Take control……… Treatment options The CE Academy January 2013

There is no cure for ADHD but there are  Try and be organised by sticking to a treatments available to help manage your routine and writing things down in a symptoms. planner.  Counselling

 Medication  Start a hobby that helps you to chill out and let it all out! Like football, rugby, Want to know more? running, horse riding or DJ’ing. If you’d like more advice or help, you should  In lessons don’t sit with others who you arrange to visit a GP or just tell a teacher know might distract you. you can trust and we’ll take it from there! Attention Deficit Hyperactivity  Make sure you are involved in negotiating Useful agencies (also known as Hyperkinetic Disorder) your targets with your key tutor so that  Action for ADHD (Red Cross) they are achievable. www.redcross.org.uk  Take control of your diet and avoid food 01604 491 785 and drinks that make you feel irritable  ADDISS (ADHD Information Service) What’s it all about? or inattentive, like energy drinks and www.addiss.co.uk sweets. 02088 522 800

 Do things to help improve your memory Famous people with ADHD: Answers - like games, or write lists and try to remember them. A: Prince Charles (future King) B: Whoopi Goldberg (actress)  Be confident and believe in your abilities! C: Tom Cruise (actor)

D: Jim Carrey (actor)

E: Cher (Singer/Songwriter) Did you guess them all correctly? What’s ADHD all about? Famous people with ADHD - Can you name them? Some signs of ADHD

A B Signs Yes No Sometimes ADHD is a serious condition that makes it more difficult for people to focus and pay You are restless and can’t attention or to behave appropriately. sit still for long.

People with ADHD tend to act impulsively, You can’t concentrate on without thinking their actions through. any one task for a certain They can be very challenging to manage length of time. and as a result may cause a lot of stress to others around them. You are easily distracted. C D Problems start at a very young age, but You feel adults tell you off or pester you often, with the right support ADHD can be managed so people can lead a normal reminding you to the do independent life. the right thing.

You continuously chatter Diagnosis and interrupt others. ADHD is not just simply about being You often don’t finish loud and lively. It involves many other set work or tasks behaviours. A doctor will need to because you get bored diagnose it. E or distracted.

Interesting Facts You are impulsive and suddenly do things  Only 1 in 100 people have ADHD without thinking about  Medication does not cure ADHD them first.

 Many people can control and manage You find it hard to wait their ADHD symptoms your turn, whether in a

game, in a queue or even

The answers are on the back of this leaflet! a conversation.