ADHD, Anxiety, Compulsions & Tics (Online)

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About our Event:

This webinar is a live interactive seminar using Microsoft Teams.

All ADHDers struggle with times of anxiety and compulsive thinking. A third will suffer from an anxiety disorder of some kind. In this talk, we consider how ADHDers experience anxiety, and consider when it becomes a formal disorder, and we also consider the experience of compulsions and tics. As with all of our talks, we provide practical advice for ADHDers and those with the described co-existing conditions, as well as what supports can be implemented.

It is an ideal event for ADHDers (Teen & Adult), parents/guardians, family, teachers & LSAs, and those training for employment roles involving children.

• Our speaker is an inspirational, motivational, and humorous man, with a unique understanding and extensive personal experience living with ADHD, OCD & Tourettes Syndrome;
• Our events are always conducted in small groups, have a personal touch and are very informal;
• Ideal for those who have anxieties over meeting new people or being amongst crowds.

Areas Covered:

• Causes of Anxiety
• Symptoms of Anxiety
• ADHD Symptoms and how they relate to anxiety
• OCD
• Tic Disorders and Tourette's Syndrome
• Sleep Issues and Advice (for ADHD, OCD & TS)
• Q&A Session

Please email events@adhdplus.support if you need more information or cannot afford this cost. We would never wish for the nominal charge to be preventative in people attending.

Speaker: Stephen Challen

BIO:

Steve was first diagnosed at the age of 13 with a condition they called "Food Related Hypersensitivity Disease", which was later combined with other condition titles into a new title of ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder). He has personal experience with coexisting conditions such as Tourette's Syndrome, OCD, ODD, Dyslexia and more. He has been married to his wife, Madeline, for 29 years and has three girls and a son aged from 16 to 28. They also have two granddaughters and a grandson. His wife suffers from Chiari Type 1 and fibromyalgia, and all four children are in various positions along the diagnosis/treatment for Autism, Tourette's Syndrome, OCD, Dyslexia, and Scoliosis. He has been a key speaker for the National Education Union, and has worked for the past 18 years with families and schools to help improve the outcomes for young people and adults in Essex and across the UK.

What do others think of this talk?

Feedback from diagnosed individuals, family members, teachers, LSA and others who attend our meetings is always very positive. Here are just some of the messages of feedback from prior events where this talk was delivered:

• Steve's talks are a constant in clarifying and adding to my knowledge as a parent of an ADHD'er.
• Brilliant! and so imperative. Really felt the information could help with understanding and treatment.
• Brilliant, lots of information on Tourette's. So helpful. Thank you.

"A number of our teaching staff attended and we were all very appreciative of your honesty and also highly impressed by what you have achieved. The impact it has had on the staff was so great, management have recognised that ALL the staff need training to recognise the difficulties and implement strategies into their classroom in order to provide equal educational opportunities to vulnerable learners."