Happy ADHD Awareness Month! For us every month of the year is ADHD Awareness Month, but in October we shout at the same time as other organisations around the world to help lift the voices of the whole community. We do this to help improve the future for those with the condition and their families. Every October we celebrate the positive side of ADHD and do our best to share information, challenge stereotypes, banish myths and raise awareness. … [Read more...] about ADHD Awareness Month
General
No Meet Ups Until Further Notice
Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions our monthly meet ups are understandably postponed until further notice. The team are however still here for you online. If you are a parent or carer of a child with ADHD and would like to join our online community, please come and talk to us in our private Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/spaceadhdstockport … [Read more...] about No Meet Ups Until Further Notice
Funky Monkey
We hold our monthly ADHD meet ups at Funky Monkey Coffee Company on Bramhall Lane in Davenport, Stockport. The relaxed and friendly atmosphere has allowed us to welcome parents and carers into a venue with comfy seating and delicious drinks and snacks. Coming along to a meet up for the first time can be very challenging for a lot of parents and we feel that the friendly, relaxing vibe definitely helps. If you are parenting a child with ADHD and would like to meet other parents and carers … [Read more...] about Funky Monkey
Happy New Year
Welcome to 2020, the start of a brand new year. For those of you with shiny new diaries, today is a great day to add our parent and carer meet ups for the year. Our first meet up of 2020 is on Wednesday 8th January from 7.00 pm until 9.00 pm at Funky Monkey on Bramhall Lane in Davenport, Stockport. Our informal meet ups take place on the second Wednesday of every month except August and are an opportunity for adults raising children with ADHD to meet others in their position, get information, … [Read more...] about Happy New Year
ADHD Myths
There are lots of myths about ADHD which affect the lives of those living with the condition. Last year we introduced a masked wrestler to help bash the most common myths. This year our masked wrestler is back because there is still a lot of misinformation about ADHD and it is ruining lives. Most Common ADHD Myths ADHD is a made up conditionOnly little boys get ADHDADHD is caused by too much screen timeADHD is caused by a poor dietThere are always behavioural issues with ADHDChildren … [Read more...] about ADHD Myths