What People Say About the ADDvisor

 

"Educating parents of ADHD kids is an essential part of any treatment plan.  The problem is these parents are not only under a lot of stress, they are also busy! The ADDvisor group teleconference idea is a wonderful and creative way to get the job done. The user-friendly ADDvisor workshop sessions provide both useful information as well as the essential element of group support." Thomas Phelan, PhD, author, 1-2-3 Magic; All About Attention Deficit Disorder

"What a great opportunity to network with concerned parents and professionals! I truly enjoyed my experience hosting one of your special phone sessions. This makes email seem boring!" Clare B. Jones, Ph.D., author, Sourcebook for Children with Attention Deficit Disorder; Parent Articles About ADHD; Understanding Your Special Needs Grandchild, 2001 Inductee, CHADD Hall of Fame 

"Drs. Benninger and Graham put out a GREAT e-mail newsletter and host lively teleconferences. They present solid, down-to-earth advice. Actively involved in providing innovative resources for CHADD. I personally recommend Bill and Alan. Definitely worth checking out ADDvisor." Victor Loos, Ph.D. Bayou Publishing, (Houston, TX)

"Just a thanks for the newsletters which I am saving in a special folder for future reference. The tips for adults from today is something I will make copies of to hand out to patients. Just today a man with ADHD asked me "what else can I do?" I gave him your web site and referred him to books, but now I will mail him the list of tips. Hope you are well! Long live ADDvisor!" Howard Segal, MD, psychiatrist

"…thank you so much for your kindness and thoughtfulness with which you called me all the way to Switzerland, just to address my question. That was so nice of you…would you please excuse me from the group for to-night session, I am not feeling well at all… I am sorry to have to miss a whole session like that. Please, tell the group that I say hello and wish them a terrific session, and with you both, it is not difficult! Boy, I will miss my session to-night....Good Luck for to-night." Michèle (Switzerland)

"I have truly enjoyed "eavesdropping" on your ADDvisor web page and perusing all the info it generates. It is an exciting and noteworthy intervention for ADHD families. Thank you for including me and sending the subscription my way." Clare B. Jones, Ph.D., author, Sourcebook for Children with Attention Deficit Disorder; Parent Articles About ADHD; Understanding Your Special Needs Grandchild

"Thank you for your on-going support! Your newsletters and phone conferences have been quite helpful in providing ideas and new information along with encouragement and a sense of community. I'd like to participate in your May teleconference referenced in the most recent newsletter. Please sign me up!" Dana (Ohio)

"I just wanted to let you know how much your teleconference last Wednesday meant. Over the weekend we implemented a point system behavior plan, integrated with using a Nintendo 64 as a privilege rather than an entitlement and tried to make it simple because of the three kids-something that I would be able to continuously monitor. And I just want to say, it has just been so much more peaceful at home. We're targeting no fighting behavior and it has changed the quality of our household so much that I just had to tell you. I'm very much looking forward to the next teleconference." Beth (Columbus, Ohio)

"... this Web Site was highly recommended to me by CHADD and my son needs and deserves the best. Thank you for having this available for parents like me." Mother of ADHD boy.

"For me, I think one of the classes that stood out … was the one for parents, "The chain is only as strong as its weakest link." I mean, the whole concept there that you’ve gotta take care of yourself in order to best serve your child is really important. It’s something that I have to say as a parent that I probably do often overlook, and that you need to be healthy and strong emotionally yourself for when you get in the clinches. It’s like you say, you just get burnt out … I think that is a great topic …" Mary

"I thought Session 4, "Guaranteeing success in school" … stood out … to me because I just really like the way you teach parents to relate to teachers, to go in and be a team … I think it’s very important, a very important class, and it stood out because I also learned about 504 plans and getting one." Victoria

"I found each and every session helpful in some way, of putting it all together and dealing with the whole thing … I guess it’s all been really good for me …" Suzanne (Worthington, Ohio)

"When I first signed up to take this class … I didn’t realize how much I was going to learn from other people, but then I think the first or second class … someone suggested something that just blew me away. I mean, it was so valuable … from then on I just noticed that every class there was just gems coming from people that were very helpful. So I got a lot of value out of it and started off like thinking I wouldn’t. So I’m very happy with the things I learned from the rest of the group." Victoria

"Learning from everyone else’s experiences was helpful … it just provided a lot of information that I couldn’t get from a book or the internet or anything else … there was such valuable information … I found so many things very helpful." Nicole (Ohio)

"… It was just great. Just plain great." Victoria

"There was an opportunity every time to participate in discussion – asking questions or relating our own experience. The trainers had much knowledge of the subject and shared resources and information from other people in the field. The trainers put everyone at east and were quite personable." Jan (Pennsylvania)

"You did a terrific job. Thank you so much, Alan and Bill." Jan (Pennsylvania)

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