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Nieman: ADHD not just a childhood issue

If a child has ADHD, do Mom or Dad have it too? It's just one of the issues explored in this Calgary Herald article by pediatrician Dr. Peter Nieman.

Two full days featuring local, national and international experts sharing their knowledge and strategies to make your life with ADHD easier and more successful.

Early bird registration pricing is now live...and it includes lunch!

Stampede Tips for Parents

Friends Summer Camps

Summer Camps for children ages 9-12 will be run throughout the summer. The camps will focus on building social and emotional skills through games, discussion, and engaging activities.

FREE for city of Calgary residents. 

Camp 1: July 3 - July 7

Camp 2: July 10 - July 14

Camp 3: August 14 - August 18

Use the button to email J Gaber at CanLearn Society for more information.

Summer Days: Building Rhythm and Routine for Kids with ADHD

School’s out, and it’s summer! Kids are excited but some parents are thinking, “Now what? What do I do with my energetic, mile-a-minute, often scattered kid, all day, every day for the next ten weeks?"

You are not alone! Let’s look at how you can pay attention to your kids’ natural rhythm and routine to relieve some stress.

Open Educational Resources 

In support of adult literacy and foundational learning programs

"Your search for free, reproducible and modifiable workbooks, lessons, activities, modules, slide sets, and even courses ends here!

With the guidance of a working group of educators from Ontario adult literacy programs, we've curated a collection of always free and reproducible and mostly open, quality instructional materials and content that tutors and instructors can use with adult learners. This is not another list of links leading you to sites and collections that you have to search. We've done the searching, reviewing, vetting and organization for you. All resources are ready-to-use and most have teaching tips and guidance."

How to Help Employees With ADHD Address the Challenges of Remote Work

"Flexible work arrangements, such as hybrid and remote models, have become important for talent acquisition and retention in the post-pandemic world. As organizations refine their virtual work practices, it is important to ensure that they are inclusive of neurodivergent employees. Managers can work with employees with ADHD to implement simple strategies to better tailor remote work to their needs.

The five evidence-based interventions we suggest below can help foster better remote work practices to the benefit of all employees."