ADHD Resources
Free Behavioural Interventions
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Confident Parents: Thriving Kids – Behaviour: A free coach-based program offered by the Canadian Mental Health Association in BC to help parents with behavioural management strategies for children aged 3-12.
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Rolling with ADHD: Free 8-week online learning program from BC Children's Hospital with interactive short videos, questions, and practical strategies.
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Unstuck and On Target: A curriculum and a set of easy-to-use tools that employ cognitive behavioural techniques to improve flexibility, planning and organization. It consists of small group lessons and simple, everyday strategies that build a common language to better regulate feelings, behaviour and thinking.
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More about ADHD
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Explaining ADHD to kids
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Favourite things about ADHD
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Websites​
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Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
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Center for ADHD Awareness (CADDAC)
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Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA)
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Podcast for parents
What’s the Best Way to Help a Kid with ADHD?
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For more information about assessing executive function in children, please see Assessment.
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Free Webinars​
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Videos
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Videos delivered by Dr. Russell Barkley, one of the leading experts in ADHD
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List of visuals and videos for explaining testing results and learning differences to kids: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rPpqxlufrQlv8Orq7aL8D5TyOD6EooVOGM52wJvVUXI/edit#gid=810368691
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ADHD/EF Books
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​Smart But Scattered (Dawson & Guare, 2009): This book guides how to deal with day-to-day problems experienced by children, including following instructions in the classroom, doing homework, completing chores, reducing performance anxiety, and staying calm under pressure.
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Taking Charge of ADHD: The complete, authoritative guide for parents (Barkley, 2020): written by the leader in the ADHD field, this is a key parent resource about ADHD and its treatment
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Thriving with ADHD workbook for kids: 60 fun activities to help children self-regulate, focus, and succeed (Miller, 2018): Help your child understand and manage their ADHD with engaging activities for kids ages 7 to 12
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