ADHDNews.Com By Brandi Valentine Since 1995 New Information Thanks to Mike Savoy and AWAKE for sending me this valuable information on Special Education Resources by State. A Message from Brandi In 1995, I was a single mother with an undiagnosed ADHD child. Every day was a battle. My son's struggles with ADHD, the abusive treatment he was receiving from the hands of the "trained professionals" at his school, the lack of support from the medical community and my family, drove me to search for knowledge as well as for a way to protect my son's rights. What I found was very little. My frustrations eventually drove me to the internet. I created a web page about my experiences and what I had learned from them. I also created a place for parents in similar circumstances to post their challenges and issues and provided a forum for them to exchange information. Eventually, as information became available, I did my best to get it out to parents so that their children would not have to suffer as my son did. I never imagined that nine years later, the need for information would be as great if not greater than it was in 1995. Today, there are literally dozens of sites designed to help parents with ADD/ADHD, co-existing disorders, special needs and behavioral issues. Many of these sites are provided by medical professionals and others much more qualified than I am. That, along with real life issues such as my own health, caring for my parents and the transition of my children from teenagers to adults leaves me with less and less time to devote to my site the time and energy that my readers deserve. | |
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