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For a free parent and adolescent Training opportunity see below For a similar course for professional see further down National ADHD Awareness week 18th – 24th September 2006 ADHD IS REAL ADDISS will be co-ordinating the first ever ADHD Awareness Week in the week of the 18th September. This event together with a programme of activities will be both centrally led and rolled out regionally via local support groups affiliated to ADDISS (ADDISS Affiliation Network). In September this year children all over the country will be going back to school after the long summer break. Every teacher in every school in every classroom will have a child with ADHD diagnosed or undiagnosed. We need to ensure that everyone is aware of this condition and so together with a large number of groups and organisation we have declared the week of the 18th September National ADHD Awareness week. We shall be running a large media campaign entitled ADHD is Real. Campaign Objectives
· Directly address inaccuracies in media reporting and misunderstanding of the condition and its management · Generate more balanced media reporting of ADHD and its management in the national and regional press · Galvanise families living with the condition and the individuals working with children with ADHD to call for increased understanding and support for the lay and educational communities o Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists; Community Paediatricians; ADHD support groups; associated charities and support groups, for example, NSPCC; teachers and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) · Increase awareness of the support available to families living with ADHD (ADDISS and local support groups; government departments; medical and educational provision)
Posters will be available to place in clinics, schools etc. Please contact us if you wish to receive materials Events planned so far: Monday 18th September 1. Launch of two new books published by ADDISS, one for children and one for teachers. 2. Conference in Thurrock/Basildon area for parents, teachers and young people with ADHD. Special guest presenter Jerry Mills Wednesday 20th Lincoln – A training day for parents and teachers with special guest speaker Professor Loretta Giorcelli. For further details contact the Lincoln ADHD Support Group 01522 539939 Thursday 21st London – A day conference for teachers Including ADHD in the Mainstream Classroom Effective Management from the top down Speakers Professor Loretta Giorcelli Holly Evans, Inclusive Education Advisory teacher Barnet LEA For further details contact ADDISS Friday 22nd Liverpool – day conference with Jerry Mills Contact Liverpool ADHD Foundation 01517094239
Saturday 23rd September Sponsored walk in Richmond Park, Surrey. We are holding a sponsored walk to help raise funds for the ADDISS national helpline and the Affiliation Network. If you wish to take part you can participate as a family, raising funds as a family rather than as an individual. We hope this will be an enjoyable day and an opportunity to meet other families. For an application form please contact ADDISS on 02089060354 or email admin@addiss.co.uk
Please help us to raise funds so we can continue to support families across the UK Fundraising for ADDISS see www.justgiving.com/addiss
Unique training programme for parents and adolescents. Gain essential strategies and skills to overcome the difficulties due to ADHD. Jerry Mills is one of the most compelling motivational speakers you’ll ever experience on the issues of learning disabilities, learning styles, and motivating “at risk” and challenging kids. A former class room teacher, Jerry is a talented singer-songwriter and presenter who has delivered his unforgettable message for hundreds of conferences, across the U.S. and internationally. Jerry inspires by weaving music, powerful and touching personal stories, research findings and practical tools together to not only deliver information, but, create real positive outcomes. Venue: Thurrock Civic Hall, Blackshots Lane, Grays, Essex, RM16 2JU Date: 18th September 2006 Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm
This programme is by ticket and is free for parents and adolescents, however, if you may contribute at the door to support parent Groups to promote the awareness of ADHD. Please apply for tickets, indicating number of tickets required to the address below enclosing a stamped, Self Addressed Envelope (SAE): ADHD Training Child Development Centre It’s an event NOT TO BE MISSED!! Basildon Hospital Book early to avoid disappointment Basildon Essex SS13 5NL
Unique training programme for professionals from healthcare, education, social services and parents, to tap the potential within children and adolescents. Gain essential strategies and skills to make YOU a more effective parent or professional handling even our most challenging youth. You’ll never look at kids with ADHD in the same way again! Jerry Mills is one of the most compelling motivational speakers you’ll ever experience on the issues of learning disabilities, learning styles, and motivating “at risk” and challenging kids. A former class room teacher, Jerry is a talented singer-songwriter and presenter who has delivered his unforgettable message for hundreds of conferences, across the U.S. and internationally. Jerry inspires by weaving music, powerful and touching personal stories, research findings and practical tools together to not only deliver information, but, create real positive outcomes. Venue: Thurrock Civic Hall, Blackshots Lane, Grays, Essex, RM16 2JU Date: 18th September 2006 Programme will run in the morning (9am-1pm) and be repeated in the afternoon (1:30pm-5:30pm) to fit in with your busy lives, please specify choice (am or pm) when booking.
Apply for tickets at a cost of £10, per person, please make cheques payable to ‘The Sunshine Centre’ and post to the address below enclosing a stamped, Self Addressed Envelope (SAE) and indicating whether you would like the morning or afternoon session: ADHD Training Child Development Centre It’s an event NOT TO BE MISSED!! Basildon Hospital Book early to avoid disappointment Basildon Essex SS13 5NL |
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