About Us
The ADHD Foundation of Trinidad & Tobago was created to provide a safe space for people with ADHD and those who are affected by it. We are about building a community where our members feel safe and proud to express ourselves, and where our abilities and achievements will be recognized and appreciated.
We believe that we are a unique and diverse group of people who have unique and diverse needs. We intend to provide the support and services required to help our children and young adults with ADHD. Helping them learn to reach their full potential through education, sensitization and activities for themselves, their families and their educators. The goal is to provide knowledge, tools and support to create a better quality life for individuals with ADHD, their family and the society.
We aim to network with other organizations and support groups towards the shared vision of helping persons with ADHD and them to enjoy a quality of life that is possible to achieve while living with ADHD.
We believe that a culture of sharing and working together will reduce the social stigmas and negative attitudes associated with ADHD, and will empower individuals to celebrate their differences and achieve a sense of belonging in the general community.
Philosophy
The philosophy of the ADHD Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago is that a child with ADHD has a right as any other child to equal opportunity in education, to grow to their full potential, contribute to their family well-being and to be a productive member of society.
Vision
The ADHD Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago will strive to become a leader in the nonprofit business in Trinidad and Tobago.
Within the next three years, grow the ADHD foundation of Trinidad and Tobago into a national, sustainable and successfully run not-for profit organization, providing current scientifically–validated training and information to educators, parents and ADHD identified persons through workshops, support services and volunteer partnerships throughout the country inclusive of online discussion forum via our website.
Mission
The ADHD Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago aims to help children and young adults with ADHD learn to reach their full potential through educational workshops and sensitizing all stakeholders.
We take charge of offering a caring learning environment where individuals can be creative and empowered as they take control of their development while utilizing the tools and support provided that are required to create a better quality life for ADHD individuals, their family and society at large.
Services
Parent Support
The aim of the Foundation’s parent training programmes is to improve parents’ knowledge of ADHD and their management of ADHD behaviours in their children. The goal is to provide parents with strategies for controlling the symptoms of ADHD, communicating more effectively with their children, better self-management, and assisting their children in executing their ADHD management plan.
Teacher/Educator Training
Seminars and workshops will be conducted to train teachers/educators in the identification of ADHD/ADD behaviours with the intention of early screening, provide them with classroom strategies for managing students’ performance and behaviour, and supporting parents in managing children with ADHD. The aim also is to assist schools to promote an ADHD-friendly environment in which students with ADHD can avail themselves of opportunities to succeed. The organization’s goal is to minimize the chances of exclusion of children with ADHD/ADD from school.
Children Educational Seminars
These seminars will educate children about ADHD and provide them with tools for better self-management.
Internet Support
The Foundation will work to provide families and concerned individuals with information and up-to-date research about ADHD through its website and social media communities such as Facebook and twitter. Our goal is to make available at the individual’s convenience, best practices, up to date information and research, and build an online community support group by which members will share concerns, ideas and experiences and help foster personal responsibility for positive growth and development.
Research
The Foundation has already embarked on research that will provide us with scientifically grounded information to guide our interventions so that they will be appropriate and effective.
Advocacy
A critical role of the Foundation is to advocate for policies, services and resources that would improve the quality of life for persons with ADHD/ADD.
Clinical services
In the long-term, the Foundation aims to provide counselling/therapy and testing for persons with ADHD/ADD at subsidized costs.