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May 7, 2014 - CADDAC Team

Report on Special Education in Ontario

People for Education recently released a report on Special Education in Ontario. To access the report, please click on this link: http://www.peopleforeducation.ca/pfe-news/new-report-shows-special-education-challenges-continue/ This report focuses on s

March 19, 2014 - CADDAC Team

Methylphenidate, Generic and Ritalin, Shortages

Although we have not received any significant feedback from parents or patients reporting distress regarding this shortage it is something that we CADDAC has been made aware of. Should you have any concerns please contact us and we would be happy to sp

March 18, 2014 - CADDAC Team

Surprise, the media gets it wrong again: Adult ADHD, a prescription for distraction ?

Below is a recent letter written to a Globe and Mail journalist, Margaret Wente, addressing her irresponsible and poorly researched opinion piece, . If you are so inclined you can write to her at mwente@globeandmail.com Dear Ms. Wente, I just r

March 17, 2014 - CADDAC Team

Exciting Details on the Special Needs Parenting Project !

A new tool for parenting adopted and special needs children, created from Alice Home’s work is accessible at www.adoption.ca/special-needs-parenting. On this site you can access several video presentations looking at information gathered by Dr. Home’s

March 15, 2014 - CADDAC Team

Patient and Family Guide to Antipsychotic Medication

For those parents whose children have been prescribed antipsychotic medication such as: quetiapine (Seroquel) risperidone (Risperdal) aripiprazole (Abilify) olanzapine (Zyprexa) clozapine (Clozaril) paliperidone (Invega) ziprasidone (Zeldox) A useful r

March 13, 2014 - CADDAC Team

The Representation of ADHD by the Media

I just finished listening to a great presentation by Dr. David Goodman about this topic. If you are interested in this topic I would highly recommend you access this presentation sponsored by the National Resource Centre on AD/HD at https://www.youtube