Organizations:
International OCD Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 961029
Boston, MA 02196
Telephone: 617.973.5801
Web: www.ocfoundation.org
OCD Centre Manitoba, Inc.
100 – 4 Fort Street
Winnipeg, Mb R3C 1C4
Canada
Telephone: (204) 942-3331
Web: www.ocdmanitoba.ca/
OCD-UK
PO Box 8955
Nottingham
NG10 9AU
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0845-120-3778
Email: support@ocduk.org or office@ocduk.org
Website: www.ocduk.org
For resources in other countries, see the IOCDF’s list of international resources.
Books for Educators:
- Adams, GB: Students with OCD: A Handbook for School Personnel. Pherson Creek Press, 2011.
- Dornbush, MP, Pruitt, SK: Tigers, Too:Executive Functions/Speed of Processing/Memory- Impact on Academic, Behavioral, and Social Functioning of Students with ADHD, Tourette Syndrome and OCD. Parkaire Press, 2009.
- Packer, LE: Find a Way or Make a Way: Checklists for Accommodations for Students with ADHD, Executive Dysfunction, Mood Disorders, Tourette’s Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Other Neurological Challenges. Parkaire Press, 2009.
- Packer LE, Pruitt SK: Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers: Teaching Students with Tourette’s, Bipolar Disorder, Executive Dysfunction, OCD, ADHD, and More, Woodbine House, 2010.
Books for Families:
Note: There are numerous self-help books on dealing with OCD – and almost all of them are well-reviewed on Amazon.com, suggesting that there are many variations on how to present cognitive-behavioral interventions that individuals may find helpful. Here are just a few of these books:
- Chansky TE: Freeing Your child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A powerful, practical program for parents of children and adolescents. Crown, 2000.
- Hershfield J, Corboy T: The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. New Harbinger Publications, 2013.
- March JS: Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say “No Way” — and Parents Say “Way to Go”. Guilford Press, 2006.
Books and Videos for Children or Teens:
- Harrar G: Not As Crazy As I Seem. Graphia, 2004.
- Huebner D: What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD. Magination Press, 2007.
- Niner H: Mr. Worry: A Story About OCD. Albert Whitman & Company , 2004.
- Wagner, AP: Up and Down the Worry Hill: A Children’s Book About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Its Treatment. Lighthouse Press, 2000.
- “The Touching Tree” (Video). Available on Amazon.com.
- “In the Shoes of Christopher” (Video). Available at Awareness Foundation for OCD