Name: Gathering information to support the child
Uploaded: 2023-12-02
Description: ADHD — At schools — Listening to Families

Emma Worsfold DP/ SENCO Hoon Hay School and Helen Aldwell RTLB Cluster Manager note that schools are recording information about students all of the time. This is gathered in a structured way and used to inform interactions with students and the devlopment of a plan.

Resources

ADHD Resources

ADHD NZ - connect people and organisations, enabling members to collaborate on solutions and successfully live with ADHD. Inspire members to succeed through learning events and sharing their stories. Help them act through expert advice and support. Community of 50,000+ includes hundreds of organisations to connect to and get support from through resources and events to improve the awareness and support of ADHD in New Zealand. https://www.adhd.org.nz/

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

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