These are links and lists for resources and information about ADD and ADHD…

An ADHDer Bill Of Rights

1. “Help me to focus…” Please teach me through my sense of ‘touch’, I need ‘hands on’ and ‘body movement’.
2. “I need to know what comes next.” Please give me a structured environment where there is a dependable routine. Give me an advanced warning if there will be changes.
3. “Wait for me, I’m still thinking.” Please allow me to go at my own pace. If I rush, I get confused and upset.
4. “I’m stuck! I can’t do it!” Please offer me options for problem-solving. I need to know the detours when the road is blocked.
5. “Is it right? I need to know NOW!” Please give me rich and immediate feedback on how I’m doing.
6. “I didn’t forget, I didn’t ‘hear’ it in the first place!” Please give me directions one step at a time and ask me to say back what I think you said.
7. “I didn’t know I Wasn’t in my seat!” Please remind me to STOP, THINK and ACT.
8. “Am I almost done now?” Please give me short work periods with short-term goals.
9. “What?” Please don’t say ‘I’ve already told you that’. Tell me again in different words- give me a signal- draw me a symbol.
10. “I know, it’s ALL wrong, isn’t it?” Please give me praise for partial success. Reward me for self-improvement, not just for perfection.
11. “But why do I always get yelled at?” Please catch me doing something right and praise me for my specific positive behaviour. Remind me (and yourself) about my good points, when I’m having a bad day.
12. I may be hard to live with, and have ADHD, but I still have feelings and would have never chosen to behave like I do sometimes…

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ADD Moms lovely site, free email newsletter available
ADD Resources free email newsletter available
ADDers Dot Org a forum, resources and experts and doctors available
ADDitude Magazine great site- lots and lots of info and resources
ADDvisor free email newsletter available
ADHASA attention deficit and hyperactivity support group of southern africa
ADHD Information lots of resources
ADHD News free email newsletter available
ADHD of the Christian Kind - Compassionate Support “It is an acknowledgement that Christians — adults and children alike — may have ADHD and related disorders… and that these challenges truly do exist.” lots of resources
ADHD Support loads of info
ADHD Tips free newsletter available
ADHD & LD Resource Guide a resource for those who want to learn
DiRhody’s Resources celebrating the true worth of highly gifted children and adults
FamilyEducation ADD & AD/HD wonderful (free) newsletters and lots of info
Health 24 Teens & ADHD
LD Online a resource for learning disabilities (free email newsletter available)
Lipstick Wisdom a list of resources, information and blogs about ADD and ADHD
Parenthood.com their page with information pertaining to ADD and ADHD
Parenting The At Risk Child information and resources for parenting a child at risk for ADHD, addiction and antisocial behaviour
Thom Hartman a resource for professionals and parents (free email newsletter available)