The Umbrella sessions are designed to help family members gain more understanding of their child or young person’s diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and develop some strategies to help support the whole family.

They will be offered to parents and carers of children and young people in the Rochdale Borough who have received a diagnosis of ADHD from Healthy Young Minds (HYM) .

The main focus of the sessions will be to work with you to build understanding of your child’s diagnosis and increase your resilience and ability to support your child or young person on their journey in a positive and empowering way.

This course will be co delivered in parts with support of HYM and associated specialist ADHD practitioners. This will be followed up by ongoing support at a monthly get together.

The programme consists of five sessions during which we will be exploring:

• What is ADHD, how it affects child development and how to begin to see the child or young person as an individual, therefore supporting them with their diagnosis. This will also include challenges with peers and family

• Medication, will it help and what other options are available, ways to get positive outcomes without specialist support

• Sleep issues, wellbeing and self-care

• Behaviours that may challenge and sometimes amuse us

• ADHD and school, how to work together and put strategies in place. This will also include sensory strategies

This session will cover “What is ADHD?”

To get the most out of this course it is recommended that you complete all five sessions.