Resources & Tools
Here are links to some of my favorite resources and tools
The following books and websites are some that I often recommend for further information. Please be advised that information provided here is not a substitute for appropriate medical or mental health treatment or evaluation. By clicking on any links on this page, you will be navigating away from Dr. Dwyer’s website. While efforts are made to ensure the integrity of the material that is linked to, we are not responsible for their content.
Recommended Readings:
On AD/HD:
Taking Charge of AD/HD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents by Russell Barkley
Superparenting for ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted Child by Edward M. Hallowell M.D. and Peter S. Jensen
Your Defiant Child: 8 Steps to Better Behavior by Russell Barkley
Straight Talk About Psychiatric Medications for Kids by Timothy Wilens
You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorderby Kelly, Ramundo, and Hallowell
Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning by Joyce Cooper-Kahn and Laurie Dietzel
On Learning Disabilities/Dyslexia/Educational Issues:
Overcoming Dyslexia by Shaywitz
School Success for Kids with ADHD by Silverman, Iseman, and Jeweler
The Source for Nonverbal Learning Disorders by Sue Thompson
On Anxiety and Stress Management:
Freeing Your Child from Anxiety by Tamar Chansky
Freeing Your Child from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Tamar Chansky
Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Jonathan Grayson
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook by Davis, Eshelman, McKay and Fanning
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook for Kids by Shapiro and Sprague
Books for Children in Therapy:
Meet Thotso, Your Thought Maker by Rachel Robb Avery
Books for Adults in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy:
Mind over Mood: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think by Greenberger and Padesky
The Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns
Organization and Study Skills:
The Organized Student by Donna Goldberg
Study Strategies Made Easy by Davis, Sirotowitz, Parker and Dematteo
Study Strategies for Early School Success by Sirotowitz, Davis, and Parker
Parenting:
1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas Phelan
Discipline for Life : Getting it Right with Children by Madelyn Swift
Parenting with Love and Logic by Cline and Fay
Websites
- Learning Disabilities Association of America: www.ldanatl.org
- International Dyslexia Association: www.interdys.org
- Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association: www.nlda.org
- LD Online (learning disabilities information): www.ldonline.org
- CHADD: Children and Adults with ADHD: www.chadd.org
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America: www.adaa.org
- Podcast on “What Parents Need to Know About Treatment for Children With Anxiety Disorders” from ADAA:http://www.adaa.org/resources-professionals/podcasts/what-parents-need-know-about-treatment-children-with-anxiety-disord
- The International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation:www.ocfoundation.org
- The Trichotillomania Learning Center: www.trich.org
- Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic: www.rfbd.org
- National Institutde of Mental Health: www.nimh.nih.gov Click on “Mental Health Topics” for specific areas of interest, and “Publications” for information in print form
- Information on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from the National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists: http://www.nacbt.org/whycbt.htm