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ADHD What You Should Know – Resources

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Presented by: Rachel Rogers, B.Ed., M.A. Registered Psychologist, Wednesday, January 20th, 2021, ADHD Adult Support Meeting 

Still Want To Know More?

Learn Alberta Medical/Disability Information for teachers: http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/inmdict/html/adhd.html

Teaching Students with ADHD: https://www.alberta.ca/diverse-learning-needs.aspx

Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) https://chadd.org/for-educators/overview/

Additude: Inside the ADHD Mind (a very visually “busy” site so be prepared) www.additudemag.com/category/parenting-adhd-kids/school-learning/for-teachers/

The Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA)  Information about medication by health professionals www.caddra.ca

Centre for ADD/ADHD Advocacy, Canada  Information for Educators on ADHD:  http://www.caddac.ca/cms/page.php?50 https://caddac.ca/adhd/2019/10/02/new-animated-kids-series/

Dr. Russell Barkley: (ADHD clinician and researcher)   www.russellbarkley.com

Dr. Peggy Dawson and Dr. Richard Guare (executive function) https://www.smartbutscatteredkids.com/

Dr. Thomas Brown (ADHD researcher) https://www.brownadhdclinic.com/

Dr. Stuart Shanker (self-regulation) https://self-reg.ca/

 

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ADHD – What you should know.

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Presented by: Rachel Rogers, B.Ed., M.A. Registered Psychologist

 

What is ADHD?

ADHD, not ADD.  Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the official terminology.  The use of ‘ADD’ is outdated.

“A persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.”

According to the DSM-5

ADHD Facts:

  • ADHD is the most prevalent childhood psychiatric disorder in Canada.
  • Overwhelming scientific evidence has led all major medical associations and government health agencies to recognize ADHD as a real medical disorder.
  • Children with ADHD are frequently labeled as problem children rather than children with a medical problem.
  • Diets and limiting food additives and sugar will not cure
  • ADHD remains under-recognized and underdiagnosed even though it is the most treatable psychiatric disorder in Canada.

A study released in 2018 examined the twenty-year trends in ADHD diagnosis. Researchers saw what they claim is a “significant” increase in diagnoses between 1997 and 2016.

[i]Possible reasons include an increased recognition by doctors about ADHD, expanded continuing medical education, changes in diagnostic criteria, increased public awareness, improved access to health services, and improved referral from primary care and communities.

[i] Xu, G., Strathearn, L.,  Liu, B. MD, Yang, B., Bao, W. 2018. Twenty-Year Trends in Diagnosed Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among US Children and Adolescents, 1997-2016. JAMA Netw Open. 1(4):e181471. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.1471

More Facts:

  • Highly heritable
  • A neurobiological disorder
  • Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity are primary features.
  • Secondary impairments may include social interactions, emotional regulation, and organizational ability.
  • It affects roughly 5-10% of school-aged children and about 2–7% of adults.
  • Most often identified during elementary school years.

A Misnomer? ADHD is not a deficit of attention; rather, it is an inefficient and inconsistent ability to regulate

attention and other cognitive functions.

“ADHD involves impairment in the ability of the individual to inhibit responses to situations or events. […]  It is a problem of self-control.”   Dr. Russell Barkley (2005), Taking Control of ADHD

According to Dr. Barkley…

Self-regulation:

  • is any action an individual directs at themselves to…
  • result in a change in their behaviour (from what they might otherwise have done) to…
  • change the likelihood of a future consequence or attainment of a goal.[i]

[i] http://www.russellbarkley.org/factsheets/ADHD_EF_and_SR.pdf

 

Risk Factors for ADHD 

  • Genetic factors
  • Environment factors
  • Premature birth or low birth weight
  • Brain injury’
  • Cigarette smoking, alcohol use or drug use during pregnancy

 

 

 

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ADHD What You Should Know with Rachel Rogers

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what you should know about adhd with guest speaker rachel rogers

For this month’s Adult Support Meeting, Rachel Rogers will be joining us to talk about what we should know about ADHD.

Rachel will provide basic information about ADHD, risk factors, and diagnosis. Additionally, she will go into more depth regarding the role of the brain, executive function, and how it manifests in the features of ADHD. You will learn that ADHD is not a behavioral problem but a medical issue. 
 

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021. 

7 pm to 9 pm.

Register for ADHD What You Should Know  

For more information email: info@adhdedmonton.com

Adult support meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. 

About Rachel:

Rachel Rogers is a Registered Psychologist who worked for many years as a teacher, school counselor, and prior to her recent retirement, as a school psychologist for Edmonton Public Schools. She founded the ADHD Association of Greater Edmonton 11 years ago and continues to sit on the Board of Directors. She enjoys volunteering, walking/hiking, Pickleball, jigsaw puzzling, sewing, and is currently learning to cross country ski. One of her greatest joys is spending time with her 4-year-old granddaughter.