| Do you have a child with ADHD? Have you been | | | | people who simply care. Support groups are there to |
| trying to handle your child alone but feel helpless in the | | | | help parents like you to understand your child. They |
| end? Do you feel like you are the only one who can | | | | are also there to help you know things about ADHD |
| help and understand your child? Well, if so, then you | | | | that you may not know and most importantly will give |
| are wrong. There are actually a lot of parents out | | | | you emotional support. |
| there who may have the same experiences as you | | | | An example of an organization which provides ADHD |
| have. The only difference is that they do not feel | | | | support that exists today is CHADD - Children and |
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| child has ADHD. At first, you may experience denial | | | | adults with ADHD. They make the parents and the |
| and anger, but later on will be forced to accept the | | | | people with ADHD cope with their situation through |
| truth. After accepting the truth, you will try to | | | | information and support. Apart from that, they are also |
| understand what is going on inside your child's head. | | | | responsible for keeping the professional updated with |
| You will try to find out what exactly is wrong to your | | | | the latest news, studies and researches about ADHD. |
| child who looks very normal, healthy even but is | | | | In CHADD, you will be able to share your sentiments |
| diagnosed with a condition like ADHD. For trying to | | | | and talk to people who sympathize with you or are |
| understand your child, you may end up being | | | | undergoing the same experience. Aside fro this, |
| frustrated, depressed and even alone. However, even | | | | CHADD is also there to advocate for the people with |
| if you feel so, the fact that you are the only one who | | | | ADHD on your behalf, which is exactly what you may |
| experiences this is wrong. There are a lot of parents | | | | want. |
| out there who are in the same situation as you are, | | | | And so, there is actually no point in feeling depressed |
| and right now they are able to cope with their fact that | | | | over something that you could not change in your child. |
| their child has ADHD. This is because they are part of | | | | Instead, you should step up and join support groups like |
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| people with ADHD and their parents, professionals and | | | | child, but also for you. |