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This training session aims to provide comprehensive knowledge about ADHD, challenge existing myths, and offer practical strategies for support, highlighting the personal experiences of those living with the condition.

Introduction

• Overview of ADHD: Defining ADHD, its prevalence, and importance of understanding the condition.

Understanding ADHD

• Brain Functioning: Exploring neurological aspects of ADHD, including neurotransmitter activity and brain regions involved.
• Presentation of ADHD: Describing how ADHD manifests differently in individuals, including hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattentiveness.

Executive Functioning Challenges

• Impact on Daily Life: Discussing how difficulties with planning, organisation, and self-regulation affect individuals with ADHD.
• Common Areas of Difference:
• Attention Regulation: Issues with sustaining focus and shifting attention.
• Hyperactivity: Excessive movement and restlessness.
• Impulsivity: Difficulty with self-control and delaying gratification.
• Overlap of Areas: How these areas interconnect and contribute to the overall experience of ADHD.

Gender Differences in ADHD Diagnosis

• Identification in Girls/Females: Exploring why girls and women are often diagnosed later or overlooked.

Strategies and Interventions

• Support Strategies: Practical approaches to help individuals with ADHD manage their symptoms.
• Behavioural Techniques: Strategies to improve executive functioning and daily routines..
• Medication: Understanding the role of medication, its benefits, and limitations.
• Sensory Issues: Understanding sensory sensitivities and how they affect individuals with ADHD.