Dancing star - recognizing, understanding and embracing ADHD

People with ADHD have a high risk of mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety disorders, as well as addiction and delinquency. According to studies, 80% of people diagnosed in adulthood have already developed a secondary disorder, 50% even two or more. With early diagnosis and adequate support, many of these complications could be avoided. In practice, however, ADHD is often not diagnosed or only diagnosed late, which experts attribute to a lack of information. That causes not only unnecessary suffering for those affected and their social environment, but also high social costs. In addition, valuable resources and potential are lost or insufficiently utilized.

What we intend to do
We believe that prevention is better than picking up the pieces afterwards. The earlier ADHD is identified, the greater the chance of minimizing the associated difficulties, avoiding secondary illnesses and making use of strengths. Together with educational and psychological specialists, we want to teach the necessary skills in workshops at schools. In this way, we can reach not only young persons affected, but also teachers and parents. This enables our educational work to have a broad and lasting impact. The content, methods and objectives of our workshops are tailored to the respective target groups: 

What our project aims to achieve
The desired effect unfolds on three levels: 

We need your help for this! With your donation you enable us to organize workshops that raise awareness, mobilize resources and ultimately make life easier for many of the persons affected.