ADD Useful Links
http://www.add.org
This is the website of ADDA, an organisation for adults with ADHD in the USA. ADDA provides information, resources and networking) opportunities to help adults with ADHD lead better lives. They aim to provide hope, empowerment and connections worldwide by bringing together science arid the human experience for both adults with ADHD and the professionals who serve them.
http://www.adders.org
The objective of this UK site is to promote awareness of ADHD and to provide informolion and as much free practical help on the condition to adults, children and their families.
http://www.addiss.co.uk
The UK Notional Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service.
http://www.attention.com
US site with articles, tools, tests and expert resources to help the child improve attention skills and performance. It has separate sections for parents, teachers and other professionals.
http://www.belb.org.uk
The Belfast Education and Library Board 5iic which has a number of very useful guides for parents and teachers on ADD/ADHD.
http://www.chadd.org
This is an excellent site based in the USA and is continually updated. With over 20,000 members, CHADD is the leading non-profit organisation serving individuals with ADHD. Through collaborative leadership, advocacy, research, education and support CHADD provides science-based, evidence-based information about the condition to parents, educators, professionals, the media and the general public.
http://childrenwimdisabilities.ncjrs.org
The US Children with Disabilities online guide is a new initiative by the Co-ordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council). It provides access to a wide range of resources for children with disabilities and their parents.
http://www.dssc.org/frc
The US Federal Resource Centre for Special Education supports a nationwide technical assistance network to respond to the needs of students with disabilities, especially students from under-represented populations.
http://www.ericec.org
ERIC EC gathers and disseminates professional literature, information and resources on the education and development of individuals of all ages who have disabilities and/or who are gifted- US site.
Our own website, which offers useful advice and information relating to the Irish situation.
http://www.help4adhd.org
The Notional Resource Center on AD/HD: A Program of CHADD has been established with funding from the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to be a national clearinghouse of information and resources concerning AD/HD. This Website answers many questions about AD/HD, and directs to other reliable sources online.
http://www.helpforadd.com
The website of David Rabiner, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Duke University.
http://www.ldonline.org/ldindepth/iep/sevenhabits.html
Good advice on the essential attitudes and habits fur devising successful lEPs in this US site.
http://www.ncld.org
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) works to ensure that children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work and life NCLD provides essential information to parents, professionals and individuals with learning disabilities, promotes research and programmes to foster effective learning, and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and opportunities. US site.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/events/mtaqa.dfm
MTA study, carried out in the US, was the biggest ever study completed on the treatment of ADHD
http://www.samgoldstein.com
This contains a variety of online resources dealing with ADHD and other topics. Some of Dr. Goldstein's articles are posted on the site and you can read current and archived articles on learning, childhood resilence, ADHD and autism. US site.
http://www.thechildrensclinic.ie
The Children's Clinic, Gorey, Co. Wexford, provides comprehensive evaluations and individualised treatment plans for children with a variety of developmental disabilities and associated learning and behavioural difficulties.
http://www.professormichaelfitzgerald.eu/
Michael Fitzgerald is Henry Marsh Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Trinity College, Dublin. He was the first Profesor Of Child Psychiartry in Ireland.He is the leading expert on ADHD in Ireland.
Visit his website and view his presentation on ADHD.