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LADS members receive a quarterly newsletter The LADDER. This is an excellent source of information on ADHD and associated conditions. Members are informed of current research, strategies for coping with ADHD at home, in school, TAFE/University, and in the workplace. LADS Workshops and talks are also advertised in our newsletter.

Archived issues

LADDER No.3

Feb 1994

Report on the CHADD 5th Annual Conference by Dr Ken Whiting

LADDER No.4

Apr 1994

Is it really ADHD?

Open Forum - Flooding (of Anger) in relation to ADHD

““- Brain imaging in ADHD

LADDER No.5

July 1994

Three personal perspectives on ADHD

Open Forum - Sibling Rivalry

LADDER No.6

Aug 1994

Telling a child about ADHD - A.M. Jenson PhD.

Making classrooms work - S. Rief

LADDER No.7

Nov 1994

Exploring Issues on ADHD- Dr M Wall

Update on Advocacy and Education

Support Group News

Open Forum - medication

LADDER No.8

Dec 1994

Report on CHADD 6th Annual ConferencePart 1 by Dr Ken Whiting

Extract from Driven to Distraction by Hallowell & Ratey

LADDER No.9

Feb 1995

Report on CHADD 6th Annual Conference Part 2 by Dr Ken Whiting

Clinical Research on Treatments of Children with ADHD

LADDER No.12

Aug 1995

Barkley Conference

Dr Harry Nash on Barkley’s Theory

Dr Melvyn Wall - The Quiet Type

Computers for Educational Purposes at Home

More on Homework - Part 1

LADDER No.13

Oct 1995

Views on ADHD presented in British ”Health Visitor”

by Dr Christopher Green and Tavistock Clinic, London

More on Homework - Part 2

Adult ADHD - Part 3 - History and Research

LADDER No.14

Dec 1995

Dr Christopher Green - November 1995 and his USA Report on

CHADD Conference

Open Forum - Gifted Students with ADHD

Holiday Medication

LADDER No.15

Feb 1996

“Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” - Is It A Disorder?

The Value of Support

“Inside the ADHD Experience” (Adult)

Open Forum - Tips on Management of Adult ADHD

LADDER No.16

May 1996

The Bigger Picture on ADHD(Update on Research)

Sibling Rivalry

Open Forum -

Medication in High Schools ( Sale of Stimulants)

Advice to Parents & Teenagers.

LADDER No.17

July 1996

ADHD & Its Treatment(Dr Trevor Parry)

Day to Day Practicalities of ADHD in the Classroom

Facts on Inattentive Type

Open Forum - 14yo girl; Bipolar Disorder

LADDER No.18

Sept 1996

Hyatt Talk Summary - Drs Wall, Whiting & Paterson

Open Forum - Behaviour and Education

LADDER No.19

Nov 1996

ADHD in Under Fives:Dr Christopher Green

“Where Is It Heading - What Can We Do?”

Summary of Teacher’s Requests on Children with ADD/ADHD

Story of a Mother, Teacher and Adult

Preview of 8th Annual CHADD Conference

LADDER No.20

Dec 1996

Treating Adult ADHD

Technical Working Party Report on ADHD

You and Your ADHD Child by Ian Wallace

LADDER No.21

Feb 1997

Paradigm Shift in the Nature, Understanding and Treatment of ADHD

Adult ADHD and Relationships - Part I

Readers Forum - Consequences of labelling;

Marijuana and ADHD;

Remembering to take medication.

LADDER No.23

June 1997

A Modern View of ADHD

News from the UK

Adult ADHD

Readers Forum - questions about medication

LADDER No.24

Aug 1997

The Search for Understanding More About Neurofunctional Systems

Drug Abuse Delinquency in Relation to ADHD

Adult Group Therapy

Readers Forum - Adults Only

LADDER No.25

Oct 1997

ADD Awareness Week Phone-In- Summary of Outcomes

Is This Your Child - How Parents & Teachers Can Help

For Adults:Coping Strategies

Readers Forum - The Soft Drug; OCD; CD & ADHD

LADDER No.26

Dec 1997

NHMRC Report

Is ADHD a genetic condition?

Addiction & ADHD in Adults

Readers Forum - Working Memory

LADDER No.27

Feb 1998

Changing the Media Image of ADHD

Parents & Teachers

Organisational Skills in Adults; Adult Diagnosis

LADDER No.28

Apr 1998

ADHD:A Category or Continuum

Geraldton - Co-ordinated Care

What Parents Say & How Do They Feel

Organisational Skills for Adults - Part 2

LADDER No.29

June 1998

Executive Functioning in Children with ADHD

Medical Effects on Academic Performance & Assessment

Fostering Self Esteem

ADHD Across the Generations

LADDER No.30

Aug 1998

Students at Risk

Talking with Your Child’s Teacher & School

Calm Discipline

Advice on Medication for Adult Beginners

LADDER No.31

Oct 1998

Community Projects

Brain Imaging in Diagnosis of ADD

Studies in Adult ADHD

LADDER No.32

Dec 1998

Dr Whiting on ADHD Issues - CHADD 10th Conference

Social Skills Research

Book Review

LADDER No.33

Feb 1999

Test of Trust about ADHD

How ADHD begins to Shape a Child’s Personality

Adults learn in different ways

LADDER No.34

Apr 1999

ADHD Research Update

The Culture-of-Ritalin

The Dopamine Theory, Adult ADHD

Better Management - Better Mornings

LADDER No.35

June 1999

Overdosed on Figures, Not Pills

Management at Bedtime

Adults with Inattentive ADHD

Effects of Stimulant Medication

LADDER No.36

Aug 1999

Modern Collaborative Management - Dr Paul Hutchins

Students Who Need Help

Research is Reliable

Marriage with ADHD

LADDER No.37

Oct 1999

Teenagers - Know It All Syndrome

Bipolar and ADHD

GPs role in Diagnosis of Adults

GPs and Shared Care/Chronic Health Problems in ADHD

Research/Boys Brigade

LADDER No. 38

Jan 2000

Wendy Mander & LADS

School - Advice for Parents

The Passive Defiant ADHD Child

ADHD & Relationships

Alternative Treatments for ADHD

LADDER No. 39

March 2000

Getting Organised

Homework

Research: Cocaine and ADHD & Substance Abuse

LADDER No. 40

May 2000

ADHD In Adults

Medication - effects, addiction, overdose ?

Dyspraxia - What is it ?

Slow Release Dexamphetamine

LADDER No. 41

July 2000

Why Can’t I Remember ?

ABC’s of Behaviour Management at Home

Surviving the Ride - Teenagers

LADDER No. 42

Sept 2000

ADHD & Parent Blaming

Reaching the Child with ADD

Adults - Partners with ADD

LADDER No.43

Nov 2000

Tips for the Holidays

Research – Dexamphetamine & Adults

Transition to High School

LADDER No. 44

Feb 2001

Boys, schools and education, Ian Lilico

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Homework Diaries

LADDER No. 45

April 2001

ADHD in the Third Millennium (Pt 1)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Zinc, Essential Fatty Acids and ADHD

LADDER No. 46

June 2001

‘Wrap Around’ – Action plan for managing ADHD

Listening Skills for Adults

ADHD in the Third Millennium (Pt 2)

LADDER No. 47

August 2001

‘Surviving the Ride’ – Parenting a Teenager with ADHD

The Turbo Brain

ADHD with Depression

Pre-school children with ADHD

Tips for Parents of ADHD children

LADDER No. 48

Dec 2001

Non-standard Treatments for ADHD

ADHD Traps in the Workplace

Lessons from the Trenches – Teenagers with ADHD

LADDER No.49

March 2002

New Direction for LADS

How to have a good Relationship with you Child’s teacher

Job Accommodation for People who have ADHD

Tips for Teenagers with ADHD

How to Recognise Stress

LADDER No.50

June 2002

ADHD in Females

Supporting Stressed Children

Understanding Your Own Feelings

LADDER No. 51

August 2002

Shifting the Balance – Sydney 2002

Managing Adolescent Behaviour

Fighting Stigma

Increasing Parental Competence

LADDER No. 52

Nov 2002

ADHD and Bipolar Disorder

Oppositional Defiance in Attentional Deficits

Transition to High School

Becoming Organised

LADDER No. 53

March 2003

President’s Report

LADS AGM

Food issues and ADHD

Attentional Problems in Children

Research Update

LADDER No. 54

June 2003

Govt Inquiry into ADHD

ADHD Predominantly Inattentive

Management Committee, Workshops

Managing Adult ADHD

ADHD and Autism

Research Participants Required

LADDER No. 55

Sept 2003

ADHD Awareness Week 2003

Positive Aspects of ADHD

Coaching for ADHD

LADS goes to TAFE

The Straw that broke the ADHD Camel’s back –stress & ADHD

Nutrition News

Book Review – Understanding your Special Needs Grandchild