{"id":1025,"date":"2018-10-09T08:45:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T08:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learning.bishops.org.za\/bsu2022\/?p=1025"},"modified":"2025-05-29T14:47:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T12:47:13","slug":"october-is-adhd-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bishops.org.za\/bsu\/2018\/10\/09\/october-is-adhd-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"October is ADHD Awareness month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bishops.org.za\/bsu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/10\/adhdCapture-300x253-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2813\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bishops.org.za\/bsu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/10\/adhdCapture-300x253-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a>October is recognised as ADHD Awareness Month, to cast light on the signs and symptoms that may help to lead to a better understanding of difficulties and supportive measures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In June of this year, I wrote about <a href=\"https:\/\/learning.bishops.org.za\/bsu\/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd\/\">ADHD on our website<\/a>, complete with many links to resources that provide more information, which include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/adhd\/history#Overview1\">A History of ADHD: A Timeline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/exercise-and-the-adhd-brain\/?src=embed_link\">Exercise and the ADHD Brain: The Neuroscience of Movement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adhdhomestead.net\/time-blindness-feels\/\">How it Really Feels to be Time-Blind with ADHD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2012\/aug\/01\/athletes-with-adhd\">What Can Athletes with ADHD Teach Us About the Condition?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/9-Truths-About-ADHD-and-Intense-Emotions.pdf\">9 Truths about ADHD and Intense Emotions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/therealfoodguide.com\/natural-remedies-adhd-nutrients\/\">Supplementary Vitamins for ADHD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Mindful-Meditation-for-ADHD.pdf\">Mindfulness and ADHD<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/learning-attention-issues\/treatments-approaches\/medications\/at-a-glance-how-adhd-medication-works\">At A Glance: How ADHD Medication Works<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/za.pinterest.com\/kcanley\/adhd\/\">Further links and resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you feel like you are experiencing challenges that can be associated with ADHD, please <a href=\"mailto:bsu@bishops.org.za\">make an appointment<\/a> to come chat to one of our psychologists at the BSU.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I would like to dedicate this post to the shining gifts that accompany ADHD!<a href=\"https:\/\/learning.bishops.org.za\/bsu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2018\/10\/adhd-brain-animation.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bishops.org.za\/bsu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/10\/gifts-of-adhd-wordcloud.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2814\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bishops.org.za\/bsu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/10\/gifts-of-adhd-wordcloud.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October is recognised as ADHD Awareness Month, to cast light on the signs and symptoms that may help to lead to a better understanding of difficulties and supportive measures.\u00a0 In June of this year, I wrote about ADHD on our website, complete with many links to resources that provide more information, which include: A 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