Name: Talking about Neurodiversity within the school
Uploaded: 2023-12-02
Description: ADHD — At schools — Listening to Families

Helen Aldwell RTLB Cluster Manager notes that schools celebrate difference in lots of ways. She explains that there are opportunities right through a school day and year for children to understand that we are all different. Sarah Parder Year 9 Adviser / Learning Support

Hagley College notes that this happens in a formal and informal way.

Resources

ADHD Resources

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ADHD NZ videos-

- what is ADHD (7 mins): https://www.adhd.org.nz/what-is-adhd.html

- the three types of ADHD (4 mins): https://www.adhd.org.nz/what-is-adhd.html

- the impact of ADHD on learning (6 mins): https://www.adhd.org.nz/adhd-in-schools.html

Information for families

- KidsHealth - KidsHealth is a joint initiative between The Paediatric Society of New Zealand and Starship Foundation. Supported by the Ministry of Health

https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/adhd-aroreretini

- Raising children – the Australian parenting website

https://raisingchildren.net.au/search?query=adhd

Websites for those seeking further information:

- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Practice parameters

https://staff.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/practice_parameters/jaacap_adhd_2007.pdf

- NICE Guidelines

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng87

- NIMH – National Institute of Mental Health – Transforming the understanding of mental illness

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-in-children-and-teens-what-you-need-to-know

-Other