October is ADHD Awareness Month. We'll be holding our monthly parent and carer meet up, this evening at The Dog and Partridge in Stockport between 7.00 pm and 9.00 pm. Here at S.P.A.C.E. we raise ADHD awareness all year round but in October we are a little bit louder. The theme of this year's ADHD Awareness Month is Awareness is Key. Here at S.P.A.C.E. we know that our families need more than awareness, they need action, but awareness is a good start. If teaching staff are aware of ADHD … [Read more...] about Happy ADHD Awareness Month!
ADHD Awareness Month
Happy ADHD Awareness Month
October is ADHD Awareness Month. Our team do our best to raise awareness and celebrate the strengths of ADHD all year round, but in October we get a little bit louder. There are those who would question the point of having an awareness month, when of course our children have ADHD all year round, but the point of an awareness month is to amplify the message. As a small charity our voice can only go so far, but when lots of small charities and other organisations all shout together at the same … [Read more...] about Happy ADHD Awareness Month
Happy ADHD Awareness Month!
October is officially ADHD Awareness Month. Here at S.P.A.C.E. we like to celebrate ADHD Awareness all year round, but in October everybody else joins in and the message gets a lot louder. So why is ADHD Awareness Important? Unfortunately ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, to use its official name, is a condition surrounded in myths, misinformation and stigma. ADHD Awareness Month helps people learn new things, establish new contacts and generally improve the lives of … [Read more...] about Happy ADHD Awareness Month!
Allow Us To Reintroduce Ourselves
As it is ADHD Awareness Month, it seemed like a good time to reintroduce ourselves. Hi We are Donna, Michelle and Claire and we're SPACE Stockport, an ADHD parent support group based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. We offer support to parents and carers of children and young people in the Stockport area with ADHD. We're all parents of children with ADHD so we've all been there and we've all had that day. SPACE was started over a decade ago by a small team of local parents who … [Read more...] about Allow Us To Reintroduce Ourselves
ADHD Awareness Month 2021
October is ADHD Awareness Month! October is ADHD Awareness Month. Here at S.P.A.C.E. we celebrate ADHD and raise awareness all year round, as do our families and lots of other organisations working to support those with ADHD. There is a long way to go before ADHD is properly understood and more importantly that those with ADHD are consistently supported in all areas of their lives. Having ADHD isn't automatically a bad thing, but you certainly wouldn't know it sometimes! The myths and … [Read more...] about ADHD Awareness Month 2021