October is ADHD Awareness Month. Here is a collection of resources for people with ADHD, including advocacy organizations, podcasts, resources for parents, resources for women, influential blogs, and information about how to find a professional organizer or an ADHD coach.
ADHD Associations and Forums
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD)
- ADHD Awareness Month Organization
- ADDitude magazine and website
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- Can go to add.org/gift for 2 free months of membership (non-affiliate link)
- regularly $7 per month
- ADDivas Mighty Networks Forum
- For Women with ADHD
- monthly fee
ADHD Podcasts
ADHD in Women
- Article from the American Psychological Association, 2012
- Article from American Psychological Association, 2003
- ADDivas – blog
- Adulting with ADHD – blog
Disorganization in the Home
- Institute for Challenging Disorganization
- Education, research, strategies for getting organized
- National Association of Professional Organizers
- Search and hire a professional organizer
- Pantry Check App:
- For the fridge
- free for 200 items
- “small fee” for 2000 items
Budgeting Lifehacks
- You Need A Budget App (YNAB)
- Mint Budgeting App
Parenting and ADHD
- The Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) Model
- Hub of free resources on the model (I love this model, BTW!)
- Recommended Book: The Explosive Child (paperback)
- There is also a podcast and a Lens Changer phone app
- CHADD’s Resources for Parents
- Collection of Articles about Parenting in ADDitude magazine
- Article from the Child Mind Institute
- The Gottman Institute has some training and coaching products for parents
- Parents Helping Parents
- Lots of good resources for all ages here
- San Jose Support Group for parents of young adults
ADHD Coaching Resources
- Article about Getting an ADHD Coach
- adhdcoaching.org
- International Coaching Federation
