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08/01/2019 - CADDAC National Director

Excluding Students with Developmental Disorders from Ontario Classrooms

I read the Globe and Mail articles on Educating Grayson and Advocates for students with disabilities call on Ontario to stop school exclusions with great interest. CBC's "Metro Morning" also hosted an interview with a mother of a student with Autistism

19/12/2018 - CADDAC National Director

Recent Huffington Post Article on ADHD of Concern to CADDAC

Note from Heidi Bernhardt, CADDAC President I am sharing this incident with you because the CADDAC board and I personally continue to be concerned about how information on ADHD is sometimes presented in the media. Unfortunately, poor, even if well-mean

06/12/2018 - CADDAC National Director

Join the Conversation on ADHD! – Send in Your Answers to these Questions!

What we have discovered is that when asked to speak out about ADHD for ADHD Speaks those who have lots to say often become tongue tied. But, when we ask them to respond to a specific question on ADHD, they can’t seem to stop talking. So since we want t

30/10/2018 - CADDAC National Director

Living with ADHD - Our Halifax Live Show

About 75 people attended the live show featuring Patrick McKenna on Saturday night and if the laughter and tears was any indication everyone had a great time. Interestingly about two thirds of the audience were not conference attendees, which was unexp

30/10/2018 - CADDAC National Director

CADDAC's Annual Conference Summary

We’re just back from our 10th annual conference which was held in Halifax this year. As in past years the conference received an abundance of positive feedback with attendees commenting on the superb quality of speakers, organization and opportunities

17/10/2018 - CADDAC National Director

How to Have Your Voice Heard Through ADHD Speaks without Outing Your Child or Yourself

We get it! Sharing a video of yourself talking about ADHD on ADHD Speaks is scary! Many parents who talk to us at length, sharing their frustrations and heartaches, are afraid to speak out about ADHD in public. They have let us know that while they wo