My name is Damien Southam. I am the Director of Operations at Reflex Social Services and I live with attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).
Here are 10 things that I, and others like me, wish you knew. 1. It’s a real thing. If you are the parent of a child with ADHD, you have no doubt heard the usual refrains: “They are just a naughty child;” “They are lazy and easily distracted;” “You are just parenting wrong, you have to be stricter,” etc.
Trust me, we’ve heard them all too. And each and every one of them ignores the scientific evidence — we are not neurotypical.
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