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Shawna Scott

ENG 105

2/28/17

Russell Tiedt

(CHADD)

Children and adults with Attention Deficient Hyperactive Disorder (CHADD), is a

nationwide not for profit 501(c)(3) organization. Its goals are to inform through education,

advocacy, and support for individuals with ADHD. Their mission is to improve the lives of those

with Attention Deficient Hyperactive Disorder. Founded in 1987 (CHADD) set out to respond to

the frustrations a parent or child may face as well as adults with ADHD. The site emphasized

feeling of isolation or depression. (CHADD) has three main goals, to serve as a clearinghouse for

evidence based information about Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. To serve as a local face

to face support system for families. To serve as an advocate for appropriate public policies and

public recognition, in response to the needs one might have concerning ADHD. (CHADD) is a

successful organization formulated to inform parents and educators, by reaching out to teachers

with supportive links, giving an extensive approach to educate parents, and by helping adults with

ADHD learn how to achieve their goals.

It can be challenging as an educator learning how individuals coexist in a classroom.

(CHADD) offers comprehensive ways to assist teachers in learning how to educate children with

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, by offering a teacher training program. This program was

formulated by teacher to help other teachers come up with methods that work in the classroom.

This helps the students with ADHD be successful and prosperous. (CHADD) also supplies a link

for educators, called Tips for Teachers. This is a video series based on helping educators learn
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how to tailor homework to make a difference for a child and create a positive dialogue with

parents. These videos are formulated to help teachers understand how to help children and

families effected with or by ADHD. The expectation of a mother involved the wellbeing,

education, and socialization of their child, they expect their child to be reasonably happy at school

(Gweman, Moore, Garside, Richardson, Thompson-Coon, Rogers & Ford 2015). With this in

mind (CHADD) offers a powerful approach for teachers to help parents and caregivers alike to go

above and beyond to help a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, flourish in society.

Parents want to see their child live a successful, satisfying life. (CHADD) offers parents

training and education. This approach helps the parent or caregiver have an understanding of how

to continue to help a child improve with ADHD. The site offers behavioral parent training

programs that are effective in helping parents utilize their own capabilities in maintaining a healthy

home environment for all individuals in the family. This approach helps by establishing rules in the

home with structure and routine. Parents are taught to praise good behavior at least five times as

often than that of responding to negative behavior. This teaches parents how to pick and choose

their battles. The site also states that preparing and planning ahead and working with a child in a

public setting is important. Another point mentioned was a reward system, such as daily charts can

help a parent with rewarding their child as well as enforcing consequences. this system can be

utilized at home as well for children who behaved at school or misbehaved. By helping a child

prosper, one can conclude that this approach will benefit them as they grow and mature into

sophisticated adults.

Adults with ADHD can face many challenges as well. With approximately 10 million adults

effected with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, (CHADD) offers links that will help adults

with the disease seek diagnoses and treatment options. (CHADD) also offers in-depth details

about being in the work place and the problems one might face having ADHD and employment.
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The site offers up two federal laws that protect those working with ADHD or other disabilities.

The Americans With Disabilities Act and The Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In compliance to these

laws one must inform their employer of their disability. (CHADD) also informs adults with ADHD

about the military. It speaks about the testing that everyone must go through regardless of any

disease to be able to pass into a military position. By passing a Vocational Aptitude Battery

(ASVAB) and a physical standard. ADHD may fair quite well during military training or when in

non-combat roles, combat roles may increase vulnerability for relapse of ADHD and other

psychiatric conditions (Ivanov & Yehuda, 2014). The site also offers a National Resource Center

for the latest evidence based information on Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. With this in

mind, adults shall have information and assistance at their disposal.

(CHADD) has organized clearly and coherently the life cycle of ADHD by expressing and

acknowledging Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder from childhood through adult life. The site

used photos to identify feeling and expression, reaching out on a broad range of issues one may

encounter having ADHD or taking care of someone with the disease. (CHADD) gives clear links

to retrieve information and facts. The mission statement of (CHADD) is to improve the lives of

people affected by ADHD, by fulfilling the areas reached throughout the website, this goal is

accomplishable. (CHADD) is a rewarding site developed to acquaint parents and teachers,

reaching out to them with supportive links, using a comprehensive approach to inform parents,

and by assisting adults with ADHD to reach their goals.

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References

Ivanov, I., & Yehuda, R. (2014). Optimizing fitness for duty and post-combat clinical

services for military personnel and combat veterans with ADHDA systematic

review of the current literature. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology, 5

GwernanJones, R., Moore, D. A., Garside, R., Richardson, M., ThompsonCoon, J.,

Rogers, M., & ... Ford, T. (2015). ADHD, parent perspectives and parentteacher

relationships: grounds for conflict. British Journal Of Special Education, 42(3),

279-300. doi:10.1111/1467-8578.12087

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