ADD at Work. Vancouver Adult ADD Support Group Meeting Tonight

Tonight’s Vancouver Adult ADD Support Group Meeting will be on the topic of ADD and Work. I’ll be leading the discussion It will be from 6:30 to 8:30 at Ravensong Community Health Care Center, 2450 Ontario St, near main and Broadway. You may want to look at some of the ADD and work articles on

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Men with Adult ADHD. The Effect on Their Families.

The Sydney Morning Herald has an article on the problems of Adult ADD I get wives on the phone saying, ‘If he doesn’t get help soon, I’m leaving,”‘ says Joy Toll of ADDults with ADHD (NSW),a voluntary organisation. Toll works on the organisation’s helpline. Unfortunately some men who have ADD but are not officially diagnosed

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FDA Approves Sale of Noven Pharmaceuticals’s Daytrana ADHD Patch

The FDA has approved of Noven Pharmaceuticals’s Daytrana ADHD Patch for children 6-12 years old. Noven Pharmaceuticals has licenced it to Shire, makers of Adderall XR It is expected to be in US pharmacies in mid 2006. It’s methylphenidate (same ingredient in Ritalin and Concerta )that’s released slowly through the skin and is supposed to

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9 Advantages of having ADHD as a Radio Talk Show Host

It’s no secret to those who understand Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder that many people who work in the media have ADHD. The fast paced, constantly new, multitasking, creative, stimulating environment is a natural fit for them. The adrenaline fuelled deadlines that help them focus are also a bonus. You won’t find may ADDers on the

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Pete interviewed on CFUN Radio’s Tina Oliver Show Wednesday

I was interviewed (April 5th) on the Tina Oliver talk show on CFUN Radio, AM 1410 (now called Talk 1410) on the Montreal case of an ADHD student expelled for his behavioral problems, while the parent claimed it was because she took her child of Ritalin and refused to put him back on. We also

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