Attention Deficit Hyperactivity (ADHD) Awareness Day- TODAY

In our book "Mommy Guilt" we dedicate an entire chapter to the extraordinary guilt that often accompanies parenting an extraordinary child (more commonly referred to in the literature and schools as "Special Needs".) ADHD qualifies in this category. TODAY 1:00 PM EST. Ty Pennington (yes, THAT Ty from Trading Spaces and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition) will be participating in a webcast about ADHD. We want you to be aware there is probably going to be some pharmaceutical company advertising as obviously there are many children who are treated for ADHD using pharmacological interventions, such as Ritalin, Adderall, etc. and we are not making any recommendations regarding those meds or their ability to treat ADHD effectively. For some families meds make sense, for others not. Best we leave those decisions up to you and your medical providers. End of disclaimer, read on....

Given our belief,that gathering information is a great guilt-buster, we feel it may be worth a parent's time to increase awareness for themselves as well as for their kids regarding ADHD. While you may not have a child with ADHD, maybe you know a friend who does, maybe your children have friends who have it. So we definitely felt it was worth making mention of this special day.

Devra was watching the Today Show this morning and saw a homemade sign about ADHD Awareness Day being held up by a member of the Today Show audience and she looked up the website, saw an opportunity for FREE information, and so we are posting about it here.

We are not making any endorsements, we are just letting you know about a resource we stumbled upon. (And we happen to know many people think Ty is hot, but we digress...)

If you choose to participate in the WebCast, please pop us an email and let us know whether or not you found their Webcast/Website helpful and if you feel it is something we should continue to recommend as a resource for information on ADHD.