Below is a list of some favorite recommended texts.  

 

Executive functions/ADHD/ODD

• Taking Charge of ADHD, Revised Edition: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents Russell Barkley, PhD ABPP ABCN

• Your Defiant Child: Eight Steps to Better Behavior Russell A. Barkley PhD ABPP ABCN,Christine M. Benton PhD

• Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents' Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning Joyce Cooper-Kahn (Ph.D.) and Laurie Dietzel (Ph.D.) 

• Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential Peg Dawson and Richard Guare 

• Superparenting for ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted ChildEdward Hallowell and Peter Jensen 

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Learning Disabilities

• Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level Sally Shaywitz
   

Autism/Aspergers/Social Skills

• Think Social!  Michelle Garcia Winner 

• Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent's Guide to the Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Transition Needs of Teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorders Chantal Sicile-Kira 

• The Official Autism 101 Manual Karen L. Simmons 

• The Hidden Curriculum: Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations Brenda Smith Myles, et al.