Black History Month 2024: Celebrating Strengths and Creativity
CHADD is spotlighting resources focused on the experiences of African Americans who live with ADHD for Black History Month 2024. This year the theme of Black History Month is “African Americans and the Arts.” The goal is to emphasize the creative abilities and contributions of Black people throughout history in literature, fine arts, fashion, performance,…
Read MoreAn Opportunity to Help Light the Way
Your Donation to CHADD Helps Improve Lives In the past year, much of our lives returned to normal, or as close to that as life might have been prior to the pandemic. For some of us, the ground seems still to be shifting into new patterns that can make it hard for people with ADHD…
Read MoreCHADD Prods US Officials Toward A Solution to Medication Shortage
Addressing and solving the ongoing medication shortage remains a top advocacy priority for CHADD on behalf of our members. CHADD’s public policy committee has been pursuing and continues to pursue all appropriate channels to encourage policymakers to understand why critical stimulant medications have been in short supply for more than a year, and what elected…
Read MoreAnnual International Conference on ADHD Hosted by CHADD, ADDA and ACO Provides Practical Support and Guidance for the ADHD Community
2023 ADHD Conference Offers Two Options for Participation—Onsite in Baltimore November 30 Through December 2 and Online December 5 and 6 At the Annual International Conference on ADHD 2023, the leading experts in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will convene to deliver trusted information about the latest research, treatment options, and practical guidance to members of the…
Read MoreIs It Part of Being Older, or Is It ADHD?
Occasionally forgetting to pay a bill or misplacing your keys is considered a sign of aging. But for an older adult who has always misplaced things, or who as a child continually forgot to hand in homework, these could be signs of ADHD. It was once thought that ADHD was only a disorder of childhood…
Read MoreChris A. Ziegler Dendy, ADHD Advocate
It is with sadness that we share the passing of Chris A. Ziegler Dendy, a longtime CHADD volunteer and co-founder of CHADD’s Teacher to Teacher training program. Chris Dendy received CHADD’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014 and Hall of Fame award in 2006. She was a popular author on ADHD who contributed many articles to…
Read MorePrioritize Praising Your Child with ADHD
“Don’t run across the street.” “Stop interrupting when the teacher is talking.” “Stop yelling when you’re playing the Xbox.” “Stop kicking the fridge.” “You need to redo your homework assignment because you rushed through it.” “Can’t you just sit still?” Children with ADHD receive frequent negative messages like these from their parents, teachers, coaches, other…
Read MoreWhat You Can Do When Your Child’s School Doesn’t Follow the 504 Plan
You’ve met with your child’s teachers and school support staff and created a 504 plan. It’s all smooth sailing now that accommodations are in place. Or is it? Surprisingly, in a CHADD survey on 504 plans and other accommodations, 66.4% of the parents who responded said their child’s educational plans were not being followed. The…
Read MoreMost High Schools Report No Problems with Medication Diversion
Major news outlets carried stories in April on a University of Michigan ADHD study, frequently referring to the study’s findings as “a wake-up call” regarding stimulant medications in their headlines. Two of CHADD’s experts reviewed the study and urge parents and school administrators to look more deeply at the study’s data and fifteen-year timespan. The…
Read MoreCHADD Announces New Chief Executive Officer
Laurie Kulikosky Will Join the Leading Nonprofit Organization Serving the ADHD Community Laurie Kulikosky, CAE, has been appointed CHADD’s new chief executive officer, effective October 17, 2022. “We’re thrilled to have Laurie join the CHADD team,” said Patricia M. Hudak, PCC, BCC, president of CHADD’s national board of directors. “Laurie brings extensive leadership experience to…
Read MoreCHADD Honors Exceptional Contributions to the ADHD Community
Each year, CHADD presents a series of awards honoring outstanding service and dedication to those impacted by ADHD. For the year 2020, CHADD is pleased to honor four award recipients. “We celebrate the exceptional contributions all of our 2020 award recipients have made to the ADHD community,” said Robert Cattoi, Chief Executive Officer, CHADD. “Our…
Read MoreBeyond Black History Month: Addressing Barriers in ADHD Care for People of Color
Melvin Bogard, MA In honor of Black History Month, CHADD focuses on the importance of cultural awareness and competency in diagnosing, treating, and caring for Black children and adults with ADHD. According to the CDC’s National Health Interview Survey, 2016-2018, approximately 14% of Black children aged three to 17 were most likely to be…
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