Support groups

ADHD Australia is working closely with a number of ADHD parent and carer support groups around the country. To enable you to connect with a support group within your state or local area we have listed below a number of these groups’ contact details.

Many of these groups have website resources and online learning webinars which can be undertaken from anywhere within Australia.

New South Wales

ADDults With ADHD
Provides free information, support and self-help resources to adults and families. They have a helpline (noted below) and hold an Annual Conference and quarterly ADHD Awareness Afternoons with guest speakers, either at North Ryde or Ultimo locations.
Website: www.adultadhd.org.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ADDultswithADHD
Email: info@adultadhd.org.au

ADHD Centre, Helpline: 02 9889 5977
The helpline is happy to take call from anywhere within Australia and is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 10:30am and 4:30pm AEST

Macquarie ADHD Parent Support Group
Quarterly meetings at The Chats Function Room, The Ranch Hotel, Corner Epping & Herring Roads, North Ryde.
Website: www.macquarieadhd.org.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/macqadhd.org.au
Contact page: http://www.macquarieadhd.org.au/contact-us/

ADHD Illawarra Support Group
Meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month at 10.am at the Dapto Leagues Club.
They also run their ‘’Being Me’’ program for children from their main venue at Citylife, 129 Jardine St Fairy Meadow. NSW. For more information please visit the website.
Website: www.adhdillawarra.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ADHDCitylifeCommunity/
Email: amy.williamson@citylife.org.au or jill@citylife.org.au

ADHD Support Australia
Monthly speaker evenings at Pittwater RSL, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches
In addition to their monthly speaker (now provided online during Covid-19) they have social meetups for both parents and adults with ADHD, workshops, self-care events, parenting courses and PEERS Social Skills for Teens Program.
82 Mona Vale Road, Mona Vale.
Website: http://www.adhdsupportaustralia.com.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ADHDSupportAustralia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gutfulofadhd
Email: vivian@adhdsupportaustralia.com.au

ADHD Support Group Nepean
Monthly meetings at the South Penrith Neighbourhood Centre,
(behind Southlands Shopping Centre),
3 Trent Street, South Penrith.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adhdsupportgroupnepean/
Email: adhdnepeanpenrith@gmail.com

ACT

Western Australia

ADHD WA

ADHDWA has regular support group meetings for parents and adults living with ADHD which meet at various locations and online, as well as Assessment’s for ADHD, Therapy and Coaching services. See website for details.

ADHD WA Hub 109 Montgomery Ave, Mount Claremont WA 6010

Website: www.adhdwa.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adhdwa.org/
Email: hello@adhdwa.org

Information & support line: (08) 6255 8880 is open Monday to Friday between 9.00am and 4.00pm

Victoria

Adult ADHD Melbourne
Adult ADHD Melbourne is a support group for adults with ADHD, their family and friends, and health professionals working in the area. Its purpose is to provide peer support, shared resources, information, and advocacy. They meet at local libraries. To find out where their next event will be held, visit their Facebook or Meetup page.
Website: www.adhdsupport.org.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AdultADHDMelbourne
Meetup: www.meetup.com/en-AU/something-to-add/
Email: adultadhdmelbourne@gmail.com

Melbourne ADHD
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ADHDMelbournePage/
This group provides online peer to peer community support for like minded people with ADHD including families and parents. It provides resources to help understand ADHD and to reduce the stigma in the wider Australian populations.

ADHD United
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ADHDUnited/
ADHD United provides online peer to peer community support and information resources for people with ADHD including, individuals, families, parents and carers. It also advocates for ADHDers in both the public and private sectors, as well as conducting information seminars to inform the community of what ADHD and its comorbidities are, their positives and negatives, and how they affect people both young and the not so young.

Support through online advocacy

National

Parents for ADHD Advocacy Australia
This is an online national group which aims to increase public awareness and reduce stigma surrounding ADHD. It looks to ensure families are informed and empowered to help their children and seeks to increase the capacity of schools to manage ADHD.
Website: http://www.parentsforadhdadvocacy.com.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/ParentsforADHDadvocacy/
Email: info@parentsforadhdadvocacy.com.au

Rethink ADHD awareness and advocacy Facebook campaign with the PAAA group: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkADHDAustralia
The aim of the Rethink ADHD campaign is to shift the way that children with ADHD are responded to in Australia and inspire education and health professionals to seek out the most up to date and reliable information about ADHD.

Crisis Support

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