Expert on ADHD to speak at Purdue Sunday
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Boilers with ADD/ADHD will host a talk Sunday (April 22) by Ari Tuckman, author of "More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD."
The talk, free and open to the public, will be at 7 p.m. in Purdue University's Wetherill Hall, Room 200. It also is sponsored by the Disability Resource Center and Division of Student Affairs.
Tuckman is a West Chester, Pa., psychologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD -- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder -- in children and adults. He teaches that by understanding how the ADHD brain processes information, strategies can be created for success in everyday situations. He offers practical strategies to aid in being a more consistent and effective person, creating a pathway to productivity and success.
The Boilers with ADD/ADHD (BADD) is designed to provide students with social, service, outreach and advocacy opportunities. One of the group's missions is to start and help maintain an affiliate of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) for the Tippecanoe County area.
More information about BADD can be found at purduebadd.com.
Writer: Judith Barra Austin, 765-494-2432, jbaustin@purdue.edu
Source: Ron Carr, BADD president, 617-752-2771, PurdueBADD@Gmail.Com
