ADHD/LD Resources
There are many resources available to help student with ADHD/LD be successful in college! Here we have listed some useful websites, apps/technology, videos, and books. Also check out our own resource for Online and Remote Learning Tips for Students with ADHD.
Web Resources
Some of the most helpful information about ADHD available online can be found on the websites of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD.org), ADDitude Magazine (additudemag.com), the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (add.org), and Understood (understood.org). Here are some links to introduce you to these resources.
Top Five Webpages
About the National Resource Center on ADHD
https://www.chadd.org/about/about-nrc/
Help for ADHD
https://www.youtube.com/user/HelpForADHD
ADHD Fact Sheets & Infographics
https://chadd.org/understanding-adhd/adhd-fact-sheets/
CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
https://chadd.org/
Additude Magazine
https://www.additudemag.com/
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
https://add.org/
Further Web Resources
CHADD
https://chadd.org/
https://www.chadd.org/about/about-nrc/
https://chadd.org/understanding-adhd/adhd-fact-sheets/
https://www.chadd.org/the-adhd-blog/
https://www.chadd.org/podcasts/
https://www.chadd.org/adhd-information-library/
https://www.youtube.com/user/HelpForADHD
ADDitude
https://www.additudemag.com/download/
https://www.additudemag.com/tag/webinar/
https://www.additudemag.com/category/adhd-podcast/
ADD.org
https://add.org/
Understood.org
https://www.understood.org/pages/en/learning-thinking-differences/
Apps/Technology
Technology has made managing ADHD easier. Innovations in technology can help with taking better notes, focusing, organizing tasks and assignments, studying, relaxing, and more. While new tools surface constantly, some of our current favorites are listed below.
Focus
Focus—Time Manager
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/focus-time-manager/id975017240
Forest—Stay Focused
https://www.forestapp.cc/
BFT—Bear Focus Timer
https://www.bearfocustimer.com/
Revibe Wrist Band
https://revibetech.com/
Note taking
Microsoft OneNote
https://www.onenote.com/
Evernote
https://evernote.com/
LiveScribe Smart Pen
https://www.livescribe.com/en-us/solutions/learningdisabilities/
Homework
myHomework
https://myhomeworkapp.com/
iStudiez
https://www.istudentpro.com/
Studying
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/
AnkiApp Flashcards
https://www.ankiapp.com/
Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Reading
ClaroRead
https://www.clarosoftware.com/portfolio/
https://software.sites.unc.edu/software/claroread/
Beeline Reader
https://www.beelinereader.com/
Audio books
https://learningally.org/
White Noise
Noisli
https://www.noisli.com/
Waking up
Freaky Alarm
https://www.freakyalarm.com/
Self-care
7 Minute Workout
http://7minworkoutapp.net/
Calm
https://www.calm.com/
Videos
If you are interested in learning more about ADHD, especially as it relates to young adults and college students, you may find the following videos helpful. For more videos on ADHD/LD, make sure to check out past Burnett Seminars as well.
How to (Explain) ADHD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhcn1_qsYmg
Adults, How Is Your ADHD Brain Different?
https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/adult-adhd-17/video-adult-adhd-brain
Learn More about ADHD at CHADD
https://www.facebook.com/chadd.org/videos/learn-more-about-adhd-at-wwwchaddorg/10159045317575691/
On Their Own: Helping College Students with ADHD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqcLPpdaCjs
Books
Numerous books have been written about ADHD and about ADHD and the college experience. Many offer not only a better understanding of ADHD, but also tips, strategies, and answers to questions about being successful in college and beyond.
Top 5 picks
Sarkis, Stephanie M. Ph.D. 2008. Making the Grade with A+DD—A Student’s Guide to Succeeding in College with Attention Deficit Disorder. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
Zaghi, Arash Ph.D. 2019. ADHD: The College Experience—How to Make It Through College and Reach your Potential by Embracing your Unique Strengths.
Puryear, Douglas A. M.D. 2012. Your Life Can Be Better-Using Strategies for Adult Add/ADHD. Minneapolis, MN: Mill City Press.
Quinn, Patricia O. M.D. 2012. AD/HD and the College Student—The Everything Guide to Your Most Urgent Questions. Washington, DC: Magination Press.
Mooney, J. and Cole, D. 2000. Learning Outside the Lines. New York, NY: Simon & Shuster.
Further Reading
Boissiere, P. 2018.Thriving with ADHD—Skills to Strengthen Executive Functioning. Emeryville, CA: Althea Press.
Barkley, Russell A. Ph.D. 2010. Taking Charge of Adult ADHD. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
Brown, T. Ph.D. 2014. Smart But Stuck—Emotions in Teens and Adults with ADHD. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Hallowell, E.M. M.D. and Ratey, J.J. M.D. 2011. Driven to Distraction. New York, NY: Anchor Books.
Maitland, T.E.L. Ph.D. and Quinn, P.O. M.D. 2011. Ready for Take-Off—Preparing Your Teen With ADHD or LD for College. Washington, DC: Magination Press.
Mooney, J. 2019. Normal Sucks—How to Live, Love, and Thrive Outside the Lines. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
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