Blog - CADDAC

14/09/2016 - CADDAC National Director

ADHD is Real (And Not a Result of Bad Parenting)

If you have ever wondered how to respond when your friends and family question the validity of ADHD? Or do you get hot under the collar whenever you read another article telling you that ADHD is due to bad or lazy parenting or unmotivated or defiant ki

01/09/2016 - CADDAC National Director

ADHD in the Education System

It’s back to school time! Some of you parents will be excited with the thought of getting your kids back into routine and out of your hair, but many parents of children with ADHD dread the start of the new school year as with it comes the start of call

14/07/2016 - Juanita Beaudry

7 Takeaways About ADHD, Working Memory and Parenting in "Finding Dory"

Thought about seeing the new Disney film with your kids this summer? Then you might be interested in this article by Bob Cunningham, Head of Robert Louis Stevenson School and professional advisory board member for the National Center for Learning Disab

19/05/2016 - CADDAC National Director

Comparing Treatment Results in Adults Switched to Generic ADHD Medication

Results of a recently published study, “A randomized, double-blind, cross-over, phase IV trial of oros-methylphenidate (CONCERTA®) and generic novo-methylphenidate ER-C (NOVO-generic)” confirms concerns expressed to CADDAC over the past number of years

03/05/2016 - CADDAC National Director

New Approaches in Researching Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Some researchers around the world have been thinking about a different way to think about mental and neurological disorders. They have found that current diagnostic categories may not align with new genetic and neuroscience findings. A unique Ontario p

23/03/2016 - CADDAC National Director

Age of the Child’s School Entry and an ADHD Diagnosis

I was just interviewed about a recent study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. This study looked at data from 378,881 children, ages 4-17, from 1997 to 2011 in Taiwan and analyzed the percentage of children who were diagnosed with ADHD and prescri