News from NCGIADD: Now the National Center for Girls and Women with ADHD
Drs. Pat Quinn and Kathleen Nadeau are arguably the most knowledgeable people on the planet when it comes to girls, women and ADHD. They have participated in the writing of dozens of helpful publications on these subjects. Additionally they founded the National Center for Gender Issues and ADHD (NCGIADD) to address the needs of what was, and ten years later remains, an often misunderstood and hidden disorder in girls and women. Paraphrased from their website:
ADHD is a neurological disorder affecting millions of individuals, limiting their potential, affecting their families, and interfering with many aspects of their daily lives. For girls and women, ADHD is often a hidden disorder, ignored or misdiagnosed by the educational and medical communities causing these girls and women to suffer in silence. To address this problem, the National Center for Gender Issues and ADD was founded in 1997 by Patricia Quinn, M.D. and Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D. to promote awareness, advocacy, and research on ADHD in women and girls.
Now NCGIADD has been renamed. The National Center for Girls and Women with ADHD better expresses their raison d’ętre. But they have kept the original URL — NCGIADD.org — to keep their current audience. Additionally, the site is no-longer for members-only. Their extensive online resources are available to everyone.
When you check out the archives of their Girl’s Grapevine newsletter, you may notice a bit of a gap since the last issue. Dr. Quinn is currently interviewing potential editors and writers to get the publication going again. Drs. Quinn and Nadeau are also considering resurrecting ADDvance Magazine. These could be great opportunities for the right people to carve out a niche and develop credibility on a national stage. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Quinn at ADDvancePQ@aol.com for more information.