Latest on ADHD

New Long-acting psychostimulants now available in Canada!

March 11, 2010: Two new treatments for ADHD are now available in Canada: a new medication, an amphetamine-based pro-drug, lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse^TM) and Novo-Methylphenidate ER-C, a methylphenidate-based long acting product, just approved by Health Canada as a generic for Concerta^TM.

ADHD in the Family, Dr Annick Vincent's talk, Toronto 2008, now available on line with CADDAC

http://www.caddac.ca/cms/video/player.html

Innovative website dedicated on Adult ADHD totallyadd.com

Designed by Dr. Kathleen Nadeau, best-selling author of ADD-friendly Ways to Organize Your Life, Skoach® is a new time-management system rugged enough to maintain control through ADD jungles and off-road multi-tasking terrain.

Parents and teachers
You are invited to read this Alberta Education resource that provides classroom teachers with information and practical strategies they can use to better meet the needs of students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Focusing on Success: Teaching Students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Did you read the British Columbia Medical Association Policy Paper - Your Attention, Please: A Call to Improve Access to Care for ADHD Patients ?

GAME OVER FOR BRAIN TRAINING?
The results of this brain training study involving 11,000 people were published in Nature on 20th April. The study, conducted in collaboration with the BBC, showed that practice on brain training games doesn't transfer to other mental skills. In short, brain training does not make you smarter.