Here you will find links to various resources. We encourage you to check back often as we will be adding more links as we find quality information.

Central Oregon Resources

Mental Health America Fact sheet - Youth and Families

Internet Resources on ADHD

Children and Adults with ADD
Excellent all-inclusive support group with local chapters.
800-233-4050

National Institute of Mental Health on ADHD

ADD parent support message boards

Chris Dendy
Author of best selling ADHD books provides information and resources for teens and parents.

Books on ADHD

Series of  books on childhood behavior by Dr. Thomas Phelan that are fun to read and extremely useful.

All about Attention Deficit Disorder
Author: Dr. Thomas Phelan
For parents and teachers.

Surviving Your Adolescents: How to Manage and Let Go of Your 13-18 Year Olds
Author: Dr. Thomas Phelan
Particularly useful for adolescents, who have a double dose of foresight blindness.
Encouraging for parents to see stories of other teens with similar difficulties grow into normal adults.

1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12
Author: Dr. Thomas Phelan
Excellent way to learn about discipline for younger children though not about ADHD per se.

Teenagers with ADD: A Parent's Guide
Author: Chris A. Zeigler Dendy
Practical advice with extensive sections on specific problems and lists of school and home accommodations.

Teaching Kids with ADD and ADHD
Author: Chris Dendy

Driven to Distraction
Authors: Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
An excellent book about ADD in adults and children.

Internet Resources / Books on Conduct Disorders:

Conduct Disorders parent support message boards

Pediatric Psychiatry Pamphlets
Dr. Jim Chandler provides information on a large variety of conditions including ADHD, ODD, OCD, Tics, Panic, and Bipolar Disorders.

Your Defiant Child
Author: Russell Barkley
For oppositional/defiant children.

The Explosive Child 
Author: Ross W. Greene
A must read for parents of children who do not respond well to typical reward systems.

Tourette's Syndrome

Tourette's Syndrome Plus
Awesome and practical site on Tourette's, OCD, Rage, etc.

Learning Disabilities

LD online
Superb resource including full text useful articles. In particular see their corner for kids.

International Dyslexia Association
800-ABCD123

Internet  Resources on Bipolar Depression

Child and Adolescent Bioplar Foundation
A great site on bipolar depression.

Books on Bipolar Depression

The Bipolar Child by Demitri Papolos
Definitive book on the subject, an excellent diagnostic and treatment resource.

Asperger's Syndrome

Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents 
Author: Tony Attwood
Excellent diagnostic and treatment resource.

Tony Attwood
Author website that includes numerous articles and an Asperger's rating scale.

Attachment Disorder

Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children
ATTACh is a non-profit organization created to help families and society deal with critical attachment and bonding issues.

RadKid.Org: Reactive Attachment Disorder
Information and support for parents of children with reactive attachment disorder or other detachment issues.

Delphiforums: Reactive Attachment Disorder
Online discussion and support forum for parents of children with reactive attachment disorder, as well as therapists and others, including those who may themselves be suffering from attachment issues.

RadKid.Org Blog
Answers questions addressed to RadKid.Org relating to attachment disorder, attachment parenting, and related issues.

Nancy Thomas Parenting
Nancy Thomas offers informational products, resources, and hope for those who care for children with attachment disorder or reactive attachment disorder.

Jasper Mountain
Our services have "organically" grown over the years to form an extensive continuum of programs that address most of the needs of emotionally disturbed children and their families.  With a primary mission to help stop child abuse, the agency has developed specializations in areas such as attachment issues, sexual reactivity, anti-social and violent behavior and treating severe trauma.