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Productivity Commission into Mental Health contribution by ADHD Australia in April 2019 Scope of the Commission’s Review. ‘The Commission should consider the role of mental health in supporting economic participation, enhancing productivity and economic growth. It should make recommendations, as necessary, to improve population mental health, so as to realise economic and social participation and…
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NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) contribution by ADHD Australia and the community The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is conducting a review of the NSW Curriculum and invited interested parties to make submissions by 30 November 2018. ADHD Australia’s paper highlighted the issues facing children with ADHD and their families. A big thank you to everyone…
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Paediatrician and Chair of ADHD Australia, Professor Michael Kohn, and ADHD advocate Louise Kuchel, from Parents for ADHD Advocacy clear up common misunderstandings about ADHD when speaking with Chanel Nine’s TODAY’s Agenda program host, Georgie Gardner. Michael and Lou discussed the impacts which ADHD can have on individuals and families. There is such a negative…
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October is ADHD Awareness Month We are asking members and those interested in promoting ADHD awareness throughout the Australian community to get behind the ‘Rethink ADHD’ campaign this October. The ‘Rethink ADHD’ campaign, during International ADHD Awareness month this October, will be highlighting the need for more awareness and understanding of this neurodevelopmental learning disability to…
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Community Service Award for ADHD volunteer – Anne Matheson On Wednesday 5th September 2018 Ms Anne Matheson was awarded a Lions Club Community Service Award for her work with ADHD youth. The Lions Club of Ku-Ring-Gai Inc awarded six extraordinary people service awards across areas such as , sport, disabled, aged, environment, art and youth. These community…
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IN SYDNEY SATURDAY 27 JULY 2018 Connecting Communities – Information Day ADHD Australia had its inaugural Community Information Day directly after the Australian Profession Group (AADPA) Conference in July 2018 at the Novatel in Sydney. Over 100 members of the ADHD community joined us to share stories of resilience and success. We were fortunate to…
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Attention: What’s it like to be diagnosed with ADHD as an adult? SBS Insight program asks, what is attention, and how can it impact your life? How do you know if your attention span is normal? And what makes some people better at paying attention than others? This programed aired on 17 July 2018. Link to the…
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CENSUS 2021 contribution by ADHD Australia and the community Last year the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) invited the community, through its public submission process, to inform them of any recommendations for changes to the 2021 Census. The ABS recognised that there had been no changes to topics since 2006 so there was pent-up high…
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IMB Bank Community Foundation supporting ADHD Australia On Wednesday 27th June, Illawarra-based IMB Bank awarded funds to enable a new project which will expand a one-stop website for ADHD families across Australia. ADHD Australia, Westmead Hospital’s Centre for Research into Adolescent’s Health (CRASH) and the Westmead Hospital Foundation (previously known as the Westmead Medical Research…
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Adult ADHD: Over or under diagnosed? SBS The Feed program discusses the pros and cons of ADHD medication. Do people grow out of ADHD, or could some behaviour be explained with an ADHD diagnosis? Lou Brown, from ‘Thriving with ADHD‘ in WA, and her son speak about living with ADHD within this program. There are…
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