Early intervention for ADHD

Posted on December 01, 2024

On the 29th of August, a group of fourth year occupational therapy students from the University of Pretoria, organised an ADHD Health Awareness Day at Daspoort Poli Clinic. Dr. Botha, a key health professional at the clinic, highlighted a concern over the growing number of ADHD diagnoses and specifically requested the ADHD awareness presentation to address the community's urgent need for intervention. This initiative was designed to inform the community about ADHD’s signs and symptoms, treatment options, and the role of occupational therapy in managing ADHD. This article, published in the FOCUS, was written to display the value of health awareness events by occupational therapy students. Please see below for the link to the full article in the FOCUS, the premier South African Occupational Therapy newsletter (republished with permission).

- Author Tarien Buys

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