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!
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What Do You Need? SPACE Website Update
Over the summer we're going to be updating our website so we wanted to ask you what you need. Whilst we've been reviewing our current site, we've noticed that there is a lot of information sitting on our website, which is quite difficult to get to, including copies of presentations from our last conference. One of the biggest problems for families is that there is a lot of information on the internet about ADHD, but a lot of it isn't very good. We want to make sure that our website is helpful … [Read more...] about What Do You Need? SPACE Website Update
June ADHD Parent and Carer Meet Up
This month's ADHD meet up takes place on Wednesday 8th June 2022 at The Dog and Partridge in Great Moor Stockport. Last month's meet up had to be cancelled at short notice, due to renovation work at the pub, so we're looking forward to seeing our parents and carers this month. Our monthly meet ups take place on the second Wednesday of the month between 7.00 pm and 9.00 pm. The dates of our other 2022 meet ups are here on our website. As always, our monthly meet up is only for those who … [Read more...] about June ADHD Parent and Carer Meet Up
Meeting Cancelled
Unfortunately tonight's ADHD parent and carer meet up has had to be cancelled. The Dog and Partridge is closed and as we were only notified earlier today, which wasn't enough time to find a suitable alternative venue. Sorry for the inconvenience. Our next meet up is on Wednesday 8th June. … [Read more...] about Meeting Cancelled
ADHD Medication Presentation
This Wednesday, during our monthly parent and carer meet up, Michelle will be delivering a presentation about ADHD Medication. In addition to being part of the team that runs SPACE, Michelle is also the Deputy Director of Pharmacy for the NHS in Tameside. Medication is a common treatment for ADHD and understandably many parents have questions. Michelle is able to combine her professional knowledge, with her personal experience of parenting a child with ADHD. This makes her ideally … [Read more...] about ADHD Medication Presentation