Resources Library

The following are helpful scholarly resources from my personal library that may help you in better understanding ADHD, as well as communicating with professionals who are treating you. All were vetted by me personally, and likely will be taken seriously by any professional.

Please understand that there are many other resources out there that may have different, more accurate, conflicting, or even better supporting info. However, these are just the ones I was able to locate with public access to provide you with. If you have additional resources you’d like to contribute, or if find any of these resources to be incomplete with limited access, outdated, misleading, improperly categorized, or no longer available, please let me know via email, and I will help you locate the information you need: [email protected]

ADHD Self-Assessment Worksheet

This document was designed to give you insight into exactly what symptoms are looked at to diagnose ADHD, and help you understand how they might manifest in your life, and whether or not it might be worth your time and money to seek a diagnosis from a professional. Please remember that ADHD symptoms are often seen as things that everyone experiences periodically – it’s the severity, frequency, and level of dysfunction in your life that often defines the disorder. This will vary from one professional to the next based on personal opinions, experience, values, stigmas (unfortunately they’re not immune to harmful stigmas – they’re human too), and different diagnostic tools used. 


ADHD Traits & Symptoms

These articles should help you understand what an accurate diagnosis should entail, as well as traits and characteristics of ADHD that aren’t in the official diagnostic criteria that most doctors use. 


Medications

Most prescribing doctors are not completely familiar with all of the medication options for ADHD, or how to properly titrate, optimize dosage, find combinations, or cater to their patient’s needs. That’s why it’s of utmost importance that you get as familiar as possible with the options that are available.

ADHD Comorbidities

There are SO MANY studies on ADHD comorbidities because it’s one of the most highly comorbid disorders that exist. If you need something that addresses a specific comorbid condition or correlation, please reach out to me, and I will likely be able to find something for you. 


ADHD & SUD, Depression, Bipolar, Anxiety, and Metabolic Health

ADHD Comorbidities

  • substance use disorder
  • depression
  • bipolar disorder
  • anxiety
  • T2DM
  • hypertension

This study shows that these conditions are more common in people with ADHD than in those without ADHD.

ADHD and Autism Comorbidity Overlap

30-80% of autistic people have ADHD and about 20-50% of people with ADHD have autism, but there is speculation that there is a deeper genetic connection and possibly are both part of the same spectrum.

Shared heritability of ADHD and Autism

  • substance use disorder
  • depression
  • bipolar disorder
  • anxiety
  • T2DM
  • hypertension

Epigenetics of Schizophrenia

What is a tongue-tie?

This is a phenomenon that is more common in neurodivergent people. It’s genetic, and can cause sleep and speech problems. This video shows what a tongue-tie looks like.

Hypermobility and ADHD + Comorbidities

This study shows a 5-fold prevalence in hypermobility among people with ADHD than those without ADHD. It also discusses previous research regarding autism and other comorbidities as well as specific connective tissue disorders like EDS.

Treating Anxiety with Beta Blockers

Many people, including myself, get high blood pressure from stimulants. Beta-blockers can not only counteract that, but also reduce anxiety. They have been more and more popular in effectively treating performance anxiety (stage-fright/nervousness/social 
anxiety).

EDS/Hypermobility + Autism/ADHD + Sleep Disorders

This study looks specifically at the correlation between EDS/Hypermobility, autism, ADHD, and sleep disorders.

Sensory Processing Disorder - Counseling Adults

Many people in the autistic community do not respect this term/diagnosis, as it is believed that the origins of its identification was done as a strategy to avoid an autism diagnosis. I honor and respect that opinion, and support that community. However, as a student of science, I do find studies around sensory processing issues to be valuable, as it does sometimes exist independently from autism (as is evident by the 20% prevalence finding referenced in this study). This study looks at effective counseling and
treatment methods in adults with SPD.

Narcolepsy

Causes, symptoms, and diagnosis. It doesn’t show the ADHD correlation, but there is one.

Sensory Eating Issues

This article provides references for its analysis of sensory issues and how they affect eating habits.

Borderline - Shame and Guilt in Females

This study takes a look at the substantial role that shame and guilt plays in females with borderline personality disorder.

ADHD & Entrepreneurship

Not often thought of as a comorbidity, but we are much more likely to be drawn to entrepreneurship based on our traits. This article gives a peek into how.

OCD Genetics

Not the greatest source for scientific info, but gives a general overview of OCD’s genetic component.

OCD & ADHD

This study looks at the level of comorbidity between the two, and recommends that people with OCD get screened for ADHD because of the overlap.

Auditory Processing Disorder

Information regarding the complexity of APD and its unclear origins.

Addictions

One of the biggest comorbidities of ADHD is substance use disorders and behavioral addictions. My degree specializes in addictions, so I’m dedicating a whole section to it.

ADHD & Addiction

This article illustrates the importance of looking at the presence of ADHD in addictions.

Effects of Alcohol

This article explores how alcohol use can affect decision making and other executive functions.

Medically Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorder

This study explores the harm that stigma causes in medical treatment of SUDs, making it counterproductive to the cause.

Medically Assisted Treatment for Opiod Addiction

More support for MAT in treating opioid use disorder – it does more good than harm.

Addiction Stigma and Treatment Approach

Maybe the most important article you will ever read regarding addiction. It uses neuroscience, facts, and reason to form an extremely compelling argument for not punishing addiction with incarceration, but treating it as a medical affliction that has 
environmental contributors like so many other medical conditions.

Food Addiction & Binge Eating

Dopaminergic neurocircuitry is mentioned in the beginning, and the conclusion discusses executive functioning as well as neurobiological factors – pg. 209/218

ADHD + Substance Use Disorders + Stimulants

Treating Substance Use Disorders in People with ADHD with medication (particularly methylphenidate /Ritalin /stimulant) is more effective than therapy alone.

Substance Use Disorder Treatment - The Effectiveness of Compassion and Trust

Tough love and manipulative tactics are garbage. Building trust with ompassion and openness is of utmost importance in the success of treating substance use disorders, especially with co-occurring conditions (ADHD, autism, etc.)

Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People With ADHD

Discussion of the comorbidity and how ADHDers respond best in treatment.

Brain Recovery After Abstinence from Heroin

Treating Substance Use Disorders in People with ADHD with medication (particularly methylphenidate /Ritalin /stimulant) is more effective than therapy alone.

Process/Behavioral Addiction Treatment

Tough love and manipulative tactics are garbage. Building trust with ompassion and openness is of utmost importance in the success of treating substance use disorders, especially with co-occurring conditions (ADHD, autism, etc.)

Heroin - Long Term Effects

This looks at the brains of people who have a history of continued heroin use to see what changes in the brain it may cause.

Innovative Addiction Treatment

This iconic TED talk discusses the missing piece in current substance recovery models – a sense of purpose.

Addiction-Swapping

People with substance use disorders are often accused of acquiring another addiction once they’ve remitted from one. This study shows that there is not enough support to show that this should be a serious concern at all.

Pain Treatment and Genetic Addiction Risk-Factors

People with substance use disorders are often accused of acquiring another addiction once they’ve remitted from one. This study shows that there is not enough support to show that this should be a serious concern at all.

D.A.R.E. Program Effectiveness

This study shows the gigantic failure that is the D.A.R.E. program, especially when considering the funds that went into it.

Resource: SMART Recovery

Many are turned off to AA and NA because of the spirituality element. This is a support group that doesn’t rely on spirituality to support sobriety without judgment.

Environmental Factors in Relapse

The importance of treating a person’s environment to maintaining sobriety.

Miscellaneous ADHD & Mental Health Stuff

Supplements

It is important to discuss any over the counter vitamins and supplements with your doctor before starting them, as they will know what interactions your current medications, supplements, and diet might have with them. Additionally, they will help you test your current levels of certain nutrients to determine dosage and ensure that you don’t over-saturate yourself and cause complications. Many nutrients become harmful at excessive levels. 


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