Resources For Parents

Explore the numerous educational therapy resources below.

Online Resources

• Njcld.org
• Understood.org
• ADDitude.com
• International Dyslexia Association
• Dyslexia.yale.edu
• Childmind.org
• Childnexus.com
• Centerfordyslexia.ucla.edu
• LDOnline
• Bright & Quirky
• Understanding Executive Function Issues
• Intervention Central
• Through Your Child’s Eyes -LD Simulations
• CHADD Organization
• ADD Organization
• Additude Magazine
• Charles Schwab Foundation for LD
• Learning Disabilities Association for America
• Dr. Ned Hallowell
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• Council for Exceptional Children

Podcast Resources

• ADHD Essentials
• Voices of Compassion
• Taking Control, The ADHD Podcast
• Learn Smarter
• Tilt Parenting
• Together in Literacy
• Go Dyslexia
• Science of Reading Podcast
• Talk LD
• Dyslexia Explored
• SquarePeg Podcast
• Child Nexus Podcast

Book Resources

• "The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents" by Lisa Damour
• "What Do You Say?: How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home" by William Stixrud, PhD, and Ned Johnson
• "How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success" by Julie Lythcott-Haims
• "Games for Reading: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Read" by Peggy Kaye
• "Bright Kids Who Can't Keep Up: Help Your Child Overcome Slow Processing Speed and Succeed in a Fast-Paced World" by Ellen Braaten and Brian Willoughby
• "Buzz: An ADHD Mother's Search for Understandin"g by Katherine Ellison
• "Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with ADHD" by Edward M. Hallowell, MD & John Ratey, MD
• "Executive Functions" by Russell A. Barkley
• "It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with LD Find Social Success" by Richard Lavoie & Michele Reiner et al.
• "Learning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League Students With LD & ADHD Give You the Tools for Academic Success and Educational Revolution" by Jonathan Mooney
• "Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn & Thrive Outside the Lines" by Jonathan Mooney
• "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell
• "Overcoming Dyslexia" by Sally Shaywitz
• "Raising an Organize Child: 5 Steps to Boost Confidence, Ease Frustration, and Build Confidence" by Damon Korb, MD FAAP
• "Smart But Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential" by Peg Dawson, EdD & Richard Guare, PhD
• "Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents fourth edition" by Russell A. Barkley, PhD
• "The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read and How They Can Learn" by Ronald D. Davis
• "The Kid Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook" by Pamela J. Compart and Dana Laake
• "The Myth of Laziness" by Mel Levine, MD
• "To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled: Strength-Based Strategies for Helping Students with LD & ADHD" by Susan M. Baum, PhD, Robin Schader, PhD et al.
• "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua
• "Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain" by Daniel Siegel, MD
• "Doing School: How We Are Creating a Generation of Materialistic and Miseducated Students" by Denise Clark Pope
• "Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life" by William Deresiewicz
• "For Goodness Sex" by Al Vernacchio
• "Girls and Sex" by Peggy Orenstein
• "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth
• "How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character" by Paul Tough
• "How to Raise An Adult" by Julie Lythcott-Haims
• "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success" by Carol S. Dweck
• "Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids" by Denise Pope and Maureen Brown et al.
• "Positive Words, Powerful Results" by Hal Urban
• "Teach Your Children Well" by Madeline Levine, PhD
• "The Overly Honest Teacher: Parenting Advice From the Classroom" by Meredith Essalat
• "The Price of Privilege" by Madeline Levine, PhD
• "The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving by" Dr. Lisa Miller
• "Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood by" Lisa Damour, PhD
• "Where You Go is Not Who You'll Be" by Frank Bruni
• "The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan" by Ben Foss
• "The Dyslexic Advantage" by Eide & Eide
• "Dyslexia Advocate!" by Kelli-Sandman-Hurley
• "Not What I Expected: Help and Hope for Parents of Atypical Children" by Rita Eichenstein
• "The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind" by Daniel J. Siegel MD and Tina Payne Bryson PhD
• "Assessment in Educational Therapy" by Marion Marshall