Recommended Reading
Learning helps facilitates coping, growth and adapting to life circumstances. Reading is one of the best ways to stimulate your mind and translates into effective work and living.
Exceptional selections are highlighted in red
ADD/HD Books:
ADD Success Stories Thom Hartmann
ADD: A Different Perception Thom Hartmann
ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize your Life Judith Kolberg & Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.
ADHD Secrets of Success Thom Hartmann
Driven to Distraction Dr. Edward M. Hallowell & Dr. John J. Ratey
Delivered from Distraction Dr. Edward M. Hallowell & Dr. John J. Ratey
Answers to Distraction Dr. Edward M. Hallowell & Dr. John J. Ratey
Think Fast: The ADD Experience Hartmann & Janie Bowman with Susan Burgess
Thom Hartmann’s Compete Guide to ADHD Thom Hartmann
You Mean I’m not crazy, lazy or stupid? Peggy Ramundo and Kate Kelly
Autism
A Slant of Sun: One Child’s Courage Beth Kephart
Emergence: Labeled Autistic Temple Grandin & Margaret M.
Thinking in Pictures: and Other Reports of my Life with Autism Temple Grandin
Emotional Health and Wellness
Crazy Busy Edward M. Hallowell, MD
Shadow Syndromes John J. Ratey, MD & Catherine Johnson, Ph.D.
Worry: Hope and Help for a human condition Edward Hallowell, MD
Spark John J. Ratey, MD
The Omega-3 Connection Andrew Stoll, MD
Inspirational
Blue Like Jazz Don Miller
Born on a Blue Day Daniel Tammett
Dare to Win Jack Canfield and Victor Hansen
Searching for God Knows What Don Miller
The Wounded Healer Henry Nouwen
The Lost Boy Dave Pelzer
Who Moved my Cheese? Spencer Johnson, MD
The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal Jonathan Mooney
The Quiet Room Lori Schiller and Amanda Bennett
Teaching & Parenting
Teach like your Hair’s on Fire Rafe Esquith
When you worry about the child you love Edward M. Hallowell, MD
The Essential 55 Ron Clark
High IQ Kids Kiesa Kay, Deborah Robson, Judy Fort Brenneman
Please Stop Laughing at Me Jodee Blanco
Reviving Ophelia Mary Pipher, Ph.D
America’s Best Classrooms: Daniel & Terry Seymour
A Matter of Trust: Carollee Howes & Sharon Ritchie
Connecting Rainbows: Bob Stanish
Esteem Builders: Dr. Michele Borba
The Childhood roots of adult happiness Edward M. Hallowell, MD
Safe to be Smart Anne Wheelock
The Out-Of-Sync Child Carol Stock Kranowitz
Understanding & Overcoming Learning Differences
A Mind at a time Mel Levine, MD
Brilliant Idiot: An Autography of a Dyslexic Abraham Schmitt, Ph.D
Different Minds Deirdre V. Lovecky, Ph.D
Learning Outside the Lines Jonathan Mooney & David Cole
The Gift of Dyslexia Ronald D. Davis with Eldon Braun
