Reading Time: 3 minutes Many people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) still find it very scary to talk about their struggles
Author: Heidi Bernhardt
Heidi Bernhardt, RN, is a psychiatric nurse by training, mother of three grown sons with ADHD and the founder and President of the Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada (CADDAC), a Canadian charity dedicated to awareness, education, and advocacy for ADHD. Heidi also served as the Executive Director of the Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA), a national not-for-profit organization of the leading clinicians and researchers in ADHD in Canada for 6 years. Over the past 28 years, Heidi Bernhardt has helped raise awareness and understanding of ADHD among parents, those with ADHD, educators, health care professionals, industry leaders, government officials and the public through presentations, conferences, media interviews, and advocacy work