As mentioned before all of the members of the committee have a child or children with ADHD/ADD, DAMP, Dyspraxia, or Dyslexia. The latter are often comorbid conditions – that is to say that they are often found in a child with ADHD/ADD but are not caused by ADHD/ADD.

The age range is from 8 to 15, one of us even has twins with ADHD/ADD! We have all been through the tough trail of trying to deal with out children’s problems, of getting ‘through’ the system to have them diagnosed, and of trying different methods of ‘managing’ the problems. We have tried diets, 123 Magic!, Ritalin, Cranial Osteopathy, physiologists and many more. They all work in their own way, each of us has found the a way for our child and our families.

We have attended behavioural management courses, lectures by eminent specialists, read books on the many aspects of ADHD/ADD, talked to advisors and each other.

We came to the conclusion that the general knowledge in the educational system is very low, that our children’s education was suffering and that there was not enough ‘out there’ to help us, so we are helping ourselves! We can help you, give advice, give you names of groups and associations that can help with specific problems. We can listen, be a shoulder to cry on, and at our meetings we compare notes on what seems to work and what doesn’t.

We are all in difficult situations, but together we can improve the support available and improve ours and our children’s lives.