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Do you find it hard to maintain focus at work? Then this webinar is for you!

Krysta Longridge, MScOT and Katie Eichar, MOT, will teach you how to tailor your workspace in a way that allows you to operate at your best. The occupational therapists will also delve into various strategies to help enhance your productivity.

Join to learn how to create YOUR most effective, supportive and sustainable Thrive Space!

Webinar Content:

• How the ADHD brain impacts work/school
• How to tailor your work/study space
• Strategies to improve productivity
• Bonus handout: ergonomic workstation

Everyone has unique workplace preferences and needs, including those with an ADHD brain. You might work best with a good soundtrack or with no sound at all. You might like a calm workspace with no distractions, or enjoy a fast-paced environment full of people and action. Do you need an accountability friend or are you a solo operator? Learn how the workspace around you can help or hinder, and how to build YOUR most effective space to work and thrive.

Presenters:

Krysta is an occupational therapist and the founder of Mindful Mountains and Arbutus Academy. She specializes in ADHD, mental health and chronic pain. Krysta’s desire is to empower individuals to excel through an improved understanding of their brain, nervous system and abilities.

Katie is an occupational therapist living and working in BC. She specializes in mental health and substance use and enjoys connecting with clients to understand their unique circumstance and perspective, in order to best support them in their health journey. She values the opportunity to work with individuals to reach their goals and take part in meaningful activities.

9 year old Sam has ADHD and is learning about what that means to him at home, with friends, and at school.
Developed to help children with ADHD, their siblings, friends, classmates, families and teachers learn about about ADHD, join Sam and his big sister Sally who helps Sam understand their common issues with schoolwork, attention regulation, and executive functioning impairments. Sally shares how her ADHD symptoms are alike yet differ from Sam’s. The two siblings also discuss ADHD treatment options and school accommodations and strategies.

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Parent's Guide

9 year old Sam has ADHD and is learning about what that means to him at home, with friends, and at school.
Developed to help children with ADHD, their siblings, friends, classmates, families and teachers learn about about ADHD, join Sam as he talks with his Dad about a how ADHD can affect friendships.

Teacher's Guide
Parent's Guide
9 year old Sam has ADHD and is learning about what that means to him at home, with friends, and at school.
Developed to help children with ADHD, their siblings, friends, classmates, families and teachers learn about ADHD, join Sam as he talks with his best friend Tommy about what ADHD is...and what it is not.

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Parent's Guide
"Can I claim the Canada Revenue Agency's Disability Tax Credit and other supports when I have ADHD?"

Understanding key elements of the process is important to filing successfully. Watch the webinar replay now!

This webinar was recorded live for CADDAC on November 3, 2022 with accountant, author and entrepreneur Stefanie Ricchio, CPA presenting.

Join presenter Stefanie Ricchio, CPA, CGA as she discusses how to apply for the CRA Disability Tax Credit.

A neuropsychological evaluation can provide the information required to evaluate for the CRA's DTC.

Instantly access CADDAC's Disability – Right to Claim webinar replay and download the slide presentation!

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About CADDAC's Presenter

Stefanie Ricchio, CPA, CGA is a published author, professor, and entrepreneur focused on
providing business consulting that supports the modernization of accounting for businesses through the implementation of tools, resources and training programs to support change management and increasing efficiency.

Stefanie is an advocate for education from elementary through post-secondary, working on initiatives to elevate the learning experience and to advocate for the needs of all students.

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Our guest bloggers share their lived experiences with ADHD

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Understanding the Differences Between ADHD and Trauma

ADHD and trauma are different but have many overlapping and confounding symptoms. Understanding the difference is key to effective treatment and health. Watch the webinar replay now!

This webinar was recorded live for CADDAC on May 25, 2022 with doctoral candidate Michela DiStefano presenting.

Join presenter Michela DiStefano, PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa as she walks through what professionals, caregivers, and adults with ADHD need to know about differences between ADHD and trauma.

Children with ADHD may be four times more likely to experience a traumatic event in their lifetime.

Instantly access CADDAC's ADHD and Trauma webinar replay and download the slide presentation!

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About CADDAC's Presenter

Michela DiStefano is a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa. She is currently completing her clinical placement at the Child, Adolescent, and Family Centre of Ottawa (CAFCO) and she is supervised by Dr. Julie Desjardins. Michela has experience working with a diverse clients base as they face challenges related to anxiety, trauma, mood, behavioural difficulties, parenting, learning, and neurodevelopment (e.g., ADHD, ASD). 

Prior to her placement at CAFCO, Michela worked with children, adolescents and families at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Psychological Services and Research, and the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.

Michela’s doctoral research aims to investigate the influence of parent-child relationships and homework help on children’s math achievement and anxiety towards math.

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How to Organize Your Food From Dawn to Dusk

Deciding what to prepare for dinner, assuming you have the ingredients on hand in the first place, requires tapping into those planning skills that are not always optimal when you have ADHD.

This webinar was recorded live for CADDAC in March 2022 with Coach Nathalie Pedicelli presenting.

Join presenter Nathalie Pedicelli of OrganizeThriveMonetize as she walks through how to organize food in an ADHD-friendly fashion.

Planning menus, shopping, and also cooking for one or more people is a significant challenge to those with ADHD.

Instantly access CADDAC's What's Cooking? webinar replay and download the presentation handout!

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About CADDAC's Presenter

Nathalie Pedicelli is a bilingual ADHD Organizer Coach, who uses her 25 years of experience organizing people, places, and events in large, small and microbusinesses while helping people tame their chaos at home and at the office. Diagnosed with ADHD at age 44, she uses a holistic approach to organizing adult ADHD lives from A…DHD to Z. Helping clients with ADHD increase their productivity by learning how to use a planner effectively has become her signature work.

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Exploring the Similarities and Differences Between ADHD and ASD


ADHD & Autism may seem very different, however, they share many properties and are often comorbid.

This webinar was recorded live for CADDAC in February of 2022 with Alina Kislenko MA, RP presenting

Join Alina Kislenko, professor at McMaster University's Medical School and registered psychotherapist as she shares personal and clinical observations about the similarities and differences between ADHD and Autism.

Behavioural and sensory issues don't always clearly point to a singular diagnosis.

Instantly access CADDAC's ADHD and ASD webinar replay and download the slide presentation!

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About CADDAC's Presenter

Alina Kislenkois a Psych Professor (Department of Psychiatry) at McMaster University's Medical School as well as a registered psychotherapist specializing in ADHD, Autism/ASD, and Trauma. In 2009, she founded The ADHD & Asperger’s Centre in Guelph, Ontario when she was 23 years old due to her own recent diagnoses of ADHD and Asperger's and the severe lack of relevant services in the area. She now has the privilege of supervising the talented therapists and coaches at her centre while travelling internationally to do advocacy work towards increasing awareness of ADHD and ASD and creating affordable access to supports. A few years ago, she founded the international not for profit Women Trailblazing, which helps women in poverty build mental health, entrepreneurial, and tech skills.

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Learning and ADHD: Assisting your Child to Find Success at School.

While ADHD is not a learning disability, it can significantly impact a student’s ability to learn and impair academic achievement. Watch the webinar replay now!

This webinar was recorded live for CADDAC in November 2021 with Heidi Bernhardt, RN, CADDAC's Director of Education and Advocacy presenting.

Join Heidi Bernhardt, RN, Director of Education and Advocacy with CADDAC as she lays a framework for parents, caregivers, and educators to understand how ADHD impacts learning, which impairs overall academic achievement.

On average, children with ADHD have problems completing assignments, receive lower grades in academic subjects, and score lower on standardized tests.

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About CADDAC's Presenter

Over the past 30 years, Heidi Bernhardt has helped raise awareness and understanding of ADHD among parents, those with ADHD, educators, health care professionals, industry leaders, government officials and the public through presentations, conferences, media interviews, and advocacy work.
Heidi Bernhardt, is a psychiatric nurse by training, mother of three grown sons with ADHD and the founder of the Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada (CADDAC), a Canadian charity dedicated to awareness, education, and advocacy for ADHD. Heidi is the past Executive Director of the Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA), a national not-for-profit organization of the leading clinicians and researchers in ADHD in Canada, from 2006 to 2012. During these years she built CADDAC in her volunteer life, nationally incorporating CADDAC as a not-for-profit in 2006 and becoming the Executive Director and President from 2012 to 2019. Heidi currently focuses on  ADHD education material and systemic advocacy while holding the role of Director of Education and Advocacy for CADDAC. She also continues to teach and present on ADHD for CADDAC.

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This presentation will review potential strengths and impairments ADHD symptoms could cause in the workplace, how to assess these and if and how the employee might discuss this with their employer. The focus will be on potential strategies and accommodations that can be implemented for specific impairments and settings.

Heidi Bernhardt, RN

Over the past 30 years, Heidi Bernhardt has helped raise awareness and understanding of ADHD among parents, those with ADHD, educators, health care professionals, industry leaders, government officials and the public through presentations, conferences, media interviews, and advocacy work.

Heidi Bernhardt, is a psychiatric nurse by training, mother of three grown sons with ADHD and the founder of the Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada (CADDAC), a Canadian charity dedicated to awareness, education, and advocacy for ADHD. Heidi is the past Executive Director of the Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA), a national not-for-profit organization of the leading clinicians and researchers in ADHD in Canada, from 2006 to 2012. During these years she built CADDAC in her volunteer life, nationally incorporating CADDAC as a not-for-profit in 2006 and becoming the Executive Director and President from 2012 to 2019. Heidi currently focuses on  ADHD education material and systemic advocacy while holding the role of Director of Education and Advocacy for CADDAC. She also continues to teach and present on ADHD for CADDAC.

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