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May 31, 2018 - CADDAC National Director

Comment on Vancouver Sun article - Prescribing of ADHD stimulants has soared in B.C., agency warns

After receiving numerous e-mails from people unset about this article asking CADDAC to respond, CADDAC submitted this letter to the editor of the Vancouver Sun. Unfortunately the restricted number of words did not allow me to cover all the issues I had

May 15, 2018 - CADDAC National Director

ADHD in Ontario Schools Discussed on TVO's The Agenda

CADDAC's Executive Director Heidi Bernhardt, Natalie Wadell a Waterloo School Trustee and Dr. Ainslie Gray were featured on TVO's The Agenda discussing the lack of recognition of ADHD in Ontario schools as an Ontario election issue this past week. View

May 8, 2018 - CADDAC National Director

Comment on Toronto Star's Article "ADHD can be your superpower"

Reading the title of this article, ADHD can be your super power immediately caused me a great deal of concern and I am sure angered many of the millions of Canadians impaired by ADHD. While this article is attempting to be uplifting, and the message th

April 26, 2018 - CADDAC National Director

Up-date on Revised BC Prescribing Guidelines

A Follow-up in our recent post "Changes to Stimulant Medication Treatment in BC - Why Should You be Concerned?" A revised draft of the Safe Prescribing Guidelines was released by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) on Apr

April 6, 2018 - CADDAC National Director

Perceived Mental Effort and ADHD

I just found out about a brand new area of research on ADHD that I find fascinating. For many years I have wondered why those, including family members, with ADHD express extreme reluctance and sometimes downright refusal to tackle certain tasks that o

March 29, 2018 - CADDAC National Director

Letter to Premier Wynn and Ontario Ministers of Health and Education

March 29, 2018 Dear Premier Wynne, We at CADDAC were very interested when we heard your announcements regarding additional funding for special education and mental health. Childhood ADHD While this additional funding is welcome and certainly needed, th