October is Learning Disabilities (LD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Month. Our goal is to raise awareness and reduce stigma to allow individuals with LDs and ADHD and their families to get the support they need to reach their full potential.
More than 100,000 articles appear in scientific journals on ADHD, and references to it are in medical textbooks going back to 1775. Listen to the webinar, 'What is ADHD' here.
ADHD often comes with other conditions. Conditions like learning disabilities. Intensive intervention services like our Reading Pilots program can make a difference.
ADHD Coaching - While research on ADHD Coaching is still few in number, there is evidence that supports it as part of a treatment plan for ADHD.
This month, in particular, we're excited about the focus on learning and thinking differences and helping others take action.
If you'd like to get involved or find out more, come out and join the Find Your Path event. Learn more here.
Programs & Services Highlights
Assessments
In light of ADHD and LD Awareness month, CanLearn would like to shine a spotlight on our psycho-educational assessment services. Identification of learning and attention needs is the first step toward meaningful interventions. You can find more information on why getting an assessment is helpful here.
The evidence-based clinical guidelines recommend that ADHD coaching could be considered for adolescents and adults as part of a holistic treatment and support plan. Learn more about ADHD Coaching below.
Did you know we are running ADHD Support Groups until mid-December? Every two weeks, we meet for an hour on Thursday evening to share challenges, strategies and encouragement.
Parents learn what they can do at home to help their children become strong readers and improve the quality of their home learning environment and family learning interactions in this 12-week program. The next programs start in January.
Parents more confidently engage with their child's learning in this 10-month family group program. Parents learn, use and practice skills in a safe and welcoming environment to develop an awareness of their child's learning and developmental needs. We still have a few spots available. Learn more below.
Grades 1 and 2 are a critical window of opportunity for learning to read. Children who successfully learn to read in the early primary years of school are well prepared to read in the years to come.
The next session begins in January 2023. Learn more below.
CanLearn is seeking caring community leaders in the Calgary area with a passion for learning to join our board as we continue our mission to help children, youth and adults with learning, literacy, attention, and related mental health challenges learn and thrive.
Helping Your Child Make Friends and Supporting their Social Development – Webinar
Good social skills allow kids to enjoy better peer relationships. Parents play an important role in fostering these skills. In this webinar, parents will learn strategies to help their children develop social skills.
Finding information about ADHD in other languages can be challenging. CanLearn worked with translators to adapt some of our materials on ADHD into French, Arabic, Korean, Mandarin and more. Check out these resources here.
