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​ADHD NZ 2021: past, present and future

Our organisation started in 1979 as a support group for people with children with ADHD.

​As a registered charity, we're still a small organisation with two part-time paid staff members, one part-time contractor and a handful of volunteers who, with specialised knowledge, sit on our Board to govern our activities or help us manage our 50,000-strong communities of financial and non-financial members and with our meetups and online Facebook and LinkedIn communities. ​

Our vision is to advance the ADHD community in New Zealand by providing practical information and support. Our role is to help people living with ADHD by helping them with their ADHD journey.

Raewyn, our National Coordinator, is one of our part-time paid staff members. Raewyn manages numerous enquiries from people seeking information and advice on how they or their child can get assessed and possibly diagnosed with ADHD. She also facilitates queries from people wanting help from healthcare professionals, with challenges at work, or from parents wanting to know how to navigate the education system so they can get the support their children need at school.
​​Some things are broken and we intend to fix them

Every week we hear from dozens of people with ADHD as well as parents and partners, so we think we have a pretty good idea of what the challenges are.
ADHD NZ Strategy

Our focus is on identifying issues for our community and advocating hard to make changes happen.

We’ve put together a strategy to fix the big issues as we see them. In short, we're focused on achieving these things:
  • ease of getting a diagnosis and support 
  • children who have ADHD will be successful at school
  • adults who have ADHD will be successful in their job and relationships, and
  • through research and studies, we will gather evidence and data showing the challenges our ADHD community face so that we can talk persuasively to government and others about the changes we need them to make​
ADHD NZ Strategy 2021 - 2026
​Read our strategy to find out what the next five years will look like for us and ADHD in New Zealand.

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  • What is ADHD?
    • Adults with ADHD
    • Children and teens with ADHD
    • ADHD is more common than you think
    • Why it's good to have ADHD
    • Inspiring stories from people with ADHD
    • News and Research on ADHD
  • Have you got ADHD?
    • Think you're an adult with ADHD?
    • Think your child has ADHD?
    • How to get a diagnosis for ADHD >
      • Getting an assessment and diagnosis for ADHD
      • Self screening assessment tool for adults who suspect that they have ADHD​
    • Co-Morbidities
    • FAQs
  • Succeed with ADHD
    • Access ADHD Healthcare Professionals >
      • The Different Types of Healthcare Professionals
    • Join ADHD NZ's community
    • Managing ADHD >
      • Families living with ADHD >
        • Tips on how to support children with ADHD
        • Parent Support is a Phone Call Away
      • ADHD in tertiary education organisations >
        • FAQs for staff at tertiary education organisations
        • Feedback from staff at tertiary education organisations
      • Tips for adults managing life and ADHD
      • ADHD Support Organisations
    • ADHD Medication >
      • ADHD Stimulant Medication
      • ADHD Non-Stimulant Medication
      • ADHD Anti-Depressant Medication
    • Events and promotions >
      • Check out the ADHD community in Wellington
    • Vlogs and blogs on ADHD
  • About Us
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    • ADHD Ambassador
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    • For investors, sponsors and donors of ADHD NZ >
      • ADHD NZ 2021: past, present and future
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