Dr Kewley and Dr Rutterford presented this week at the Independent Doctors Federation. The presentation was titles “ADHD – What Do We Know?” Comments from the organisers have since been received stating “We are really grateful that you gave your presentation ‘ADHD – What’s it all about?’ at our breakfast tutorial yesterday. We know
A coach or mentor needs to be a person who believes in the child with ADHD, has some understanding of the condition, and is able to meet either in person or by phone on a regular, at least weekly, basis, to encourage and to help with planning and progress generally. Because children with ADHD tend
1. Money management. Adults with ADHD tend to impulsively buy things rather than thinking about their needs. Try to budget each month by writing how much money you will earn, what bills you will need to pay, some put aside for savings and how much money will be left for enjoyment. Ensure that this budget
It is now widely accepted that ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that not only affects children but adults too. It has been shown that levels of ADHD are as high as 14% of the general population with at least 70% of these individuals continuing to show symptoms into adulthood (Vernon, Frick & Gruzelier, 2004). The
The December E-Newsletter is now available. This month we look at “Surviving the 12 Days of Christmas” for parents with a child who has neurodevelopmental difficulties in addition to an article on the “Subtleties of ADHD.” If you would like to receive a copy of the newsletter, please email us on reception@lanc.uk.com.
The Learning Assessment and Neurocare Centre are launching a E-Newsletter. We aim to keep you up-to-date with our services and issues surrounding ADHD and related conditions. Our November issue includes LANC’s new website and our collaboration with PeakMind. If you wish to subscribe, please provide us with your contact details on reception@lanc.uk.com.
Our own Dr Neil Rutterford will be speaking at this year’s Independent Schools Council Conference on Thursday 17th November in Park Plaza, London. The conference will cover issues including the Disability Green Paper, neuroscience of learning, pupil self-concept, memory and Asperger’s. For more information, please click here.
Interesting article by Dr Mark Porter in today’s edition of The Times highlighting the need for a better understanding of ADHD and medication. The Times Article 20th September 2011 Dr Mark Porter.
The West Sussex Adult and Community Learning Services are running a course that will examine the impact of nutrition on the energy, learning, mood and behaviour of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) It is an introductory course and no previous knowledge of nutrition is required. The course has been
We would like to congratulate all of those who have recently received their GCSE and A level results. “Dear Dr Kewley, I thought you may be interested to know that A did well in his GCSEs. He got six A grades and six B grades plus a C. He got the necessary grades to progress
The LANC was established by Dr Geoff Kewley, he started this Centre out of concern at the lack of appropriate service provision in the UK at that time for the assessment and management of children with complex neurodevelopmental difficulties particularly ADHD.
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