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CDC Names CHADD the National Resource
Center on AD/HD
Milestone in CHADD's History Reiterates the Validity
and Seriousness of AD/HD
from:
www.inclusionresearch.org
CHADD is pleased to announce that the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded CHADD a $750,000
grant to establish and operate the National Resource Center on
AD/HD. The National Resource Center will be the CDC's third
national resource center, with the two other centers targeting
paralysis and limb loss.
"This is a monumental development in CHADD's history and a
significant milestone in recognizing the challenges faced by
persons with AD/HD," said E. Clarke Ross, Chief Executive
Officer of CHADD. "The national government's leading public
health agency has declared that AD/HD is not only a valid
disorder, but is significant and serious enough to warrant a
National Resource Center for obtaining and disseminating
science-based research and information."
The CDC-funded National Resource Center will bring to CHADD
eight professionally trained and experienced staff members,
which will include a Resource Center director, a librarian who
will establish and operate a national library on AD/HD, and
four information specialists. In addition, the National
Resource Center will be equipped to serve the Spanish-speaking
population, with at least one Spanish-speaking information
specialist. New AD/HD fact sheets will be produced in Spanish.
Moreover, the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), a
subcontract partner in this effort, will prepare new fact
sheets on a wide variety of topics affecting adults with
AD/HD.
Since its inception, CHADD has produced a wealth of
up-to-date, science-based information available to people
worldwide. Establishment of the National Resource Center on
AD/HD will allow for further expansion and dissemination of
such materials. The National Resource Center will allow CHADD
to maintain its role as a family support membership
organization, while simultaneously creating new initiatives
and free information clearinghouse services to benefit the
AD/HD community. For example, individuals with AD/HD need
support for better health insurance coverage, better access to
multimodal treatments and more responsive public education
policies and practices. The National Resource Center will
provide CHADD with the extra level of public outreach tools
and professionalism it needs to move forward with these
ambitious goals.
As the National Resource Center on AD/HD evolves, CHADD will
keep the public and its members informed of all developments.
For information on the CDC Paralysis and Limb Loss Centers, as
well as CDC's disability programs, please visit www.cdc.org.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is
characterized by developmentally inappropriate impulsivity,
attention, and in some cases, hyperactivity. AD/HD is a
neurobiological disorder that affects three-to-five percent of
school-age children and approximately two-to-four percent of
adults.
CHADD advocates a multimodal approach to the treatment of
AD/HD including parent training in diagnosis, treatment and
specific behavior management techniques, an appropriate
educational program, individual and family counseling when
needed, and medication when required.
With over 20,000 members and 200 chapters nationwide, CHADD
works to improve the lives of people affected by AD/HD through
collaborative leadership, advocacy, research, education and
support: CHADD CARES. For additional information about AD/HD
or CHADD, please contact CHADD National Call Center at
1-800-233-4050, or visit the CHADD website at
www.chadd.org
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