ADHD RESOURCES
FREE INTERVENTIONS
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Confident Parents: Thriving Kids – Behaviour: A free coach-based program offered by the Canadian Mental Health Association in BC to help parents with behavioural management strategies for children aged 3-12.
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Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH): Parents and youth can access community mental health assessment, support, and services through CYMH in the area where they live.
WEBSITES
Center for ADHD Awareness (CADDAC)
BC Children's Hospital ADHD clinic
For more information about assessing executive function in children, please see Assessment
FREE WEBINARS
Cognitive, Executive, Emotional, and Behavioral Interventions for students.
VIDEOS
Entertaining video on the teen brain
The ADHD brain as a film director
BOOKS
Smart But Scattered (by Dawson & Guare,2009): This book guides how to deal with day-to-day problems experienced by children, including following instructions in the classroom, doing homework, completing chores, reducing performance anxiety, and staying calm under pressure.