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Understanding the Different Types of #ADHD via #ADHDLiving.today Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder that first appears in childhood, typically before age seven. It affects between 1.5 and 3 percent of the population. Children with the disorder display impaired attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behaviours. http://adhdliving.today/adhd-living/different-types-of-adhd/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social

Sept 30 deadline: Read all about it on this debating-mental-health-poster and call Laura on 07779 440836

#Sleep And #Anxiety Treatment Is Helping #ADHD Children Cope – #Australia Study via @HuffingtonPost The research doesn’t suggest replacing medicinal treatment with behavioural therapies but using behavioural therapies to complement medication instead.   http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/09/14/sleep-and-anxiety-treatment-is-helping-children-cope-with-adhd/

. @ADHDfoundation chief “end stigmatisation of #ADHD” after @Simone_Biles  hacking Biles, who has the backing of the USA gymnastics governing body, says the drug does not give her an unfair advantage simone-biles-statement-sept-15-2016-dr-tony-lloyd-adhd-foundation-final

. @KIDScharity #RichmondUponThames #KingstonUponThames e-bulletin activities You can subscribe to this Kids e-bulletin if you wish http://us12.campaign-archive1.com/?u=4ff1475079011590f912d9118&id=db6792d058  

Thx @AfCLocal_Offer for listing our Free #ADHD Talk Sept 2o. Open to public #homework #education Simply email: [email protected] to tell us you’ll be attending https://www.afclocaloffer.org.uk/manage/events/20738-adhd-richmond-free-to-public-talk-about-homework-education/edit?date=2016-09-20    

. @AFNCCF  #childinmind podcast Mon 19 Sept. #ADHD not a synonym for ‘naughty’ The Child in Mind podcast series resource is developed by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and presented by BBC Radio 4’s Claudia Hammond. Each episode focuses on a distinct area of mental health and sees a young person and …

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#Rio #Olympics @Simone_Biles – not ashamed of her #ADHD : #medical files hacked via @smh “Having ADHD and taking medicine for it is nothing to be ashamed of, nothing that I’m afraid to let people know,” http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/celebrity-news/simone-biles-says-shes-not-ashamed-of-her-adhd-after-medical-files-hacked-20160913-grfr0i.html

Free theatre show: Lost Voices – stories of young people and families living with #ADHD Just turn up at the Speigeltent, Barkers Pool, Sheffield, this Sunday or Monday at 3pm http://festivalofthemind.group.shef.ac.uk/lost-voices/ The show is the culmination of a study, which is in the last month of recruitment. 25 children with ADHD, from anywhere in the country, …

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