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22/12/2015 - CADDAC National Director

One Mother’s Quest to Raise the Self-Esteem of Her Two Daughter’s With ADHD

Most parents are aware that their children with ADHD struggle with poor self-esteem and find it heartbreaking to hear their child voice negative comments about themselves like, “I’m stupid, I’m just so dumb I’ll never be able to do this”. Parents hate

17/12/2015 - CADDAC National Director

The Impact ADHD has on a Family Impacts Whether a Child Receives Help

A new Australian study looked at why some children with ADHD present quite late without having receiving any professional services. Researchers wanted to understand what drives parents to look for medical services for their child’s issues. The study co

08/12/2015 - CADDAC National Director

Doctors Challenge BC Government to take Action on ADHD

This morning CADDAC and CADDRA sent out a Media Release on the issue of lack of adequate ADHD medication coverage under BC Pharmacare. Since British Columbia is behind other provinces in providing a full range of medication treatment options for ADHD C

28/10/2015 - CADDAC National Director

Week Three and Four of ADHD Awareness Month – Events and Interviews Continue

Week three and four of ADHD Awareness Month continued with an additional media interview, a piece in the Huffington Post and several community events. Heidi was again interviewed about ADHD but this time the focus of the interview was on ADHD Myths and

20/10/2015 - CADDAC National Director

Week Two of ADHD Awareness Month – The Message Continues

Week two of ADHD Awareness Month continued with more media interviews, events and awareness building, all made possible due to the efforts of ADHD groups across the country. On October the 9th the province of Nova Scotia officially proclaimed October a

12/10/2015 - CADDAC National Director

The First Week of ADHD Awareness Month

For further details go to the CADDAC web site and access ADHD Awareness Month News Following our busy two day conference CADDAC quickly jumped into ADHD Awareness Month Activities. On September the 30th Heidi Bernhardt was interviewed by Anna Maria Tre