Dr. Kenny Handelman, Psychiatrist and ADHD expert, explains the federal disability tax credit in his article for Huffington Post.
Canadians struggling with ADHD impairment should read about this tax credit, and perhaps relieve at least some of their (financial) burden.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/dr-kenny-handelman/disability-tax-credit-cra_b_3103808.html
Are certain foods exacerbating your child’s ADHD symptoms? According to ADDitude, some studies have shown that this may be the case if your child has a food sensitivity. An elimination diet may help to pinpoint sensitivities, and allow some symptoms to be better controlled.
Here's ADDitude's article:
This morning our Executive Director, Heidi Bernhardt, was interviewed for CBC Radio's The Current, talking about ADHD. The program took a look at the jump in rates of ADHD diagnoses over the last ten years.
You can currently listen to the program online HERE. Please have a listen.
We know ADHD can be frustrating & seem mysterious. Here's some answers to common questions from adolescents. That's why CADDAC put together this page on our website full of helpful information for anyone curious or unsure about the topic.
Follow this link to CADDAC's website.
Top Montreal professionals discussing topics on ADHD & LD. Dr. Lily Hechtman will be presenting on ADHD & Comorbidities.
Date: Sunday April 28, 2013
Time: 8am - 4:45pm
Location: Ruby Foo's Hotel
7644 Decarie Blvd.
Montreal, H4P 2H2
Cost: $65 for individuals, $100 for parent couples
Please register before April 21.
For more information check out CADDAC.ca, under "Events."
Come on out and join us for a full day of presentations geared to families dealing with ADHD. Our morning sessions will be divided between the science of ADHD and how ADHD presents at different stages in life, followed by a unique brief presentation by two young adult students speaking about their own experiences and insights in ADHD. The afternoon will focus on effective parenting and home life tips and strategies as well as appropriate accommodations and strategies for the classroom. An open Q&A/ Discussion period will follow where attendees can ask questions and share their insights.
We're proud to announce these featured presenters:
Dr. Joan Flood is a graduate of McGill University and the University of Manitoba. She is a family physician with a focused practice in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Shoniker Clinic. She has considerable experience working with children and teens with ADHD, Learning Disorders and Autism. She is a member of CADDRA and on the Advisory Board of CADDAC.
Donna Cook has always had a passion for teaching LD ADD kids and adults. She is a former psychometrist who now works children with LD and ADHD in various schools, treatment centres and clinics. She is presently the Academic Resource Coordinator for a private school in Durham and owner of her own educational centre in Pickering specializing in remediation of LD and ADHD for both child and adult students. She is also the President of LDA Durham Chapter.
Heidi Bernhardt is the mother of three young men with ADHD. She has a background in psychiatric nursing, was the Executive Director of the (CADDRA), a national not-for-profit organization of the leading clinicians and researchers in ADHD in Canada, and a founder of CADDAC and the ADRN. Heidi is presently the President and Executive Director of the Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada (CADDAC).
Date: Saturday, May 4th, 2013
Time: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Location: 1686 Ellesmere Rd., Scarborough ON, M1H 2V5
(Just East of McCowan on the North side - On TTC take the 95 bus East from York Mills Station)
Cost: $10 per person (Pre-registration required)
To pre-register check out our Events page on the CADDAC website HERE.
Hope to see you there!
We now have a series of more than 100 short video clips on questions regarding child, adolescent and adult ADHD available on the CADDAC web site, accessible from the left hand site bar of the homepage.
Please note that these videos, unlike others on the CADDAC web site, were not produced by CADDAC. These videos are part of an educational program developed by the University of Montreal, realized through an educational grant by Shire Canada Inc. The University of Montreal and the committee of experts who developed this educational material, kindly offered the use of these videos to CADDAC to assist with our educational efforts. The information in these and all other videos on the CADDAC site is not to be considered a substitute for medical advice, which should always be sought through a medical practitioner.
Heidi Bernhardt spoke with the Eyeopener as one of the judges for Shire Canada's new post-secondary ADHD scholarship. You can find the article online here: http://theeyeopener.com/2013/03/new-scholarship-attracts-adhd-students/
We'd like to draw your attention to a Co-morbidity Adult Survey we've created to gather information from adults diagnosed with ADHD as to what kinds of co-existing disorders they have been diagnosed with, and their experiences with this.
This is a short online survey. All respondents will remain anonymous, and the information gathered is strictly confidential. To begin the survey just use this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QMQJYK3
Also, please forward this survey to anyone you know that has personal experience with Adult ADHD, or might know someone who does. The more respondents we get, the better our information will be.
The deadline for this survey will be April 30th, so the sooner your respond or forward this info, the better.
The information gathered will be invaluable to us, as we will allow us to expand on the information we gathered through our 2011 Adult ADHD survey. All of this data will allow us to create a media release in order to raise awareness about Adult ADHD, as well as of the lack of resources for it and the hardships this causes. This information will also assist with our advocacy efforts within various ministries in the government. A power-point presentation of this data will be created, which will be free for the public to access on our website.
For those leery of using ADHD medication, Erlanger Turner, Ph.D., provides some facts as to what types of medications are used and when, how they work, possible side-effects and the role of a parent in managing a child’s condition.
