i am a single working mum with a child who has adhd and is statemented for special educationalneed .We are currently in the process of moving from rotherham to sheffield ,at the moment after lots of research and hard work i have an exellent team and lots of support for my son but as im moving to sheffield which is a different council im alittle lost on where to start to get the help needed or if the same help even exisits in sheff .Is there anyone out there that could point me in the right direction as to groups ,support,and educational stratergies in place for adhd kids in sheff .Ijust want my son to have all the help thats available to him in the area .Id be grateful for you help ,thanks:help:

To confirm for anyone who doesn't know - I think ADHD stands for "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder". (Am I right?)

(BTW, I've changed the title to something that should hopefully draw people in who know about ADHD.)

How about this to get you started:

http://www.attention-deficit.org.uk/


I am a special needs tutor but in F.E. if I can offer any advice I'd be happy to. PM me if you'd like to carry on the matter more privately.

I do not know of anything specifically in Sheffield but I do have a friend who's son also has AHADD and also my brother suffers too.

Moon

I'm not aware of any groups in Sheffield either. Does anyone know of any adults with this disorder. What are the symptoms? I have a feeling a good friend of mine has ADD (not hyperactivity though). If anyone knows of an adult with this I would appreciate if they could PM me with the kind of behaviour they exhibit. Thanks

I don't think it actually exists in adults as AHADD is something they grow out of in later life.
If you know an adult suffering with this its possible he has another mental illness.
feel though i,m stepping on toes with my advice as an untrained expert so anyone with the right training, Doctor or Social worker would be my first port of call.

Try these people:

Disability Information Service for Children (DISC)
Tel: 0114 284 5000
Email: discsheffield@msn.co.uk

We've used this service for our son who has developmental problems similar to Dispraxia and ADHD.

They're fantastic - helped us to get DLA for him. We got refused twice until they helped us.

Cannot recommend them highly enough.

please can anyone help?We know my brother has adhd but no one will help us,we just keep getting pasted around.He is 12 this year and has just started secondry school which he will not go too.we have tryed everthing to get him to go to school but he just will not go but if he does he just makes trouble so the teacers have to send him home.He hits his other brothers and sisters all the time and has even hit my mom.He even trys to hurt him self.When he calms down and we ask him why he does it he will start crying and say its as if some thing in side him takes over on he just can not help him self.what can we do next.Im so scared for him.:cry:

Check his food intake. It could be due to additives or sugars which is affecting him in this way.

Try these:

Sheffield, Liz Turner, The Ryegate Children's Centre - Tel: 0114 2717640

Sheffield (south) Bridget - Tel: 0114 2505400, Jackie - Tel: 0114 2367365, Nikki - Tel: 01142372288 Jennie - Tel: 0114 2362302

Sheffield (North), Alison - Tel: 0114 2577371

ADD does exist in adults- it just tends to be less exaggerated than in children. The main symptoms are the same.

Good luck with it.

Try the social services department at Redvers House on union street, if they don't do it, they might be able to point you in the right direction.