ADHD Seminar: What's new in ADHD? Supporting children, young people and their families across Fife: an integrated approach.

Introduction

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed behavioural disorders in children and young people. In the UK, prevalence of ADHD is thought to be between 2% and 5%. The core symptoms include developmentally inappropriate levels of activity, impulsivity and an impaired ability to sustain attention.

Affected children and young people have difficulty regulating their activities to conform to the expected norms, which can lead to difficulties in social situations and educational settings. They often fail to achieve their potential and many have co-morbid difficulties, such as learning difficulties, and other emotional and behavioural disorders.

The collection of symptoms which make up ADHD have been recognised for many years and have been given a variety of labels. Updated guidelines on the assessment and treatment of children and young people with ADHD have led to changes in the way ADHD services are delivered in Fife. Services in Fife for children and young people with ADHD have historically been provided by a variety of professional groups. Over the past 3 years a new pathway for the assessment and diagnosis of ADHD has been developed to ensure that the services are more equitable and clinically robust. This seminar will provide participants with an update on the current guidelines for ADHD and the new Fife ADHD pathway, as well as the opportunity to attend workshops based on the themes of how to support children with ADHD and their families.

Aim

To set out the key challenges faced by children and young people with ADHD and their families and to provide practical information about ways to help meet the needs of this group within the context of service provision in Fife.

Learning Outcomes

• Raised awareness of the challenges faced by children and young people with ADHD.

• Raised awareness of the challenges faced by the families of children and young people with ADHD.

• Increased knowledge of strategies which can be helpful with children and young people with ADHD.

• Increased knowledge of local service developments.

Who should attend?

This seminar will be of use to all frontline workers who work with children and young people with ADHD, or who have a special interest in this disorder.

Venue: Playfield Institute

Date: Wednesday 29 September 2010

Duration: 9 am to 1 pm

Cost: Free to all Fife based candidates (NHS, Local Authority and Voluntary Sector)

(£29 to all candidates outwith Fife)

Facilitator: Dr HilaryMaddox, Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 22 September 2010