ADHD & Productivity Resources

• National Resource Center on ADHD

The NRC provides science-based information on ADHD by developing program activities for children and teens with ADHD and their parents or caregivers, adults with ADHD, health care and education professionals who work with them and other members of the public.

• ADHD Helpline with Health Information Specialists - Phone: 1-800-233-4050

• Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) - Link

  • CHADD Adult ADHD Support Group

  • CHADD's ADHD Parents Together Support Group 

  • CHADD's Homepage for Parents with infographics, resources, articles and more. 

• International and US/UK ADHD organizations that provide resources and help with advocacy, education, community, support, etc. - from the Brown Clinic.

• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)'s ADHD Topic webpage

• Myths about ADHD from the Hinshaw Lab

• ADD Warehouse 

• Spotify Music Playlists to Support Focus:

  • • EDM Gaming

    • Focus Deep House Mix

    • Intense Focus EDM Hits

    • Trip Hop Playlist

• Free Guide to Hormones & ADHD in Women

• 15 Apps, Tools, and Gadgets for ADHD Brains: Reader Recommendations from ADDitude Magazine (Feb. 10, 2022). 

Reading

Books & Magazines

• ADDitude Magazine

• CHADD's Attention Magazine

• Hallowell, E. & Ratey, J.J. (2011). Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder. Amazon link.

• Hallowell, E.M. & Ratey, J.J. (2022). ADHD 2.0: ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--from Childhood through Adulthood. Amazon link.

• The ADHD Effect on Marriage by Melissa Orlov. Link

• Taking Charge of Adult ADHD: Proven Strategies to Succeed at Work, at Home, and in Relationships by Russell Barkley and Benson. - Amazon

• ADHD & Us: A Couple's Guide to Loving and Living With Adult ADHD by Anita Robertson, LCSW (November 17, 2020). Link 

• Ziegler Dendy, C.A. & Ruth Hughes. (2021). Launching Into Young Adulthood with ADHD: Ready or Not! Amazon Link.

Articles

• Adult ADHD is the Wild West of Psychiatry: The Adderall shortage exposed a troubling gap in how doctors care for the disorder. The Atlantic (Apr. 14, 2023). 

• Alan Brown's blog entry on the ADD Diet. Alan Brown is a leading ADD Coach focusing on productivity.

• Ramsay, Russell, Ph.D., ABPP. Self-Compassion and Adult ADHD. Psychology Today (Sept. 8, 2022).

• ADHD in Older Adults: Distinct Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations, ADDitude Magazine (Oct. 11, 2023).

• Signs of Adult ADHD? Or Old Age? ADDitude Magazine (Apr. 15, 2022).

• Why ADHD Is Different for People of Color, ADDitude Magazine (Jan. 10, 2022). 

• When a Mood Disorder Looks Like ADHD — and Vice Versa: Differentiating Signs of Emotional Dysregulation, ADDitude Magazine (Sept. 23, 2022).

• The Tension of Attention: Physician Gabor Maté’s explanation of eye contact, attachment, and the origins of ADHD. ADDitude Magazine (Sept. 18, 2017).

• Organizational Psychologist Adam Grant, a professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, TED speaker, author, Work Life podcast host, and supplier of great social media quick bites of info to help you thrive at work and life. He's a regular on LinkedIn, and has written many articles you can see here.

  • Productivity Isn’t About Time Management. It’s About Attention Management, The New York Times (March 28, 2019).

  • Can your job make you a more controlling parent? When we are robbed of freedom at work, we expect more obedience at home. Salon.com (July 15, 2018).

• Your Primitive Brain Doesn't Want You to Break Bad Habits. Science Can Help. By Adam Piore in Newsweek (Feb. 8, 2023).

More than 40 PERCENT of everything we do—from washing dishes to spreading misinformation—is HABITUAL. Science has some ideas about how to do BETTER.

• A.D.H.D. Can Strain Relationships. Here’s How Couples Cope: The symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can push couples to their breaking point, but there is hope for those willing to seek help. The New York Times (Feb. 18, 2022). 

• Why Does Everyone Suddenly Seem to Have ADHD? by Eileen Bailey on Monarch by Simple Practice (Sept. 12, 2022).

If you're asking: "Why is everyone suddenly ADHD aka attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?"—you may be onto something. Find out why ADHD's on the rise and how to recognize adult ADHD symptoms.

ADHD in Women & Girls

• Free Guide to Hormones & ADHD in Women

• ADHD in women: A lifetime of frustration, its cause easily missed. Philadelphia Inquirer (Nov. 20, 2016). 

• ADDitude Magazine:

  • The  ADHD Self-report Questionnaire for Teenage Girls from ADDvance.com.

  • ADHD in Girls: The Symptoms That Are Ignored in Females, (Oct. 2, 2019).

  • Not Ditzy. Not Lazy. And Definitely Not Dumb (Apr. 15, 2022).

  • How to Make Friends as an Adult: A Guide for Women with ADHD from ADDitude Magazine, by Ellen Littman, Ph.D. (January 25, 2021).

Women with ADHD have difficulty holding onto friendships. They feel squeezed by social expectations they feel destined to miss. Understanding the ADHD brain and how it impacts social skills can decrease the shame and increase the opportunities for meaningful connection. 

For Parents

• Why Children with ADHD Need More Play & Exercise from The Sachs Center in NYC. 

• Homeopathic Alternatives for Children with ADHD, The Huffington Post (May 19, 2011).

• 5 Things Every Doctor (and Parent) Should Know about Girls and ADD, ADDitude Magazine (June 1, 2022).

• Lakes KD, Cibrian FL, Schuck S, Nelson M, & Hayes GR. (2022). Digital health interventions for youth with ADHD: A systematic review. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 6, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2022.100174

• Cibrian FL, Lakes KD, Schuck SE, & Hayes GR. (2022). The potential for emerging technologies to support self-regulation in children with ADHD: A literature review. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 31, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2021.100421

• The Case for Working, Maturing) Gap Years from ADDitude Magazine (Feb. 17, 2022). 

• 9 Educational Toys We Love from ADDitude Magazine (Dec. 6, 2022). 

Learning can, indeed, be super fun. Check out these 10 ADHD-friendly toys and gifts to help your child focus, learn to solve problems, and build social skills.

Tools 

Gadgets, Apps, Programs, etc.

See the General Resources page for more apps.

See the Products & Services Resources page for more tools.

• 15 Apps, Tools, and Gadgets for ADHD Brains: Reader Recommendations from ADDitude Magazine (Feb. 10, 2022).

Web Browser Organization:

• Toby - A Chrome extension & website to help you manage all those open tabs! 

Time Management, Prioritization & Procrastination:

• Planner Pad - A "funnel down" system planner

• Bullet Journal - An open ended system you can implement with any notebook to track tasks, scheduling, longterm goals, ideas, etc., and generally be more creative. Has pros and cons we can discuss. They have a "Bujo" online community and some ways to streamline with your electronic calendar/notes. Ask me for my discount code to Bujo resources.

• Time Timer - A visual countdown perfect for the Pomodoro Method

• FocusMate - An online Body Double / Accountability Partner to help you accomplish tasks, or at least get your butt in your chair to get started (or your butt to the gym, in the kitchen, or on that pile of mail to sort). Great for procrastination and challenges with WFH. Click here for a free month!

  • • Using the Pomodoro Technique with FocusMate: blog entry

• Amazing Marvin - App for desktop & mobile that you can customize, color code, time block, prioritize with and integrate with your calendar. "Marvin incorporates principles from behavioral psychology to help you beat procrastination, feel in control and finish your to-do list."

• Focus @ Will - Science-backed music to help you focus. Subscription based. Ask me about a discount code.

• Adult Peer Support Groups - Link

• Facebook Adult ADHD Support Group (Free)

Podcasts

• Attention Talk Radio

• ADDitude Magazine's ADHD Experts Podcast

  • • Episode 380 - Menopause and ADHD: How Estrogen Changes Impact Dopamine, Cognition, and Women’s Health - Apple |  Episode Website

• More Attention Less Deficit, with Ari Tuchman

• TADD Talk Radio

  • Episode: "Motivation - not what you thought it was? Using EF to better understand how motivation works with ADHD"

• The Neurodivergent Woman Podcast. Episode 11: "The female hormone cycle."

• ADHD reWIRED

• The Huberman Lab - ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus - Apple | YouTube | Spotify

Webinars & Videos

• ADHD and the Brain - YouTube

• ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus from The Huberman Lab - YouTube | Podcast episode above

• ADD & Loving It?! - PBS Documentary.

• "Failing at Normal: An ADHD Success Story." Jessica McCabe's TED Talk (YouTube)

• ADHD and High Achievers: Strategies for Success with Dr. Alan Graham (Webinar)

• Lidia Zylowska MD's YouTube Channel MindfulRxADHD 

  • • Mindfulness for Adults with ADHD

Social Media

• ADHD Specialists Worry Stimulant Drugs Are Overprescribed, Push for Treatment Guidelines (Sept. 1, 2022). The Wall Street Journal.

• Battling  Misinformation on Social Media (Aug. 2022). ADDitude Magazine.

TikTok, Instagram

• Dr. Ned Hallowell: TikTok

• Dr. Sasha Hamdani: TikTok

• Dani Donovan: Instagram | TikTok

YouTube

• Jessica McCabe - How to ADHD

Other

• 3 Mindfulness Practices for Neurodiverse Meditators. Mindful.com (Oct. 13, 2020). 

• [Self-Test] Is Your Clutter and Disorganization Out of Control? - Are you a Hoarder? (Jan. 23, 2023) - Questionnaire