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Distance Learning Helps Chronically Disorganized Adults

ADDClasses.com is a distance learning source helping to educate and support people affected by Attention Deficit Disorder. Each month www.ADDClasses.com offers free ADHD related Teleseminars. In addition to the free Teleseminars ADDClasses.com also offers a Library of ADHD related Audio courses and more in depth ADD Coaching Programs.

The most popular ADD Coaching Program offered by www.ADDClasses.com is Adult ADD BootCamp - Organized and in Control. Adult ADD BootCamp is a 6 week intensive distance education program teaching chronically disorganized adults skills and strategies to support them in getting their lives organized and back in control. Adult ADD BootCamp participants don't just learn the skills they also practice and apply them during this 6 week program. Adult ADD Bootcamp uses the ADD Audio Coach by Linda Hillger and Richard Carlson as the text for the program.

 
Adult ADD BootCamp is led by Linda Hillger who is an ADHD Coach, Professional Organizer and Author. "Over the past three years Linda Hillger and the Adult ADD BootCamp have helped hundreds of chronically disorganized adults get their lives back in control", says Tara McGillicuddy director of www.ADDClasses.com. The next session of Adult ADD Bootcamp begins on Wednesday March 5, 2008 at 9:00 pm EST.

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Restore Employment and Education Rights for Adults and Children with ADHD

Are you a working adult who has ADHD? Are you a student concerned about receiving appropriate accommodations at your college or university? Does your child attend a private school that does not receive federal financial assistance? 

If the answer is yes, then the Americans with Disabilities Restoration Act is crucial legislation for you to know about. The original Americans with Disabilities Act became law in 1990 and is the major civil rights law for people with disabilities. Since then the courts have significantly narrowed the reach of the law and made it very difficult for a person with any cognitive or mental disability to be protected. 

The ADA Restoration Act, now before Congress, will restore the original intent of the law and protect all people with disabilities. This is particularly important in protecting the rights of persons with disabilities in employment and students in private schools, colleges and universities.

Learn more and find out how you can make a difference>>>

ADD Forums 2.0

In December ADD Forums made the long awaited upgrade to the latest incarnation of its forum software. This new generation of software offers expanded functionality and features such as expanded profiles with "friend’s lists", personal photo galleries, etc.

Today ADD Forums added a new Blogging system where each ADD Forums member can have his or her own blog, respond to other member’s blogs and more.

In the coming weeks ADD Forums will be adding a completely new chat system and many other new features that have been requested and are becoming available.

Fidget to Focus Teleclass

On Tuesday November 27, 2007 at 9:00 pm EST ADHD Coach Sarah Wright along with Roland Rotz will be leading the free teleclass Fidget to Focus through ADDClasses.com. Sarah Wright and Roland Rotz are co-authors of the book Fidget to Focus. This teleclass is free and registered participants can either call in using a telephone or listen live over the Internet. Sign up now at www.addclasses.com

Growth in ADHD medication use due to improved ADHD identification in adult and female patients

Study results reported in SAGE Publication's Journal of Attention Disorders

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been traditionally viewed as a childhood disorder, while ADHD in adults has been underdiagnosed and undertreated. A recent study shows that treatment rates have been increasing in all age groups, and improved identification has contributed to rapidly growing treatment rates for adults. Female patients show the greatest increase of all.

The study, published by SAGE in the May issue of the Journal of Attention Disorders, revealed rapid growth of ADHD medication use in all demographic groups except seniors, with some groups showing markedly faster rates than others. Between 2000 and 2005, treatment rates grew more rapidly for adults than for children, more rapidly for women than for men, and more rapidly for girls than for boys.

Improved diagnosis of ADHD in adult and female patients contributed to the rapid growth in ADHD medication use. The study found that there were many changes in the types of medications used, as well. Researchers found that methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine use declined for both children and adults, the use of amphetamine mixtures increased for adults, atomoxetine use (introduced in 2002) grew rapidly across both groups, use of extended-release products increased in children more dramatically than adults, and generic ADHD medication use declined significantly in pediatric patients while remaining relatively stable in adults.

Research in the field of attention continues to grow. This study is indicative of the type of important data published in the Journal of Attention Disorders, written by leaders in the field and helpful for both professionals and those who must live with attention disorders every day.

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The article, “Trends in Medication Treatment for ADHD” can be accessed at no charge in the Journal of Attention Disorders for a limited time at http://jad.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/10/4/335

Women Suffer In Silence With ADHD

When you hear the words attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, people often think of the young boy who can't sit still in class. But what about the young girl with ADHD who isn't so disruptive and doesn't get diagnosed?

Often, they work harder than others but never quite fit in.

Kirstin Boncher, Evelyn Polk Green and Lisa Wright always felt that they were different. They lived much of their lives not understanding what is wrong with them. That is because all three suffer from a condition typically associated with children, ADHD.

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Organized at Work

Dates: March 21, 28 & April 4, 11

Time: 9:00 pm ET

Fee: $127 $97 if you register by 3/16/07

What you will learn:

• How to get control of your paperwork and your projects a work
• How to create a super efficient office and work space
• How to get control of your schedule and stop feeling rushed
• How to organize your professional finances
• How to create quick routines to stay organized
• How to use your personal strengths as a benefit at work

Sign up now at http://www.beorganizedatwork.com

Getting a Good Night's Sleep Despite your ADD

For: Adults with ADD/ADHD

Date: Wednesday February 7, 2007

Time: 2:00 pm EST (New York Time)

Adults with ADD often find that they have a hard time falling asleep at night and an even harder time waking up in the morning.  In this teleclass we’ll look at some practical ways in which ADDers can regulate their sleep patterns and their energy levels.

• Learn why getting a good night’s sleep is essential for managing your ADD
• Discover some great ways to prepare you mind and body for sleep
• Get some new and unconventional tips for getting out of bed in the morning
• Find out the one activity that you should avoid before bedtime

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Why more women resort to Ritalin

Don't be surprised if it turns into a big new feminist cause all over the world: the plight of women who say they have trouble focusing their attention -- and can't get anybody's else's attention for long enough to deal with their problem.

One believer in the cause is Sari Solden, an American writer on (and sufferer from) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a term familiar to parents in the English-speaking world where ADHD (or sometimes just ADD) has been diagnosed in millions of children who cannot stay still, or cannot concentrate for long, or cannot do either.

The U.S. market in ADHD drugs -- mostly Ritalin -- is worth over $3 billion a year, and kids account for most of it. But Solden sees a "hidden epidemic" among adult females.

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When Mom has ADHD

By LINDA H. LAMB

When Peggy Ashley filled out a medical form for her hyperactive son, the doctor took one look at her messy handwriting and made a gut-level diagnosis.

“You’re the one who needs to come see me,” he said, suggesting that she, too, had attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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