The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provide national guidelines and advice to improve health and social care and this month they released a new set of guidelines for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD / ADHD) These new guidelines update and replace the previous guidelines from 2008. The team here at SPACE are particularly pleased to see an increased focus within the guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of girls and adults of both sexes. A common ADHD myth is that the … [Read more...] about NICE Guidelines
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SPACE Take On The Titan – Sponsored Zipwire
On October the 7th the SPACE Team are travelling to Wales to take on the Titan. Titan is a four person zipwire that flies 2000 metres down a Welsh valley, which raises the question of why four women, three of whom are terrified of heights, are driving to Wales to put themselves through that ordeal. The answer to that question is that they are raising money for SPACE Stockport, the ADHD parent support group they run. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition which is … [Read more...] about SPACE Take On The Titan – Sponsored Zipwire
Liverpool Here We Come
The team here at SPACE Stockport pride ourselves on our knowledge of ADHD but we're never too proud to learn more. This November, Claire and Sharyn will be travelling to Liverpool to attend the ADHD Fundation's 2017 Conference. We're looking forward to catching up on the latest information on ADHD and sharing it all with our local parents. … [Read more...] about Liverpool Here We Come
SPACE Stockport ADHD Parent Support Group Meetings 2017
SPACE Stockport hold their ADHD parent support group meetings on the second Wednesday of the month at a coffee shop in Stockport called The Funky Monkey Coffee Company. If you have a child with ADHD and would like to spend a couple of hours with other local parents in the same position, why not join us? Wednesday 11th January 2017 Wednesday 8th February 2017 Wednesday 8th March 2017 Wednesday 12th April 2017 Wednesday 10th May 2017 Wednesday 14th June 2017 Wednesday 12th July 2017 No Meeting In … [Read more...] about SPACE Stockport ADHD Parent Support Group Meetings 2017
Festive Reflections
As 2015 drew to a close and we were fast approaching the school holidays, we started drafting a blog post to wish all our ADHD parents a merry and hopefully stressfree Christmas. That time of year can be eventful, in all the wrong ways, for children with ADHD. The change in routine, the school parties and pantomime trips, mixed with the general excitement about Father Christmas, can sometimes be a little bit too much for them and as parents we generally get the receiving end of all … [Read more...] about Festive Reflections