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Monthly FREE ADHD Support Groups
Feeling overwhelmed with life’s twists and turns? CADDAC’s FREE ADHD Support Groups are led by trained facilitators who are all adults with ADHD.
Each meeting will allow you to share your story or strategies with others who understand what it means to be affected by ADHD, whether personally or as a parent/caregiver of a child with ADHD. An email with the Zoom link will be sent a day before the meeting.
Click here to learn more & register!
Youth Peer-facilitated Support Groups (FREE!)
For teens and young adults aged 16-24
CADDAC is excited to introduce the official launch of our new Youth ADHD Support Groups!
Each session will offer a brief educational component to help relate a chosen topic to ADHD (i.e.. Procrastination; sleep; advocacy; etc. ) Based on the topic and information shared, participants are then invited to discuss how this relates to them, share strategies and to offer support to peers with similar lived experience. Our wonderful team of peer facilitators are there to provide a safe and inclusive space for you to listen, share and feel validated.
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French Program - Nouveau programme de parentalité sur le TDAH
Avez-vous du mal à comprendre et à gérer le nouveau diagnostic de TDAH de votre enfant ? Le programme de 3 semaines conçu par le CSTC est une première étape pour les parents dont l’enfant vient d’être nouvellement diagnostiqué. Il expliquera les bases du TDAH, ainsi que la façon dont il peut apparaître à la maison et à l’école. Il permettra aux parents de mieux comprendre leur enfant, ainsi que des occasions de partager leurs expériences avec d’autres parents.
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ADHD Stories
Meeting the woman I didn’t know I was all along
"I have always been a happy go lucky, caring, hardworking woman with high expectations for myself. However, on the other hand I struggled with frequent anxiety, worries, self-doubt and scatter-brained-ness. It wasn't really until I became a mother in 2019 that the weight of my anxiety truly began to feel like far more than I could handle."
What's New - Articles on ADHD
How to forge stick-with-it habits
If you have ever cursed your working memory, persistence, and/or self-control, you probably already know this: Executive function does not improve through sheer willpower or even effective ADHD treatment. It improves when you build systems that capitalize on your strengths and minimize your weaknesses.
The Key to Neuroinclusive Education: Neurodivergent Teachers
Neuroinclusive education is something students need and school administrators promise, yet most systems struggle to deliver year after year. An important missing link might be supporting and welcoming the input of neurodivergent teachers.
Free ADHD Seminar Series
Sep 2024 – May 2025 on Zoom
One Tuesday every month, 5:30 – 7 PM Eastern
ADHD Seminars are a psychoeducation-based group for parents and caregivers of children ages 4 to 12 years old who may be struggling with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The seminars are intended to provide information to parents and caregivers so that they can better understand their children’s needs and support them in a neurodiversity-affirming way.
Each seminar is approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. Families can choose which seminars they would like to attend.
To find out more information or to join our participant list, please contact: Salmina at salmina.sabah@stridestoronto.ca or Shelby at shelby.eisner@stridestoronto.ca
