By AUBRIE GEORGE
The Medford Sun
Karen Lowry is a Medford mom who believes that awareness is key in assisting and treating children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
“Having a child with ADHD, I know how intolerant the world is.” Lowry said. “With education of parents comes advocacy so that they have a better understanding of why there are so many struggles in a child with ADHD.”
Lowry is a member of CHADD – Children and Adults with ADD – which is a non-profit organization that provides information and support to families who deal with diagnosis of the condition.
The group has been in existence for over 20 years and has helped countless people learn about ADHD and help their families, Lowry said.
Through CHADD, Lowry is a parent-to-parent teacher, a position that allows her to educate and support other parents of children struggling with the condition.
More information on ADD and ADHD and resources to help and support you or your child who has been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD can be found at CHAAD’s Web site, www.chadd.org.
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September 24th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
As a former elementary school principal, I am quite aware that attention difficulties are just the tip of the iceberg. ADHD children can’t filter out distractions, finish tasks on-time, use their memory optimally, etc. A pill doesn’t teach these skills.
My wife and I opted to use cognitive training for our son, Alex. We used Play Attention (www.playattention.com) and ADHD Nanny (www.adhdnanny.com). We’ve been very successful with these approaches. We also changed our parenting skills with great success.
It’s just important to know that medicine teaches nothing. Parents and teachers must actively participate to help change a child’s life.
I’m aware that 1 – 4 months of academic achievement are lost over the summer by the average student. It was far worse than that for our son, Alex. Thus, we began the next year with a big deficit. Not anymore.