Tuesday 8th October 2024
International Gospel Church, Burnt Oak
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October is ADHD Awareness Month
This year’s focus is raising awareness. The more we know, the more we are able to inform others. Attending conferences is a great way to increase knowledge and to network with other, parents, teachers, helath professionals and all those working to improve the lives of people with ADHD.
This event is suitable for parents, teachers and other voluntary sector organisations.
Scheduled Talks
Modern Concepts of ADHD
Professor Peter Hill
Consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a combination of hyperactivity, impulsiveness and inattention which significantly impacts those living with the condition. The medical approach to the ADHD pattern of behaviour has been very successful in childhood but the results have been somewhat less impressive in adulthood. This has led to a reappraisal of both causes and treatment in both age groups.
Should the conventional, neurotypical world accommodate people with ADHD as different, rather than disabled?
Professor Hill will discuss
- How ADHD it is recognised and diagnosed
- whether that should change in the light of recent thinking,
- what underlies it
- whether its definition should change
Professor Hill will make specific comments on how
- adults with ADHD differ from children,
- females differ from males,
- to what extent it is appropriate to regard people with ADHD as having a medical condition.
Changing the Culture:
Preventing School Avoidance in children with ADHD
Sharon O’Dell Churchill Fellow
Churchill Fellow, Patient advicate, ADHD Practitioner
Having undertaken 7 weeks of research in Europe and the USA, Sharon formed an unexpected view of the support available for children who are school avoiding;
She learned that current interventions in the UK are typically not designed to prevent school avoidance, but rather, to support the child and family once the child is already school-avoiding. Of course, this has merit and is extremely important, but is it a case of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted?
This made the direction she needed to go in, very clear; What do schools need to do to make children with ADHD feel safe in school, engage in schoolwork and be able to self-regulate?
She had conversations with educators, clinicians, parents and researchers and the message was loud: If we are to change the narrative around ADHD in schools in order to prevent school avoidance, we must Change the Culture in schools. Every child should have the opportunity to finish their education and meet their potential.
Sharon will present the findings from her research, including the key changes that need to be made in order to create an inclusive culture for ADHD students
Parents share stories of Success
Hear from parents, their journeys raising children with ADHD, battling the education system and moving on to achieve success. As an organisation ADDISS has been supporting families for over 20 years and we have been able to follow the children as they have grown and matured. We often read about the school to prison pathway, ADHD and Crime. This can be very worrying for parents. So what can we do to change this narrative ? Hear about some of the most disregulated children, exasperated parents, and the positive outcomes for their children. Lets discuss what we can do to protect our children and get them safely through their education into adulthood.
Unlocking the Power of ADHD
Kevin Roberts
Author and ADHD Coach
Kevin Roberts, author of Schindler’s Gift, and Unlocking the Power of ADHD combines the latest research with personal stories and insights born from his work with those with ADHD, and shows how to overcome the stigma of ADHD and turn its “symptoms” into character strengths.
Using the WHY TRY approach to build resilience in young people.
A shared experience of positive outcomes from Suffolk County Council