CHADD – The National Resource on ADHD (USA)

What is CHADD and who funds the organization?

CHADD stands for Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Founded in 1987, CHADD is the United States’s largest nonprofit, family‐based organization serving people affected by AD/HD. The group’s goal is to improve the lives of people who are affected by ADHD through education, advocacy, and support.

On CHADD’s website, resources like blogs, support groups, and even connecting with an ADHD Information Specialist are available.

CHADD is a membership-based organization and information regarding the organization’s funding can be found under their “About Us” section. Questions about funding can also be answered by the CHADD communications department (301‐306‐7070, ext. 128).

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Jeff Rasmussen

[content-block title="Meet Jeff Rasmussen" color="orange"] Age: 18 City: Langley, BC Diagnosed with ADHD in Grade 7 Biggest Dream: I want to change the world for younger kids like me who are punished daily for having ADHD. Fave Class: Mechanics "I've got the plans in my head for a motorized scooter with a gas-powered engine that I'm actually capable of building." ADHD Superpower: "If I'm determined to do something, literally nothing can stop me. Nothing. Not bribes, not bullets... nothing." Fave Food: Hashbrowns (the kind you buy frozen, in a bag) Career Goals: Telecommunications Guru Life-Changing Event: Winning the WDS Scholarship for Real Life School Achievement: Completing Math & Socials 10 in just 8 weeks this summer. "School's like 99% fluff. Summer school is that, minus the fluff." Biggest Struggle: Even though I take medication I still have trouble staying on task, doing boring homework, remembering not to swear when I am angry or staying still through assemblies. (That's where some of my strategies come in.) [/content-block] [content-block title="An Average Kid with ADHD" color="purple"] My ADHD has been really bad and given me every bad experience you can imagine for a kid. Before medication teachers took away my recess, my gym classes, they put me in the hall, I have been suspended from school, and I never did my work because even though my tests say I’m “gifted” I couldn’t do it. When I first learned I had ADHD I was so happy that I wasn’t bad or broken, it had a name and an explanation for what was going on. [/content-block]