph.D. (Fall, 1999)
New Study On ADHD:
Coping Well
by Dr. Dean Edell (Spring, 1999)
Learning Problems at School:
Whose FAULT Is It?
by Pamela Darr Wright, M.A., M.S.W. Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Spring, 1999)
Memory Tips for Students
by Anne Hoover (Spring, 1999)
Comorbidity in ADHD
and Associated Outcomes
by Dennis P. Cantwell, M.D. (Spring, 1999)
Preventing Parent Burn Out: Model for Teaching Effective Coping Strategies to
Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities
by Dr. Sherry R. Latson (Spring, 1999)
Top Ten Things I Wish Students With ADHD
Knew About Their Medications
by Patricia O. Quinn, M.D. (Spring, 1999)
New Ritalin Allows
Lower Dose
Reuters Health (Spring, 1999)
Believing in Children - A Great IDEA for the Future
by Judith E. Heurmann and Tom Hehir (Winter, 1998)
A 5/17/98 America Online Interview with Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.
as Interviewed by Peter Jaksa, Ph.D. and Susan Setley (Winter, 1998)
YOUR CHILD'S IEP - Practical and Legal Guidance for Parents
by Pamela Darr Wright, M.A., M.S.W., and Peter W. D. Wright, Esq. (Winter, 1998)
Top Ten ADD Traps in the Workplace, and how to avoid getting caught by them!
by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D. (Winter, 1998)
Attention Deficit Disorder: Suggested Classroom Accommodations For Behavior
(From the ADHD Task Force of the Anchorage, Alaska, School District and CASP Today, a publication of the California Association of School Psychologists, 1991) (Winter, 1998)
Why Is High School So ADD-Unfriendly,
and What Can You Do About It?
by Kathleen Nadeau (Fall, 1998)
Celebrating Our Abilities
by Kevin J. Taugher (Fall, 1998)
ADHD--Building Academic Success
by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory (Fall, 1998)
Don't Forget to Keep the Fun in Education
by John Bliss (Fall, 1998)
What is ADD Coaching?
by Nancy Ratey, Ed.M (Fall, 1998)
It's All About Time
by Marilyn Mets (Fall, 1998)
ADD in the Workplace
by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D. (Summer, 1998)
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE ADD?
by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. (Summer, 1998)
Career Challenges and ADD:
We Have a Choice!
by Wilma Fellman, M.Ed., LPC, Career and Life Planning Counselor (Summer, 1998)
You Are "Just" The Parent
by Lisa R. Haehn (Summer, 1998)
The College Search: Making a Good Match
A Match Made by Design Not Accident
by Jen Navicky, M.S. (Summer, 1998)
An Online Interview with Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo
with Interviewer Peter Jaksa, Ph.D. (Summer, 1998)
Issues and Concerns for Adults with
LD and ADD in the Workplace
by Nancy Blackmore Ratey, Ed.M (Summer, 1998)
Traveling With Your ADD Children
by Torn Phelan, Ph.D. (Summer, 1998)
KWADD (Kids With ADD) Speak Out About ADD and What Living with it Means to Them
from notes taken by Dick Smith during the February presentation (Spring 1998)
Brain Friendly Learning
by Dr. Ellen Arrnold (Spring 1998)
Comments from a College Student
by Susannah Helen Buzard (Spring 1998)
A Letter to Children with Attention Deficit Disorders
from Myles Cooley, Ph.D. (Spring 1998)
Allow Me To Introduce Myself
by Andrew Dischinger (Spring 1998)
College Planning for Students with Learning Disabilities
from the U.S. Department of Education, (Spring 1998)
Dear Teacher
by An Anonymous Mom (Spring 1998)
Tips for Choosing a Summer Camp
for a Child with ADD
by Laurie Edelman, and Lori Jeanne Peloquin, PhD (Spring 1998)
Tribute to a "C" Student
by Phyllis Feibelman (Spring 1998)
Information for Teenagers
on Stimulant Medication
Author unknown (Spring 1998)
THE FORGOTTEN SOULS - SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER
by Barton S. Herskovitz, M.D. (Spring 1998)
A Letter From Nicole
by Nicole Daniels (Spring 1998)
A Letter From Mom
(Spring 1998)
Excerpts from the transcript from online Conference with Dr. Paul Elliott on ADD/ADHD in Adults.
by Dr. Paul Elliott (Winter 1997)
What Are the "Early Warning Signs"
of Learning Disabilities?
by Richard Lavoie (Winter 1997)
A True Story
by Jill Lauren, M.A. (Winter 1997)
How Do You Perceive Your Child?
presented by Thom Hartmann during the October GRADDA Conference (Winter 1997)
The Hartmann Modality-Preference Measurement Index
by Thom Hartmann (Winter 1997)
Doctor Denies Records of 18-year-old's Attention Deficit
by Dr. Paul Donohue (Winter 1997)
The Impact of ADHD on the Family
and the Father's Relationship with his Child
by Patrick J. Kilcarr, Ph.D. (Winter 1997)
AD/HD A Developmental Process of Self-Discovery and Self-Acceptance
by Dr. Scott E. Borrelli (Summer 1997)
AD/HD and Childhood Depression
from notes taken from a talk by Dr. Sam Goldstein at the European Conference on ADHD - Oxford, England on April 8, 1997 (Summer 1997)
Medical Management of ADD
from notes taken during the April presentation by Dr. Agnes Borgstedt (Summer 1997)
Coaching for Adults with ADD: The Missing Link Between the Desire to Change and Achievement of Success
by Bonnie Favorite EdD (Summer 1997)
AD/HD Comorbidities and Issues for Assessment and Treatment
from notes taken from a talk given by Dr. Thomas E. Brown at the European Conference on AD/HD - Oxford, England, April 8, 1997 (Summer 1997)
ADD and Women: Coming Out of the Messy Closet
by Marilyn Mets (Summer 1997)
Management of ADD . . .
More Than Meds
by John Ratey, M.D. (Spring 1997)
Attention Deficit Disorder
Excerpted from the National Institute of Mental Health Web Site (Spring 1997)
The Hidden Gifts of ADD
from notes taken during a presentation by Dr. Ned Hallowell (Spring 1997)
Proactive Strategies for Creating a Home/School Partnership
from notes taken during the March presentation by Joanne Matiucci (Spring 1997)
Behavioral Management of Children with ADD
from notes taken at the February presentation by Dr. Leon Schofield (Spring 1997)
Services and Accommodations at the College Level
from notes taken during the January presentation by Donna Bisonette (Spring 1997)
ADD Evaluation and Assessment
from notes taken during the December presentation by Ron Schworm, Ph.D. (Winter 1996)
Self-Defeating Behavior May Be Ruining Your Chances of Success at Home and On the Job
by Loraine O'Connell (Winter 1996)
Confessions of a Professional Organizer (I Don't Use a Day Planner!)
by Judith Kolberg (Winter 1996)
How Computers Change the Writing Process for People with Learning Disabilities
by Richard Wanderman (Winter 1996)
The Importance of Coaching for Adults with ADHD
by Kevin R. Murphy, Ph.D. (Winter 1996)
ADD Coaching, "A Bridge Over Troubled Water"
by Sari Solden, MS, MFCC (Winter 1996)
Just for Today
by Benjamin J. Stein (Winter 1996)
Demystifying ADD
From notes taken during our October presentation by Daniel Nussbaum, MD (Winter 1996)
New Theory on ADHD Explained
by Kathie Mitchell (Fall 1996)
The List
a poem by Mary Daum (Fall 1996)
Library Booklet Highlights Learning Disability Resources
by June Milliman (Fall 1996)
If I Have Special Needs
by Ruth Reardon (Fall 1996)
Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You
by Pat Boyd for Lisa Poast (Fall 1996)
Changing Your Perspective -- Parent or Advocate
by Emily Goldsmith (Fall 1996)
50 Tips on the Classroom Management of Attention Deficit disorder
by Drs. Ned Hallowell and John Ratey (Fall 1996)
GRADDA's Annual Meeting
by Gary Olson (Summer 1996)
GRADDA's Dealing With Conflict: Breaking the Cycle of Arguments
from notes taken during the March presentation by Patricia Hart (Summer 1996)
It Matters To This One
author unknown (Summer 1996)
GRADDA's Library Dedicated to Ann Weiss
by Dick Smith (Summer 1996)
Living With ADD - A Teenage Panel Discussion
(Summer 1996)
Tell Me Something Good
by Todd Burger (Summer 1996)
Making It All ADD Up!
by Michael Ginsberg with Jay Sartain (Spring 1996)
A Review of the Merrow Report
by Gary Olson (Spring 1996)
How ADD Affects Adults
from seminar notes taken by a presentatioan by Dr. Lynn Weiss (Spring 1996)
Twenty Five Tips on the Management of ADD Within Families
by Edward M. Hallowell, MD (Spring 1996)
One Article, Two Headlines -- What A Difference!?
by Dick Smith (Spring 1996)
Motivation is the Secret to Student Success
reprinted from the Teacher Instititutes Booklet of the same name. (Spring 1996)
Studies, Videos Show Students with Attention Deficit Disorder Can Compete In Regular Classes (Winter, 1995)
Gone, but Not Forgotten: Bill Wtterson Retires
(Winter, 1995)
Televised Media Twists the Issue of ADD
An Open Letter To ChADD Members. (Winter, 1995)
Career Planning for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorders
by Sharon Stearns, MA. (Winter, 1995)
An Evening with Dr. Robert Brooks
from notes taken at a presentation sponsored by Monroe #1 BOCES and Rochester City SETRC. (Winter, 1995)
Fitting the Pieces Together
from notes taken during the 9/29/95 Conference. (Winter, 1995)
Social and Interpersonal Communications Skills
from notes taken during our April program by Carol Markovics, PhD and Valerie Beecher, SLP (Fall, 1995)
The Understanding of Misunderstanding
from notes taken during a June Workshop presentation by Dr. Mel Levine. (Fall, 1995)
Ryan Scurlock Gets National Recognition
by Judy Olson. (Fall, 1995)
I am NOT a Turtle (and Other Tragedies of Tracking)
by Christopher de Vinck. (Fall, 1995)
ADD Adult Driving Experiences
by my friends on Prodigy. (Fall, 1995)
Legal Issues Pertaining to ADD
by Judy Olson (Summer, 1995)
The ADD Adult's Guide to Anti-discrimination Law
by the Peninsula Attention Deficit Disorder Association (Summer, 1995)
An ADD Poem
by Janis Sullivan (Summer, 1995)
A Review of Research on Ritalin
from notes taken during our May presentation by Dr. Raphel Klorman (Summer, 1995)
EMERGENCY! CRISIS! HELP!
by Peter Wright, Esq. & Pam Wright, LCSW (Summer, 1995)
Future Movers and Shakers
by Meami Craig (Spring, 1995)
Understanding Psycho-Educational Evaluations
by Peter K. MacKenzie, PhD (Spring, 1995)
Medical Management of ADD
from notes taken during our March Presentation by Sandra Mitzner, MD (Spring, 1995)
Bill of Rights for Parents
from How To Discipline With Love by Dr. Fitzhugh Dodson (Spring, 1995)
Tracking Down a Doctor
Exerpts from the Spring '94 ADDendum Newsletter (Spring, 1995)
The Twelve Commandments for Parents and Children with Disabilities
by Virginia Richardson (Spring, 1995)
Misunderstood
by Tina Leeper (Spring, 1995)
10 Core Principles for Managing ADHD Children in the Classroom
by Dr. Russell Barkley (Spring, 1995)
Attention Deficit Disorder and the New DSM4
written by Stephen Bauer, M.D., M.P.N. (Winter, 1994)
Talking To Your Children About ADD: Teaching Children To Self Advocate
from notes taken during our December presentation by Susan H. Horitz, M.S. (Winter, 1994)
MULTI-MODAL TREATMENT OF ADD: What Every Parent Should Know
from notes taken during our October presentation by Roger Yeager, Ph.D., M. Ellen Gellerstedt, M.D., and Dan DeMarle, M.S. (Winter, 1994)
LIVING WITH ADD: A Panel Discussion
from notes taken during our November presentation (Winter, 1994)
LEARNING THE FUN WAY: Conference Explores Ways To Teach Kids
written by Janet Cho (Winter, 1994)
Guidelines for Educational Intervention
Excerpted from an Oct '94 Briefing Paper by Mary Fowler of NICHCY (Winter, 1994)
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: Beyond the Myths
from the "That's My Kids" Newsletter, Dianea Vuicich, Editor (Winter, 1994)
ADD Medication (Course 101)
from notes taken at our June presentation by Stephen Bauer, MD, MPN (Summer, 1994)
First, Help Kids Learn - "Self-Esteem" Will Follow
by Toni Morris (Summer, 1994)
Brain Chemistry and ADD Medication
from notes taken during our May presentation by Timothy J. Finnell, CSW, ACSW (Summer, 1994)
Understanding and Working With Parents of Hyperactive Children: A Guide for Educators
by Pamela K. Murray, RN (Summer, 1994)
Brothers Have All the Right Moves: Chess Teaches Important Lessons About Life
by Karen Gaffney (Summer, 1994)
Attention Deficit Disorder May Lead to Trouble At Work
by Dr. Daniel Amen (Summer, 1994)
I Don't Understand
by Christopher Beaver (Summer, 1994)
Pretty Good
A Poem by Charles Osgood (Summer, 1994)
Dr. Ned Hallowell - Up Close and Personal
by Dick Smith (Spring, 1994)
ADD Can Be A Blessing Too
by Laurance Starkand and Carroll Nahre (Spring, 1994)
ADDult ADD Criteria
by Edward M. Hallowell, MD, and John Ratey, MD. (Spring, 1994)
More Education Is Needed In School
by Katey Travers (Spring, 1994)
ADD Brain Activity in Layman's Terms
by Nancy Blakley and Dr. Ned Hallowell (Spring, 1994)
Alternate Responses
Authors Unknown (Spring, 1994)
Attention Deficit Disorder in the Workplace
a reprint from the "That's My Kid" Newsletter by Diane Vuicich (Spring, 1994)
Bill of Rights for Children With ADD
Author Unknown (Spring, 1994)
The Ideal Teacher (and Parent) for an ADHD Child
Author Unknown (Spring, 1994)
Batteries Not Included: Motivating the Reluctant Learner
from notes taken during a presentation by Rick LaVoie, MA., MEd. (Winter, 1993)
The Pittsford Central School District ADD Task Force Process
from notes taken during a GRADDA presentation by Lee Johnson (Winter, 1993)
Buried In Piles
from notes taken during a GRADDA presentation by Marcia Ramsland (Winter, 1993)
Don't Quit
a poem by an anonymous author (Winter, 1993)
Fostering Potential: Building Effective Partnerships
from notes taken during a GRADDA presentation by Mary Sollenne (Winter, 1993)
The Lighter Side of ADD
from my Prodigy friends (Winter, 1993)
RIT and GRADDA Continue Their Working Relationship in 1994
by Dick Smith (Winter, 1993)
The Role of the School Nurse
from notes taken during a GRADDA presentation by Mary English, RN SNT (Winter, 1993)
50 Tips to Managing Adult Attention Deficit Disorder
by Drs. Ned Hallowell and John Ratey (Fall, 1993)
Some Suggestions for Classroom Adjustments
by Dr. Carolyn Buttross with reply by Jane Corn (Fall, 1993)
Notes To Coaches
excerpted from Sports and the Child with ADD (Fall, 1993)
When Adults Have ADD
by Dr. Bernie Kumetat (Fall, 1993)
ADD Task Force Established in Spencerport Central School District
by Dick Smith (Fall, 1993)
Pittsford ADD Task Force Report
by Judy Olson (Fall, 1993)
Auditory Integration Therapy
from notes taken during the March GRADDA presentation by Kendra Marasco (Summer, 1993)
The Emotional Experience of ADD
by Edward M. Hallowell M.D. (Summer, 1993)
GRADDA's Fourth Annual Conference Report
by Judy Olson (Summer, 1993)
The Zebra Connection
(Summer, 1993)
A Review of Two Studies Regarding Use of Stimulants with ADD and ADHD Adolescents
from notes taken during the February GRADDA Meeting by Dr. Rafael Klorman (Summer, 1993)
ChADD Fourth Annual Conference
by Jenel Williamson (Spring, 1993)
Here's My Side of the Story, Mom
by An Anonymous Mom (Spring, 1993)
The Lighter Side of ADD
A Collection of "Quotes Without Comment" from our Prodigy Friends (Spring, 1993)
The Woodcock-Johnson Test: Maximizing Benefits for Students with Learning Disabilities
by Larry Falxa (Spring, 1993)
Living with ADD
(Spring, 1993)
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