ADD/ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADHD is most commonly diagnosed in children, but may also present itself in adults. This is not a deficit of attention. This illness is characterized by an inability to lock your attention onto any given task, assignment or activity. ADHD victims have difficulty finishing any activity, do not seem to listen to anything said to him or her, acts before thinking, is excessively active all the time even during sleep, and requires constant attention.

Resources

US Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC, 20202
Toll Free (800) USA-LEARN (872-53276)
TTY (800) 437-0833
Email: customerservice@inet.ed.gov
URL: http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
3615 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC, 20016-3007
(202) 966-7300
URL: http://www.aacap.org/index.htm

American Psychiatric Association (APA)
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825
Arlington, VA 22209-3901
(703) 907-7300
URL: http://www.psych.org/index.cfm

American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
(202) 336-5510
Toll Free (800) 374-2721
URL: http://www.apa.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464
(484) 945-2101
Email: mail@add.org
URL: http://www.add.org

Attention Deficit Information Network (AD-IN)
58 Prince Street
Needham, MA 02492
(781) 455-9895
Email: adin@gis.net
URL: http://www.addinfonetwork.com/

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
Toll Free (800) 233-4050
URL: http://www.chadd.org/

Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1349
(412) 341-1515
URL: http://www.ldanatl.org/

National Center for Learning Disabilities
381 Park Avenue South Suite 1401
New York, NY 10016
(212) 545-7510
Toll Free (888) 575-7373
URL: http://www.ncld.org/research/index.cfm

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
PO Box 1492
Washington, DC, 20013
Toll Free (800) 695-0285
Email: nichcy@aed.org
URL: http://www.nichcy.org/

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
(800) LET-ERIC (538-3742)
URL: www.eric.ed.gov