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
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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
Take My Hand
A member of our group shared this poem on our Facebook page and the Author has kindly given us permission to share it on our blog. Take my hand and come with me I want to teach you about ADHD I need you to know, I want to explain, I have a very different brain Sights sounds and thoughts collide What to do first? I can't decide Please understand I'm not to blame I just can't process things the same Take my hand and walk with me Let me show you about ADHD I try to behave, I want to be good But I … [Read more...] about Take My Hand
Leyland ADHD Conference
Last month ADDISS, the national ADHD charity, held a series of regional conferences and a member of the SPACE team went along. Those of you that follow us on Twitter will have noticed that we took over your timeline for a couple of days by live tweeting as much as we could fit into 140 characters at a time. A lot of the conference focused on adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In the United Kingdom there is estimated to be between 2 and 3.3 million adults with the condition. … [Read more...] about Leyland ADHD Conference
ADHD Conferences
What is an ADHD Conference and why should you consider attending one? The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service (ADDISS) arrange regional and national conferences about ADHD to share information, dispel myths and offer practical advice for adults and those parenting or working with people who have ADHD. The ADDISS conferences are there to not only provide information for attendees, but also to provide inspiration and help to remind people of the positives of … [Read more...] about ADHD Conferences