Saturday, May 13, 2017

Essential Details To Becoming An ADHD Advocate

By Raymond Carter


ADHD is the mental disorder which is characterized through the combination of hyperactivity, inattentiveness, impulsivity and distractibility. The usual behaviors they have are when they become disruptive, have trouble to get along with others and the inability to concentrate. Some people are questioning though if this is a real disorder or just some intolerable behaviors.

This is why it is important to help spread the word about it and help other people learn and understand it more. You can do this by being an ADHD advocate specially when you know someone who is suffering from this. This would help the patients get their needed support from everyone around them.

You first start by learning more about the condition from other advocates or from other sources and becoming a student of this. After having enough knowledge then you will become an expert which may not feel like you are on but others would see you as such. Then you are now an advocate once you start educating others and getting support for those who need it.

To be an effective advocate there are some steps you could follow which would help you in becoming one. Accept your role and feel good about supporting those who needs it by educating others about the condition. You will be knocking down stigma and ignorance that people have about it which prevents them to help.

Get educated and know more about ADHD so you will have more tools at your disposal so you could effectively express your opinion. You may do this by reading books and talking to mental health professionals that are experts in this. Talking with other advocates is another way because your experiences would be shared.

Begin with your own personal situation by helping your daughter or son or supporting your clients, student or patients. Doing this would help you have a momentum which you can use to try and help others. You could start reaching out to those in your community such as your neighborhood, school or workplace.

Recognize that every one has a unique strength that can be used to spread your advocacy effectively. You might be good in bringing people together as well as talking to them or with using technologies like blogs or social medias where your thoughts can be spread easier and faster. These are very helpful when you try to reach out as an advocate to more people.

Join others specially support groups or organizations that have the same advocacy as you, either local, national or even online. Working with others would help in expanding your reach which means you can help more people and educate them. This would also be a way for you to learn more and for your skills to develop further which would be helpful.

Keep records and have them organized so you can share them with others better and having your notes copied can assist greatly the newer ones. Remember to learn the language which are not used usually aside from when mental health is being talked about. Communicate regularly with others so newer information could be shared in helping your advocacy.




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