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30/04/2020 - Laura Sharp

Book Recommendations For You, by You

It's World Book Day! We asked if there were any books that helped you understand ADHD! Here is what you said! Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder by Dr. Gabor Maté The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. "Honey a

24/04/2020 - CADDAC National Director

Having ADHD vs. Living with ADHD

Thought Piece by Heidi Bernhardt, Founder of CADDAC I just came across a brief blog, Having ADHD vs. Living With It by Neil Paterson. I suggest everyone who strives to understand ADHD take a couple of minutes to read it. The message is simple yet one t

21/04/2020 - Laura Sharp

i am enough

Written by Alice Magdalene @alicemagdalene and shared by CADDAC in honour of National Poetry Month. Do you have a poem about your experience with ADHD? Submit it here and we’ll feature it this month! i am enoughi never neededto be told thatthe problem

10/04/2020 - Laura Sharp

Somedays it just sucks being a parent to a child with ADHD (Poem)

Written by Allison Solomon and shared by CADDAC in honour of National Poetry Month. Do you have a poem about your experience with ADHD? Submit it here and we'll feature it this month! I see him exiting the building.My heart shatters into a million piec

02/04/2020 - CADDAC National Director

What Parents of Children with ADHD Need to Know About Autism and Why?

What You Need to Know Autism disorder commonly coexists with ADHD with 20-50% of children with ADHD meeting the diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder, (ASD). Even when symptom levels do not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of Autism, we oft

01/04/2020 - Laura Sharp

Vyvanse® Chewable Tablet added to Ontario Formulary

Vyvanse® (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) chewable tablet will be publically reimbursed in Ontario for ADHD treatment from March 31, 2020 for individuals (6 years and older) who require 12-hour continuous coverage due to academic and/or psychosocial needs