This wonderfully informative video helps families better understand ADHD and what you can do about it. Both you and your child will enjoy learning more about ADHD and hearing personal stories from a child named Parker, a teen named Adam, a record breaking mountain climber named Danielle Fisher, an Olympic medal swimmer named Ian Crocker, along with doctors and other parents about making the journey from diagnosis to success. The video was developed by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Click on ADHD: A Guide for Families to see the video.

Positive connections are so important in our lives. There is a great sense of warmth and acceptance that comes along with these connections – with sharing and caring for others. These relationships remind us that we are not alone and that kind, sincere connections with other people are healthy and enjoyable!

We can make these connections in our daily interactions with people – at work, in the community, at our children’s school, over the telephone, and more and more we are also able to make these connections over the internet through emails and community websites.

ADDerworld.ning.com is a community website for anyone and everyone related in some way to ADHD, either directly with diagnosis or indirectly via friends and family. ADDerWorld is rich with intimate discussions about the first hand realities of ADHD. Members are caring and support each other through comments and an email system which is available both privately and via members' pages. Each member has their own web-page which can easily be personalized with photos and blog posts.

The site was created by Bryan Hutchinson who was first diagnosed with ADD at the age of 37. He developed ADDerWorld to help others better understand themselves, ADD, ADHD and to create a community where individuals can come together to provide information and find positive connections and friendships.

To learn more go to ADDerworld.ning.com

It is this time of year when we are reminded to be thankful for all we have in our lives. We are more aware of the importance of expressing our warm gratitude to friends and loved ones. Now and especially throughout the year whenever life seems topsy turvy, take some time to think about all the things that make you feel happy and appreciative. Jot down a quick list and include both the small things like chocolate kisses and the big things like the people who love you.

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."
--Melody Beattie

If you'd like to share about some of things for which you are grateful, please feel free to post in the comments section below.

Happy, happy Thanksgiving to you all!
With warmest wishes,
Keath

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"How does a person develop ADHD? Are they born with it? What exactly causes ADHD?"
-About.com reader

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