ADD Resources, recognizing the importance of people with ADD/ADHD getting appropriately diagnosed and treated will be sponsoring a number of special activities in recognition of National ADHD Awarenes
August 27, 2005 (Press Release) --
ADD Resources will be:
1.Hosting free audio recordings on their website (www.addresources.org) from Sep 14-20. These recordings were created by national ADHD authorities and are on a variety of topics of related to ADHD. They will be available 24 hours each day and can be downloaded. Presenters include Peter Jensen, M.D., Patricia Quinn, M.D., Daniel Amen, M.D., Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., Thomas Brown, Ph.D., Sari Solden, M.A. and Nancy Ratey, MCC.
2.Sending “Letters to the Editors” of all major newspapers in the United States. These letters, written by members of ADD Resources’ Board of Directors, convey the importance of proper diagnosis and treatment for ADHD and the, often, disastrous consequences when it remains undiagnosed. They will also send these letters to the major newspapers in Washington State, which is their home base.
3.Posting a list of recommended books about ADHD, categorized by age groups. They will request their members, eNews subscribers and website visitors to share this list with their local libraries and book stores and to ask them to create book displays in recognition of National ADHD Awareness Day.
4.Posting a sample “Letter to the Editor” at their website and asking their members, monthly eNews subscribers and web site visitors to send it to their local newspapers, modifying it if they wish. Below is some of the wording in this sample letter.
”Here are a few statistics. When undiagnosed and untreated, between 25-50% of children with this disorder are retained in a grade at least once. Thirty–seven percent of them will never finish high school. Only 5% complete a college program, versus 35% of the population. They are more likely to have teenage pregnancies, drift into delinquency, experience drug abuse, to be under–employed and to change their jobs more often. The goods news is that many children with ADHD are being diagnosed; however, over 80% of adults with this disorder remain undiagnosed, often with ruinous results for their lives.
Do you know someone who is chronically late, who has great ideas but is never able to bring them to fruition, procrastinates even when doing so brings greater difficulties into their lives, and never seems to "get their act together"? Kindly suggest they visit the website of ADD Resources, a national non-profit organization, with a mission of helping people with ADHD achieve their full potential. At www.addresources.org they will find a symptom checklist and over 100 free articles written by national ADHD authorities as well as adults with ADHD. Be a good friend—help those with undiagnosed ADD start on their journey to better lives.”
1.Hosting free audio recordings on their website (www.addresources.org) from Sep 14-20. These recordings were created by national ADHD authorities and are on a variety of topics of related to ADHD. They will be available 24 hours each day and can be downloaded. Presenters include Peter Jensen, M.D., Patricia Quinn, M.D., Daniel Amen, M.D., Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., Thomas Brown, Ph.D., Sari Solden, M.A. and Nancy Ratey, MCC.
2.Sending “Letters to the Editors” of all major newspapers in the United States. These letters, written by members of ADD Resources’ Board of Directors, convey the importance of proper diagnosis and treatment for ADHD and the, often, disastrous consequences when it remains undiagnosed. They will also send these letters to the major newspapers in Washington State, which is their home base.
3.Posting a list of recommended books about ADHD, categorized by age groups. They will request their members, eNews subscribers and website visitors to share this list with their local libraries and book stores and to ask them to create book displays in recognition of National ADHD Awareness Day.
4.Posting a sample “Letter to the Editor” at their website and asking their members, monthly eNews subscribers and web site visitors to send it to their local newspapers, modifying it if they wish. Below is some of the wording in this sample letter.
”Here are a few statistics. When undiagnosed and untreated, between 25-50% of children with this disorder are retained in a grade at least once. Thirty–seven percent of them will never finish high school. Only 5% complete a college program, versus 35% of the population. They are more likely to have teenage pregnancies, drift into delinquency, experience drug abuse, to be under–employed and to change their jobs more often. The goods news is that many children with ADHD are being diagnosed; however, over 80% of adults with this disorder remain undiagnosed, often with ruinous results for their lives.
Do you know someone who is chronically late, who has great ideas but is never able to bring them to fruition, procrastinates even when doing so brings greater difficulties into their lives, and never seems to "get their act together"? Kindly suggest they visit the website of ADD Resources, a national non-profit organization, with a mission of helping people with ADHD achieve their full potential. At www.addresources.org they will find a symptom checklist and over 100 free articles written by national ADHD authorities as well as adults with ADHD. Be a good friend—help those with undiagnosed ADD start on their journey to better lives.”
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