ADHD Assessment & Screening

Inventories, Checklists:
  • Vanderbilt: Teacher, Parent, Child (Free)
  • Conners Parent and Teacher Rating Scales ($$)
  • Parent-completed Child Behavior Checklist ($)
  • ADD-H: Comprehensive Teacher Rating Scale (ACTeRS)
  • Barkley Home Situations Questionnaire (HSQ), Barkley School Situations Questionnaire (SSQ) ($$)
  • ADHD Rating Scale-IV (ADHD-IV) ($)
  • SNAP-IV Rating Scale-Revised (SNAP-IV-R)
Common Co-morbidities

Position Papers & Practice Parameters

  • AAP 2011 Guidelines on ADHD
  • AACAP Practice Parameters on the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (2007)

Articles

General
  • Editorial report on what causes ADHD by Russell Barkley, Editor of the ADHD Report (2017)
Treatment and Outcomes
  • Treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Children with Special Health Care Needs (Visser et al, 2015) -- Press release for CDC article announcing this first national study on the use of behavioral therapy, medication and dietary supplements for ADHD in children can be found here.
  • Hyperactivity in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Impairing Deficit or Compensatory Behavior? (Sarver, Rapport, Kofler, Raiker & Friedman, 2015). DOI: 10.1007/s10802-015-0011-1 
  • Academic and Educational Outcomes of Children With ADHD (Loe & Feldman, 2007)
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Effectiveness of Treatment in At-Risk Preschoolers; Long-Term Effectiveness in All Ages; and Variability in Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2011)
Intensive School and Camp-based Interventions​ currently being investigated:
  • ​SQ4R details (Meyer & Kelley, 2008)
  • HOPS (Langberg et al, 2012)
  • Challenging Horizons Program (CHP) (Molina et al, 2008) and Challenging Horizons Consultation module (CHP-C) (Evan et al 2007)
  • Intensive Summer Treatment Program for Adolescents (STP-A) (Sibley et al, 2011)
  • Family Check-up and Afterschool CHP (Evans et al, 2011) for 6-8th graders, 90 min. motivational interviewing twice a week after-school.
  • Parent BMT and Problem Solving Communication Training (Barkley et al, 2001)
  • Extension of Safren's CBT for Adult ADHD (Antshel, Faraone & Gordon, 2014)

Resources

General Resources:
  • AACAP's ADHD Resource Center
  • National Resource Center on ADHD (CHADD-based)
  • ADHD (HealthyChildren.org)
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2018)
  • Treatment Options for ADHD in Children and Teens: A Review of Research for Parents and Caregivers (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2012)
  • CHADIS Webinar on ADHD and Learning Disorders
  • Diagnosis and assessment review tips
ORGANIZATIONS & COMMUNITIES
  • Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
  • Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) -- adult focused, but helpful for older adolescents
  • ADHD Aware
  • MyADHD
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
  • American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD)
Behavior & Behavior Therapy
  • Behavior therapy basics (and specifics on parent training)
  • Triple P: can be administered in person yet also has an online option  ($90, 8 modules)
  • Incredible Years
  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and their parent resources
  • ADHD: Helping Your Child Get Things Done
  • Parent to Parent (P2P): Family Training on ADHD (Sampson, 2007)
Medications
  • ADHD Parents' Medications Guide
  • ADHD Medications - Questions and Answers
School:
  • ADHD and School
  • Section 504 in Public Schools (CHADD, 2014)
  • Special Education Services (CHADD, 2014)
  • Educational Rights (National Resource Center for ADHD)
  • STAND (Sibley et al, 2013): Supporting teens academic needs daily (ages 11-15)
Mindfulness Training for ADHD-related problems
Safety
  • ADHD Safe Driving Program: A Graduated License Plan (Katz, 2007)
  • STEER program: driving simulations and corrective psychoeducational education about ADHD and safety (Fabiano et al, 2011)
  • 10 Ways to Help ADHD Children Play Safely (Brady, 2013)
Book Recommendations
  • The Survival Guide for Kids with ADD or ADHD, by Johen Taylor
  • Learning To Slow Down & Pay Attention: A Book for Kids About ADHD, by Kathleen G. Nadeau and Ellen B. Dixon 
  • Putting on the Brakes: Understanding and Taking Control of Your ADD or ADHD, by Patricia O. Quinn and Judith M. Stern
  • Get Organized Without Losing It (Laugh And Learn), by  Janet S. Fox
  • Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents, by Russell Barkley
  • Classroom Interventions for ADHD, 

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