Centre for ADHD Awareness, Canada
I read the Toronto Star article, Group worries kids with other disabilities forgotten amid autism crisis with much interest and I must say also some frustration. The below information was sent to Laurie Monsebraaten ,the Toronto Star Social Justice Reporter who wrote the article. I wholeheartedly agree that many children with disabilities are being left…
CADDAC encourages BC residents who are concerned about this issue to contact their MLA. Up-coming proposed changes to the special education funding model in BC, away from a model of designation to a prevalence based, inclusion, model may benefit students with ADHD or cause continued inequities. Much will depend on the recognition of these…
I read the Globe and Mail articles on Educating Grayson and Advocates for students with disabilities call on Ontario to stop school exclusions with great interest. CBC’s “Metro Morning” also hosted an interview with a mother of a student with Autistism who had been excluded and the reply by a school principal. The families that…
Note from Heidi Bernhardt, CADDAC President I am sharing this incident with you because the CADDAC board and I personally continue to be concerned about how information on ADHD is sometimes presented in the media. Unfortunately, poor, even if well-meaning, studies and their questionable findings are being reported, using by-lines meant to be eye catching…