A concerned mother recently wrote to The Morning Call for advice about ADHD. Her daughter, a third-grader, was recently diagnosed with ADHD, and the mother wanted to know where she can find more information about the condition.

The Morning Call's Kathy Lauer-Williams offered the following advice:

There are many places to learn about ADHD. There is a national non-profit organization that provides information and support called CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder). ...

[Expert Rochelle] Freedman also recommends ''Putting on the Brakes,'' by Patricia O. Quinn, a book for children ages 9 to 12 that offers strategies for coping with ADHD.

''There are tons of books for parents on ADHD,'' Freedman says. ''This is the time to become self educated. Be so intelligent on the topic, and take all of that and know you are still the expert.

In general, Freeman said, parents who want to educate themselves about ADHD should cast a wide net -- reading books, consulting with doctors, talking to other parents, and contacting ADHD organizations.

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