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posted on September 27, 2017 by Paul Sullivan

Women and Girls with ADHD – Conference for ADHD Awareness Month

Please join me and other guest speakers on Tuesday 10th October at the ADHD Awareness conference in Barnet!

I will be speaking at the event on the Role of Nutrition in Neurodevelopmental and Beyond.

To put the conference in context, October is ADHD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme around Europe is Women and Girls with ADHD. The draft NICE Guidelines recently released a report stating that Women and Girls are often missed or receive the wrong diagnosis. Time to raise awareness!

Time and place

Address: Royal Air Force Museum, Grahame Park Way , London NW9 5LL

Time: Tuesday, 10 October 2017,09:30 to 16:30 (BST)

More details and booking form here.

posted on August 30, 2017 by Paul Sullivan

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Rachel V. Gow Charitable Trust – for Everyone Affected by Learning and Behavioural Differences

Announcement: the launch of the Rachel V. Gow Charitable Trust

Time: 01 November 2017, 5.30 – 9.00 pm

Place: Hotel Du Vin, Wimbledon, London SW19 4UE

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posted on May 7, 2017 by Paul Sullivan

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Help me raise awareness of ADHD and Dyslexia in Mental Health Awareness Month 2017!

People trying to cope with ADHD or Dyslexia benefit enormously from professional support. Your donation will help me raise funds that will give families access to all the help they need. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MentalHealthAwareness #ADHDDyslexia

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posted on January 23, 2017 by Paul Sullivan

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Children with ADHD prone to EFA deficiency – study

According to research publicised in online news resource Nutraingredients last week, children with ADHD have a higher deficiency of essential fatty acids (EFAs) than children without the condition. This is in spite of all groups in the study consuming roughly the same amount of omega-3 oils.

The research, carried out at the China Medical University in Taiwan, involved 21 ADHD and 21 non-ADHD children. [Read more…]

posted on December 19, 2016 by Rachel Gow

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Ten Top Tips for a Happy Christmas

With Christmas almost upon us once again, I’ve put together ten top tips aimed at maintaining a happy, more peaceful home during the holidays! [Read more…]

posted on December 12, 2016 by Rachel Gow

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How to survive Christmas with your ADHD child

If you are a parent raising a child with a challenging behavioural difference such as ADHD, you may view the approaching Christmas holidays with mixed feelings, to say the least. [Read more…]

posted on November 11, 2016 by Rachel Gow

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Rory Bremner and ADHD – first impressions and beyond

In 2011, impressionist, playwright and comedian Rory Bremner was diagnosed with ADHD.

In a BBC Radio 4 programme ADHD and Me, first broadcast that year, Rory explained how the ADHD diagnosis of a young family member had held up a mirror to his own behaviour. [Read more…]

posted on November 2, 2016 by Rachel Gow

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The link between lead toxicity and ADHD

Original lead pipes, long linked with lead poisoning

The Psychiatric Times recently published an interesting overview of lead toxicity and ADHD. To quote the top and tail of the article:

“Several neurotoxic chemicals can disrupt brain development, which contributes to neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders—including ADHD. Lead is among the most studied neurotoxicants relevant to mental disorders. Because lead is stable and inert, the total amount on earth never changes. Over the past 6000 years, people have mined about 300 million tons of lead; some 150 million tons are still dispersed in the environment in one form or another… [Read more…]

posted on October 12, 2016 by Rachel Gow

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One for ADHD Awareness month – my personal path from real estate agent to neuroscientist

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a small step

(Lao Tzu)

October 2016 is ADHD Awareness month. For anyone dealing with ADHD issues, every month is ADHD awareness month; neverthless, I thought this might be the ideal time to tell my own story, as a positive message [Read more…]

posted on May 8, 2015 by Rachel Gow

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Women and Girls with ADHD – Conference for ADHD Awareness Month

Time and place

Rachel V. Gow Charitable Trust – for Everyone Affected by Learning and Behavioural Differences

Help me raise awareness of ADHD and Dyslexia in Mental Health Awareness Month 2017!

People trying to cope with ADHD or Dyslexia benefit enormously from professional support. Your donation will help me raise funds that will give families access to all the help they need. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MentalHealthAwareness #ADHDDyslexia

Children with ADHD prone to EFA deficiency – study

Ten Top Tips for a Happy Christmas

How to survive Christmas with your ADHD child

Rory Bremner and ADHD – first impressions and beyond

The link between lead toxicity and ADHD

One for ADHD Awareness month – my personal path from real estate agent to neuroscientist

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