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"What support is there?"
Once a child is diagnosed with ADHD, it is important that both child and parent
appreciate one fact:
"You are not alone!"
Through out New zealand there is a host of support groups available.
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Join a Support Group, Use their resources, Learn about ADHD and become your Child's best advocate.
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There are two nation wide organisations:
ADDvocate NZ Inc.
P.O Box 249
Tauranga
Phone: (07) 577 0987 (Ask for Charlie)
Fax: (07) 571 0901
email:( use our link at the bottom of this page)
Subscribe to our email newsletter by sending a blank email with the word subscribe in the subject line, to our contact email address Use the contact link at the bottom of this page
and
The ADHD Assoc.
78 Queens Rd. Panmure
P.O. Box 51675, Pakuranga, Auckland.
Closed until further notice
email: adhd@xtra.co.nz
ADHD Association Website
You can find out what other groups and services are in your town via our
map of New Zealand.
Also maintain a close relationship with your school. Your school should have
a Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB)
- teachers who work within a cluster of schools to support teachers,
and their students with learning and behavioural needs (Year 1 to Year 10).
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