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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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
ADHD Explained
We recently came across this video by Thomas E Brown PhD, that we think provides a lot of useful information about ADHD including helpful examples of how some people can be affected. … [Read more...] about ADHD Explained
Volunteering
As many of you know SPACE is ran by a small team of volunteers. We use our professional skills and knowledge to support families with ADHD. This week is National Volunteering Week, which seems like a good time to talk about the challenges of managing a task of this size, with the constraints that come with running a busy organisation with such limited resources. At present we primarily work with parents of children with ADHD. The key strength in our current structure is that we are firmly … [Read more...] about Volunteering
NICE Guidelines
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