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My ADHD Journey Through Chaos, Diagnosis and Imposter Syndrome I was 30 when I received my ADHD diagnosis: Combined Type, Severity: High. For most of my life, I’d been battling […]
Money Matters: Simple Budgeting Strategies for Adults with LD or ADHD
Managing your money can feel overwhelming, especially if you add the challenge of ADHD or a learning disability (LD.) With the right strategies and tools, you can create a budget […]
Find Your Path: Strategies for Success Conference
October is Learning Disabilities and ADHD Awareness Month! Boost your understanding and personal support toolkit at our one-day conference on October 26, 2024. Find Your Path: Strategies for Success is […]
Parent to Parent: Making the Most of Summer For Your Child with LD
“Having LD should never define who they are.” School can be very challenging for a child with a Learning Disability so, come summer, look for opportunities that allow your child to […]
We’re New Here…What Do We Need to Know?
Self-Advocacy When You are a Newcomer Canada has a long history of immigration. Millions of people worldwide have chosen, and continue to choose, Canada as their new home. In 2021, […]
Psychologists and Self-Advocacy
Self-advocacy is a term that is used quite often within the context of learning disabilities and ADHD. Generally speaking, self-advocacy refers to the ability to know what you may need […]
Advocating for Yourself in Post-Secondary
Did you have accommodations in high school? Extra time on tests, a quiet testing space, extensions on assignments, or the use of assistive technology like speech-to-text software or a screen […]
Teaching Self-Advocacy: Power for Learners
We know that even as adults, self-advocacy can be really tough. Whether we are explaining to our school principal that we need more supplies, the house painter that the job […]
Self-Advocacy Starts in…Elementary?
From a parent’s perspective… Self-advocacy is a skill that needs to be learned, but developing this skill by those with a Learning Disability (LD) and/or ADHD can be a real […]
Burnout: Find Your Spark Again
What is burnout? “Burnout is a state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress.” (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Canada.) It sounds bad and […]
