Attention+Deficit+Hyperactivity+Disorder


 * **Resource Categories** || **Description and Information** || **Links and Explanations** ||  ||
 * **Information about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder** || Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a very common disorder having to do with the way the brain affects emotion, behavior, and learning. It begins during childhood and can continue through adulthood. Common symptoms of ADHD include:
 * inattention
 * hyperactivity
 * impulsivity || []

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__Books on ADHD:__ "The Defiant Child" By: James A. Riley Taylor "The Difficult Child" By: Stanley Turecki MD "The Explosive Child" By: Ross Green "Treating Huckleberry Finn" By: David Nyland "The ADHD Checklist" By: Sandra Rief "Parenting Children with ADHD" By: Vincent J. Monastra || http://www.adhdnews.com/adhd-service-directory.htm http://www.kennedykrieger.org/kki_cp.jsp?pid=1398 [] [] [] || [] [] [] [] [] || [] [] [] [] || [] [] [] [] ||  ||
 * **Education and Services** || One service that can be helpful for students that have ADHD is having a coach that works one on one with the child in areas such as management, organization, and planning for tests and projects. This service is called ADHD Behavioral Education and has been very successful in many students lives. || http://www.wyeriverupperschool.org/?gclid=CLj8iui4vqQCFQpf2god1B-v0A
 * **Local Support Groups** || Support groups are offered to parents of children with ADHD and to students with ADHD. The groups for students usually range from the ages of 16-21. || http://www.meetup.com/Adventures-in-ADD-HD/
 * **Recreational and Community-based Resources** || Children with ADHD are typically capable of being involved in sports with typically developing peers. However, in many cases children with ADHD struggle with team sports. These links discuss strategies helping children participate in sports with their peers as well as individual. Also, they provide coaching and parenting strategies. || []
 * **Funding, Legal/Advocacy Information** || Though there isn't a lot of funding through the state of Maryland for ADHD, it is important to know your rights in regards to the school system and IEP meetings. || http://www.adhdnews.com/sped.htm