ADHD: Helpful Websites & Apps
“For an adult with ADHD, the key to success is to find the courage to be who you are. This means shaping your life to fit your impulsiveness, distractability, high energy, and need for stimulation.”
— Lara Honos-Webb, Ph.D.
Centre for ADHD Awareness, Canada
The CADDAC website is filled to the brim with resources, workshops, webinars, support groups, and stories of experiences written by individuals with ADHD. Subscribe to their newsletter!
Focusmate
Are you struggling with focusing long enough to complete an important task? Working alongside another person, called “body doubling,” may be helpful. You can trial this app for free.
Flora
In addition to helpful to-do lists, Flora motivates you to spend less time on social media and gaming on your phone. You can set a time goal in which you want to focus and start by planting a seed. A digital tree will grow and flower but if you leave before the time is up, your tree will die. In app purchases result in real trees being planted in the world.
Focus@Will
Music is scientifically proven to help with focus and completing tasks. Backed by neuroscientists, this app enables you to set a timer for the task you need to complete and select from music types or ambient noise channel (eg. pink noise, machinery, cafe sounds). It then optimizes the flow of music to help you stay focused. Sign up for a free one week trial.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
This website opens with a free ADHD self-test and provides plenty of resources, facts, webinars, and events. You’ll need to become a member for access to the webinars and courses.
ADDitude
Overseen by WebMD, ADDitude provides symptom checklists and tests, interviews, advice on neurodivergent parenting, and a directory for support such as coaches, academic support, clinics, and even summer camps aimed at children with ADHD. Subscribe to their quarterly magazine!
Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale
This test is frequently used by physicians to help diagnose ADHD in adults. Keep in mind that it is only a part of the screening process but the results of the ASRS is accepted by medical professionals.
Ayoa
If you’re a visually-oriented person and find it helpful to mind map your ideas or tasks, Ayoa is a great app for you. The free version of the app is excellent but you can upgrade to a paid version which includes more customization and options. Their blog is filled with helpful tips for mental health, neurodivergence, and learning disabilities.
Todoist
Todoist was developed to help you stay organized with your lists of to-do’s and appointments. It can be integrated with many of your other apps, such as calendars, email inboxes, time trackers, and notes. You can categorize items on your list and set due dates and reminders. You can even share projects with family or coworkers.
ADHD Medication Assistance Services
ADHD medication expenses can add up, even with private insurance. Luckily, there are a few options out there to help with the expense.
Sweepy
The Sweepy app is meant to take the overwhelm out of keeping your house clean, by gamifying the tasks and giving you easy options on rough days for that hit of dopamine. This video describes how helpful you may find it and why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa3KtmGEby4
Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities
With an official diagnosis of ADHD, post-secondary students in Canada are eligible for a special grant for each year of study.
CADDRA Guide to Pharmacological Treatments in Canada
The Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance has developed a medication guide for ADHD medications in Canada, including recommended dosages and how they are taken.
Experts on Youtube
Books to Learn More!
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ADHD: A Hunter in a Farmer's World
Written by Thom Hartmann
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Women with ADHD Falling Through the Cracks
Written by Rachel Wright
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Understanding Girls with ADHD: How they feel and why they do what they do
Written by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ellen B. Littman, & Patricia O. Quinn
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ADHD Workbook for Adults: Proven techniques and exercises to succeed in private and professional life
Written by Tara Wilson
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ADHD 2.0
Written by Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Ratey
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Women with ADHD: A lifechanging guide to embrace the hidden struggles of living with ADHD
Written by Roberta Sanders
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The Hidden Flower: a life-changing guide for today's women with ADHD
Written by Karen Hopkins & L. William Ross-Child
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Managing ADHD Workbook for Women: Exercises and strategies to improve focus, motivation, and confidence
Written by Christy Duan & Kathleen Tripp
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Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for navigating your emotions and life with ADHD
Written by Tamara Rosier
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Scattered Minds: The origins and healing of attention deficit disorder
Written by Gabor Mate
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ADHD & Us: A Couples Guide to Loving and Living with Adult ADHD
Written by Anita Robertson
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The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD
Written by Melissa Orlov & Nancie Kohlenberger
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Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?
Written by Gina Pera
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When an Adult You Love Has ADHD: Professional Advice for Parents, Partners, and Siblings
Written by Russell A. Barkley
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A Comprehensive Guide for Adult Women Navigating ADHD: Techniques and skills to positively transform your life and take charge of adult ADHD
Written by Lillian Clem
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Women with ADHD: Step by step workbook to overcome distraction and manage your emotions
Written by Lucy Williams
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Women with Adult ADHD: An unconventional guide to breaking through barriers!
Written by Rose Hoskins
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Unlocking the Emotional Brain: Eliminating symptoms at their roots using memory reconsolidation
Written by Bruce Ecker, Robin Ticic, & Laurel Hulley
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The Queen of Distraction: How women with ADHD can conquer chaos, find focus, and get more done
Written by Terry Matlen
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Women with ADHD: Embrace neurodiversity, live boldly, and break through barriers
Written by Sari Solden & Michelle Frank
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Integrative Treatment for Adult ADHD: A practical easy-to-use guide for clinicians
Written by Ari Tuckman
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Women with ADHD: The complete guide to stay organized, overcome distractions, and improve relationships
Written by Sarah Davis & Linda Hill
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The Disorganized Mind: Coaching your ADHD brain to take control of your time, tasks, and talents
Written by Nancy A. Ratey
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Thriving with Adult ADHD: Skills to strengthen executive functioning
Written by Phil Boissiere
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The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success: How to use yoru brain's executive skills to keep up, stay calm, and get organized at work and at home
Written by Peg Dawson & Richard Guare
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ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life: Strategies that work from an acclaimed professional organizer and a renowned ADD clinician
Written by Judith Kohlberg & Kathleen Nadeau
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Brain Hacks: Life-changing strategies to improve executive functioning
Written by Lara Honos-Webb
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Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD: Tips and tools to help you take charge of your life and get organized
Written by Susan C. Pinsky
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Art Therapy for ADHD: Calming ADHD workbook for women
Written by Ramya Srinivasan
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ADHD Workbook: Adult ADHD planner & journal with prompts that will help you organize every aspect of you life
Written by Arthur Kaitai
Podcasts & Youtubers We Love
“Those of us with ADHD have brains that work differently, which means we need to work differently.
Our site and our YouTube channel are dedicated to helping us do that.” - How To ADHD
“Leading ADHD experts give real life answers to questions submitted by ADD adults and parents raising children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder across a range of topics covering symptoms, work, school, and family life.” - ADDitude’s ADHD Experts
“Artist, writer, and the neuro-diverse half of ADHD Love. On a mission to help others reach the same acceptance she's found and live without shame.” - Roxanne Emery
“The neurotypical half of ADHD Love, teaching patience and compassion in neurodiverse relationships.” - Richard Pink
“Ari Tuckman, PsyD is a psychologist and thought leader in diagnosing and treating children, teens, and adults with ADHD, as well as couples and sex therapy. “ - More Attention, Less Deficit
“Your trusted source for insights and guidance on ADHD. Our team of authors is a dynamic group of professionals, each bringing a unique blend of expertise and experience to our content. They are psychologists, educators, therapists, and individuals with personal experiences of ADHD, all united by a common goal: to provide empowering, informative, and empathetic support to our community.” - The Mini ADHD Coach
“Find support, tools, and community to help you take control of your ADHD with Nikki Kinzer & Pete Wright.” - Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast