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ADDYteen is an organization specifically geared towards teens and young adults with ADHD. The organization offers videos to help teens with specific challenges, like finding accommodations for exams, advocating to parents, and managing time.

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"I know what it's like to have ADHD: I have struggled, cried, screamed and yelled in frustration. I also know how it feels to win with ADHD, to overcome my fears, to ignore doubters and haters, and reject the stigma applied to ADHD.
I have been on a mission ever since to help young people with ADHD ("ADDYTeens") thrive with self-confidence and to reject stigma! I self-published my first book "Embracing Your ADHD" when I was just 15 years old. During high-school and college, I mentored and coached kids with ADHD, worked with educators, therapists and doctors who treat ADHD, and kept writing about ADHD on my HuffPro blog.
Learning how to win with ADHD requires a lot of practice. It requires taking instruction, learning new ideas, hard work, patience, grit and perseverance.

I have been there, and I can help." Grace Friedman

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"I know what it's like to have ADHD: I have struggled, cried, screamed and yelled in frustration. I also know how it feels to win with ADHD, to overcome my fears, to ignore doubters and haters, and reject the stigma applied to ADHD.

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National Geographic published this short video to scientifically explain what ADHD is. This includes characteristics and potential impact on development.

[National Geographic]. (2017, September 29). What is ADHD? [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JqswmelblQ.

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ADHD Rewired is hosted by Eric Tivers, is a psychotherapist and entrpeneur living with ADHD. His guests range from ADHD coaches, pyschologists, and ordinary people with the disorder.

Tivers, Eric. (Producer). (2014-2020). ADHD Rewired [Audio podcast]. https://www.adhdrewired.com/.

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ADHD reWired Podcast | ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Groups | ADHD reWired Community | Listen and Subscribe to the podcast. Learn about Coaching.

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Smart but Scattered Guide to Success by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare

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Smart but Scattered Guide to Success by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare

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This book is for older teens/adults and includes tips and tricks for developing executive skills. These skills include: organization, time management, and focus. The book is broken into parts with a concentration on understanding what executive skills are and providing methods to improve individual skills. The guide would be especially good for teens preparing for college.

Dawson, P. & Guare, R. (2016). The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success: How to Use Your Brain's Executive Skills to Keep Up, Stay Calm, and Get Organized at Work and at Home. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.

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Winning with ADHD by Grace Friedman and Sarah Cheyette

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Winning with ADHD by Grace Friedman and Sarah Cheyette

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Grace Friedman, a college student living with ADHD, co-wrote this book with Sarah Cheyette, a pediatric neurologist. Rather than write about winning despite ADHD, Friedman framed this guide on winning with it. Friedman and Cheyette recognize that people with ADHD face unique challenges, specifically with organization, coping with emotions, and effectively communicating with people. This guide offers specific cognitive behavioral strategies to succeed with ADHD. It would be well suited for young adults preparing for senior year or college life.

Friedman, G. & Cheyette, S. (2019). Winning with ADHD: A Playbook for Teens and Young Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Oakland, CA: Instant Help Publications.

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Love Letters of Abelard and Lily by Laura Creedle

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Love Letters of Abelard and Lily by Laura Creedle

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Lily and Abelard, the main characters of this novel, are neurodivergent teens who meet in detention. Lily has ADHD and Abelard is on the autism spectrum. Although their burgeoning romance plays a major role, Lily's relationship with her ADHD (and the life altering surgery that could take it away from her) remains prevalent. This surgery is purely fiction, but teens with resonate with Lily's struggle with ADHD and how it affects every part of her life.

Creedle, L. (2017). The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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Inspired by the true crime spree of Colton Harris-Moore, Flight Risk follows teenager Robert Jackson Kelley as he crashes not one, but three stolen planes. Kelley, who has ADHD, struggles with school, a father in jail, and a mother who doesn't care. However, Kelley finds that his focus in the pilot's seat is unwavering. Written in a documentary style, Fenn explores Kelley's psyche and the influence of various aspects of his life as they culminate in his criminal activities. Although it is slow to start, Flight Risk great for teens looking for crime novels based on true events.

Fenn, J. (2018). Flight Risk. New York, NY: Roaring Book Press.

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The intended audience for this pathfinder is high school age students (grades 10-12), age 16- 18.

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This pathfinder is intended to educate young adults on the neurodevelopmental disorder, ADD and ADHD. The pathfinder provides four fiction books whose main characters have ADHD, four non-fiction guides for teens with ADHD, two ADHD centered podcasts, a TED talk, a brief National Geographic explanatory video, an ADHD helpline, and a link to ADDYteens, an organization founded to help teens succeed with ADHD. We hope this pathfinder helps people who have ADHD as well as those who want to learn more about the topic.

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These two podcasts available for free on the CHADD website. They discuss the struggles that children, teens, their parents, and adults living with ADD/ADHD may encounter in life.

CHADD. (Producer). (2018-2020). ADHD 365 & All Things ADHD. [Audio podcast].

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CHADD's podcasts- ADHD 365 and All Things ADHD -address a variety of topics for anyone dealing with ADHD. Listen for interventions, strategies, and tips for parents, teens, adults, educators, and professionals.

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Podcasts CHADD's podcasts-ADHD 365 and All Things ADHD-address a variety of topics for anyone dealing with ADHD. Listen for interventions, strategies, and tips for parents, teens, adults, educators, and professionals. Become a Sponsor Did you know that health ranks in the top five most popular podcast genres?

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Children, teens, and adults may contact this number any time for assistance in regards to their ADD or ADHD.

1-800-950-NAMI

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ADHD is one of the conditions most strongly linked to genetics. People with ADHD do not lack intelligence or discipline. They are just challenged at focusing to complete tasks. Contact the NAMI HelpLine at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or info@nami.org if you have any questions about anxiety disorders or need to find support and resources.

Helping Yourself

Many of the strategies that help youth with ADHD, including structure, organizational tips and coaching as well as medication can be helpful for adults living with ADHD as well. An individualized approach to treatment that focuses on strengths and circumstances is critical for adult and children.

One of the major areas of focus for adults living with ADHD is learning to manage the disorder in the workplace. Symptoms can cause difficulties in some or all the following areas:

Organizing paperwork, prioritizing tasks and estimating the amount of time it takes to get started on and complete projects on time

Focusing, sustaining and shifting attention from one project to another

Staying alert, sustaining effort and processing information in a reasonable amount of time

Remembering facts while actively processing other information

Regulating impulsivity and picking up on the nonverbal cues from others

There are a lot of things you can do to keep yourself organized and work with a low level of stress. Know your rights and work with your employer to make your environment suitable for your needs. Some common accommodations include:

Scheduling regular meetings with supervisor to prioritize tasks

Developing a checklist of assignments, and a workflow chart that provides an idea of time required for each project

Using an electronic filing system

Extending deadlines on projects and tasks

Providing a distraction-free workspace

Breaking up big assignments into smaller tasks

Providing structured breaks

Integrating interesting projects with more mundane tasks

Allowing the employee to audio record instructions and meetings, and/or providing written instructions on projects and training

Allowing the employee to work from home

Engaging the help of a job coach

Allowing the employee to skip social events

Assigning a mentor to assist the employee

You will want to talk with your supervisor and ensure that these accommodations will not cause an burden on your place of employment. You can find more information about accommodations by visiting the Job Accommodation Network website.

ADHD Coaching

Coaching has emerged as a new industry over the last half century to enhance the personal and professional development. ADHD Coaching has developed over the last few decades as a component to the treatment of ADHD. It is a support that is well-suited to the needs of people living with ADHD, including adults and youth. In general, ADHD coaching:

Enhances understanding of ADHD's impacts on a client's life

Provides a framework that includes self-acceptance

Provides a laboratory for effective, experiential learning

Works with a client to identify areas of strength

Identifies avenues for managing challenge areas

Develops personalized strategies for success

ADHD coaches often work with you on scheduling, goal setting, confidence building, organizing, focusing, prioritizing and persisting at tasks. ADHD coaching is an effective way to create lasting change. A coaching relationship provides the structure to focus on what's important, find the clarity peopel need to make decisions, determine the actions they want to take-and then hold them accountable.

Coaches can also help parents of children living with ADHD. For parents, coaching offers a way to:

Help kids determine their strengths and motivations

Expose kids to the benefits of celebrating successes

Teach kids to shift perspectives and get "unstuck"

Pass on life lessons, both positive and negative

Support kids in figuring out what they want in their lives

Provide constructive feedback and accountability

Share their values, beliefs and perspectives

To learn more and find ADHD coaches, visit the EdgeFoundation (for ADHD students), Impact ADHD (for parents), the Institute for the Advancement of ADHD Coaching (IAAC) and the International Coach Federation.

If you live with a mental health condition, learn more about managing your mental health and finding the support you need.

Helping a Family Member or Friend

ADHD is one of the most common conditions in children, so first you should know that you and your child are not alone.

ADHD is not a byproduct of parenting style. Also, children living with ADHD do not lack intelligence or discipline-they are just challenged by sustaining the focus needed to complete tasks appropriate for their age.

To provide support for your child at home there are many things you can do:

Maintain a positive attitude. Focus on successes and victories and less on the challenges or obstacles of the condition. Always have his strengths, goals and interests help drive the services and supports he receives to manage the symptoms of ADHD. For example, if your child is always moving, consider engaging him in physical activities like yoga, dance class, running, martial arts or similar activities in which the symptoms of ADHD may actually help him excel. It is helpful to create experiences that build on strengths and bolster self-esteem. Your positive attitude is the best tool in helping your child overcome the challenges of ADHD.

Create and maintain structure. Children living with ADHD are more likely to succeed when they have a regular schedule of tasks each day. They can experience serious problems if their daily structure changes, or they are forced to make a big change. Create and sustain a supportive structure so that your child knows what to expect every day.

Communicate rules and expectations. Children living with ADHD do well with clear and simple rules and expectations that they can easily understand and follow. Write down any rules and expectations and post them in a place where your child can easily read them. You may also want to create a chores chart for her to look at every day. She may also respond well to an organized system of rewards and consequences-consistency is key. Explain the consequences when rules are broken and to praise her when they are obeyed. Rewards should be immediate experiences and activities with a parent to encourage bonding and connection rather than tangible rewards or treats. Consequences should not punish the child but the behavior (e.g., time out from any reinforcing activities).

Encourage movement and sleep. Children who live with ADHD have energy to burn. Organized sports and other physical activities can help them increase their self-esteem and unleash their energy in healthy and productive ways with other children in their age group. Children living with ADHD who exercise often tend to sleep better, which can greatly reduce ADHD symptoms. Have a nighttime routine that encourages a healthy sleep cycle-this may include reading, avoiding electronics and encouraging self-soothing activities before bed. Martial arts can be a helpful strategy as they emphasize self-control and increase confidence.

Focus on social skills. Children living with ADHD often have difficulty with peer relationships and making friends. They may have trouble with reading social cues, talking too much, interrupting frequently or coming off as inappropriately aggressive. Their emotional immaturity may cause them to stand out among other kids in their age group, contributing to low self-esteem. Model social skills, hire a life coach or work with your child's therapist to address this issue. Being connected to family and friends is an important part of living well with ADHD.

Students living with ADHD may experience unique challenges in the classroom. The common symptoms of ADHD-inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity-can cause disruptions to a child's learning, peer relationships, functional performance and behavior within the school setting. ADHD may manifest itself differently in the classroom than what you see at home. Girls living with ADHD are at times overlooked as their presentation often involves less behavioral disruption than boys.

Your child's school will likely offer programs and special educational services if you feel that he may need them. The school can conduct an evaluation to see if he qualifies. You should speak with your child's teacher and other counselors about these opportunities.

The following is a list of typical accommodations that a student living with ADHD may receive from their school:

Modified homework assignments, testing and deadlines

Use of helpful tools (calculator, tape recorder, computer and electric spell-checker)

A behavioral plan or social skills training

Continual progress reports assessing behavior and assignments

Peer, volunteer tutors or working one-on-one with the teacher

Sitting the student near the teacher and away from doors and windows

Increased parent and teacher collaboration

Providing the student with a note-taking partner

Letting the student run occasional errands for the teacher to burn off some energy

The following is a list of more intensive services and supports that may be provided for students living with ADHD:

Supplementary aids and services

School-based counseling

Family counseling and training

Resource room services (small group work)

Test modifications, such as small group testing in a separate location

One-on-one service providers, such as crisis management services, transportation services and more

Collaborative team teaching​

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This is what it's really like to live with ADHD

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This is what it's really like to live with ADHD

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Jessica McCabe is able to express to an audience exactly how her life is altered because of her ADHD. This video is eye opening for anyone who has not experienced ADHD in their lives and may be able to give a new perspective on this neurodevelopmental disorder.

McCabe, J. (2017). This is what it's really like to live with ADHD. [Video]. Ted.

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Jessica McCabe: This is what it's really like to live with ADHD

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At 32, Jessica McCabe's ADHD brought her to the darkest point of her life thus far. At 34, she was thriving both personally and professionally, producing a successful Youtube channel about living with ADHD. In this deeply personal talk, Jessica describes how she turned things around through community and education.

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I Have ADD/ADHD. Now What? by Nicki Peter Petrikowski

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I Have ADD/ADHD. Now What? by Nicki Peter Petrikowski

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Teens with ADD and ADHD can turn to this book for a closer look into their neurodevelopmental disorder. The pages are full of information, treatment ideas, and advice for those struggling.

Petrikowski, P. (2016). I Have ADD/ADHD. Now What?. New York, NY. Rosen Publishing.

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Mindfulness for Teens with ADHD by Debra Burdick

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Mindfulness for Teens with ADHD by Debra Burdick

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This workbook is great for teens with ADHD because they can fill it out in their day to day lives when they are feeling the effects of their disorder. Included are activities to help teens stay mindful by completing worksheets and tasks and encouraging them to manage the areas of their lives that they may neglect.

Burdick, D. (2017). Mindfulness for Teens with ADHD. Oakland, CA. Instant Help Publications.

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This story follows the life of Adam Blake who has been chosen to help out the school psychologist. Adam is a young adult who happens to have ADHD, but the story is about so much more than that. This book is a great choice for teenagers who may be battling their own neurodevelopmental disorders, but strive to not let it engulf their entire lives.

Roe, R. (2017). A List of Cages. New York, NY. Disney-Hyperion.

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Kat and Meg Conquer the World by Anna Priemaza

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Kat and Meg Conquer the World by Anna Priemaza

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One main character has anxiety and the other has ADHD. This story surrounds the difficulties that lie in creating friendships when a disorder gets in the way. However, if these girls can put their differences aside, they may be able to form a lasting friendship. Many teens with ADHD will resonate with this story because it portrays the ways that relationships can be strained due to something out of one's control.

Priemaza, A. (2017). Kat and Meg Conquer the World. New York, NY. HarperCollins.