14 December 2024 Workshop

ADHD Workshop delivered by Dr Tony Lloyd, CEO of the ADHD Foundation

To be held online from 10.00am to 12.00noon on Saturday 14th December 2024, by Zoom. Attendance is free of charge for all FPC members and will count as 2 hours CPD. The workshop will not be recorded. To book a place, please email admin@thefpc.org.uk 

The topics covered will be: 

• Types of ADHD and how they might affect a person's life and work
  
• Medication: what is the medication, does it work and how it works when it does
  
• How does one go about getting diagnosed nhs and private referral, what is currently the situation in the UK
  
• Is there research on what emotional issues people with ADHD are facing
  

The ADHD Foundation the Neurodiversity Charity is the UK’s leading neurodiversity charity, offering a strength-based, lifespan service for the one in five of us who are neurodiverse.  It is the largest user-led ADHD agency in Europe, advocating for better understanding and recognition of the dynamic contribution neurodiverse people make to our economy, schools, communities and arts, culture and sport. The Foundation is the leading provider of neurodiversity training for the education sector, services for the NHS, public and voluntary sector and provides a range of consultancy and training services for businesses.

Dr Tony Lloyd has been a pioneering advocate for neurodiverse paradigm in health, education and business in the UK for over 20 years, as the CEO of the ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity, - the largest user led ADHD Neurodiversity specialist agency in Europe. Dr Lloyd has contributed to several national reports and academic papers, including the new national service delivery model for ADHD in the NHS. ADHD-BROCHURE-FINAL-NHS-Innovations-Proposal-to-address-demand-and-capacity-for-Adult-ADHD-services-EXTERNAL-WITH-AUDIO-August-2.pdf (adhdfoundation.org.uk) and the National Experts Consensus Statement on NHS failings in health care for ADHD’ in the journal. Frontiers in Psychiatry 2022 https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Failure-of-Healthcare-Provision.-Consensus-Statement.pdf Dr Lloyd is the recipient of several national awards including National Diversity Lifetime Achievement Award, the UK top 100 LGBTQ leaders, & National Leaders Award for Education & most recently The UK Top 50 Inclusive Leaders. Dr Lloyd is a psychologist with a Doctorate in ADHD. He has co-authored several national reports on Neurodiversity and ADHD and is regular writer for mainstream and all sectors of the media. Dr Lloyd, is based in Liverpool and lives with his husband Colin, to whom he has been married for 28 years.

Pre Event Learning

Resources you may find useful and also as a resource to share free with clients who may be impacted by ADHD in some way:

Living successfully with ADHD for Adults - patient information booklet:

Takeda-ADHD-in-Adults-V5.pdf-1.pdf.pdf (adhdfoundation.org.uk)

A Guide to neurodiversity in the workplace 

ADHD-F-Neurodiversity-at-work-and-Training-Guide_Business.pdf (adhdfoundation.org.uk)

A Guide to living successfully with ADHD for teenagers;

ADHD_TeenagerBooklet_London.pdf (adhdfoundation.org.uk)

A Guide to understanding and supporting your child's ADHD for Parents:

ADHD_ParentPrimaryCareBooklet_London.pdf (adhdfoundation.org.uk)

Understandng ADHD for Children:

ADHD_ChildrensBooklet_London.pdf (adhdfoundation.org.uk)

13 short videos on living successfully with ADHD by those with lived experience of ADHD for those adults impacted by ADHD and their family and freinds:

ADHD Resources :: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (canddid.nhs.uk)

http://www.canddid.nhs.uk/adhd

National Expert UK Consensus Statement on 'Failings in NHS Care for patients living with ADHD'

Failure-of-Healthcare-Provision.-Consensus-Statement.pdf (adhdfoundation.org.uk)