For Parents of Children Who Have ADHD, ODD, PTSD, and/or Bipolar Disorder?

What are the best books you have found for children who have any of the following? I'm looking both for books to help the child understand the disorders and for parents to understand and know what to do.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Oppositional and Defiant Disorder
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Bipolar Disorder

Thank you for your help.

Child was physically and sexually abused for years while I tried to obtain a protective order. If you intend to be hurtful, keep it to yourself. We're already in enough desperate pain in our home.

Here is a website that offers some of what you are looking for.

http://depression.about.com/cs/toppicks/...

Hope this helps,

Tex

Here's another one :

http://www.schizophrenia.com/media/#chil...

Here's one for ADHD

http://www.learningbooks.net/ADD.html

Thanks, again! I'm actually doing research right now, and I'm using these sites. Report Abuse

As a mother who is not a child beating HOLDEN whack job I can say that I believe that that ADHD crap is a bunch of crap. My youngest son was diagnosed with it by none other than his teachers who want kids drugged up so they don't have to deal with children who are bored in school and like to talk to other children and giggle..as a single mom I finally caved in and got him on the damn drugs to shut those asses up and after a year I got my guts back and took him off the drugs and reminded him he is in charge of his behavior not some drug and he's doing just fine....and I didn't have to beat him like the jerky boy wants to see happen God I pray that guy doesn't have kids.

I have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, as have all my children. My 7 year old grandchild recently had to spend a month in the "children's jail" for a month. She had gotten impossible to live with . her diagnosis was oppositional defiance disorder. She is much nicer to be around now that she takes medicine. What bugs me is we are given labels that doesn't always fit us. I am not fond of being called crazy. It pisses me off when somebody goes crazy and waves a gun or worse kill somebody. That gives all of us who are crazy a bad name.

Hi Noah's mom,

A reasonable request. (I've seen ya User name begfore)
so I hope the right parties respond with positive suggestion(s)/directives/website addresses.

People like the above username 'Holden' are abusive/in-sensitive and insulting and have nothing positive obviously to share in this forum. You wonder why people like this are 'surfing' the mental health category. If he is not a 'sufferer', he needs to Get OFF this page!

He by no means is perfect.

My advice, seek out a search engine (for useful books) or use MSN 'health', 'mental health' section to scout for articles which may be relevant.

Good luck and God bless.

Lots a luck and In the love of Jesus,

Barry H

"10 days to a Less Defiant Child" Jeffery Bernstein

"The PTSD workbook: Simple, effective techniques for overcoming traumatic stress symptoms" Mary Beth Williams

My brother had ODD, and ADHD (but not bipolar or ptsd).

Take care.

one book i found very useful and informative was 'please do not label my child'
also the website www.curezone.com is very helpful and they also have all sorts of success stories
good luck