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Oct 3, 2024 · Physician Dr. Joan Flood gives us the facts on one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in Canada.WATCH MORE debates from The Social here: https:/...
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The Center for ADHD Awareness, Canada (CADDAC) is a national charity providing leadership in awareness, education, and advocacy for individuals with ADHD, as well as their caregivers, teachers...
Hi all! I found this FREE tool by Disability Alliance BC to help applicants organize their information into the categories of the DTC application. You fill it out and then give your healthcare provider the form, with the DTC language, so it strengthens your application. https://disabilityalliancebc.org/dtc-app/.
Yes, ADHD is considered a disability in British Columbia. Those experiencing substantial challenges because of ADHD might be eligible for short-term and long-term disability benefits via private insurance or the provincial Disability Assistance Program.
- What Is 'Normal'?
- A Whole New Understanding
- A Shift in Consciousness
I stopped telling people I had ADHD. I obsessed about learning everything I could about it. But everywhere I looked I was bombarded with information about the deficits and weaknesses, how to fit in better, how to be more "normal." But I felt normal. I thought othersweren't normal. Didn't everyone have a million ideas bouncing around in their head a...
The prevailing thought has been that ADHD is a deficiency; something that needs to be fixed or cured. But I wasn't buying it. I turned to books, and what I discovered was a whole new understanding of it. Experts such as Lara Honos-Webb, author of The Gift of ADHD, and Edward M. Hallowell, author of Delivered from Distraction, suggest that ADHD isn'...
It made me wonder… did famous nonconformists such as Mozart, Copernicus, Michelangelo, Van Gogh and Einstein sit around asking themselves, "What's wrong with me? Why can't I be normal?" Einstein is often talked about as being seen as both a genius and a man with quirks… a bit of an oddball… traits that line up with ADHD. Van Gogh, who's brilliant i...
Nov 7, 2023 · ADHD, now understood to be largely hereditary, affects approximately five to seven per cent of children and four to six per cent of adults, or 1.8 million Canadians, according to the Centre for...
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Aug 19, 2024 · ADHD as a recognized disability. Yes, ADHD is considered a disability in Canada. The Canadian Human Rights Act protects individuals from discrimination based on disabilities, including ADHD.
