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ADHD Awareness Month is here!

To get the celebration and education rolling, we've pulled together ADDitude's very best ADHD advocacy resources in this online Guide to ADHD Awareness Month. Start spreading the truth about ADHD right away by taking the actions highlighted below.

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Friday, October 2nd 2015 at 9:47AM
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What You Can Do Today:

1. Save the Date and Join the Movement. Download, print, and share ADDitude's ADHD Awareness Month calendar, which includes 31 ways (one for each day of the month) to stand up and speak out about ADHD.

2. Get Your ADHD Awareness Toolkit. Use the resources in this brand-new toolkit to spread awareness about attention deficit in your community - during ADHD Awareness Month in October or all year-round.

3. Bust Some Myths. Like ADDitude on Facebook for 31 days of ADHD myths, debunked! Share these common misconceptions about ADHD with friends, family, teachers, co-workers, and others!

4. Sign Up for a Free Webinar. Don't miss our free ADHD Awareness Month webinars. Encourage family and friends to participate!

October 14, 2015, 1pm EDT
Practical Advice from Parents Who 'Get' ADHD
with former head of child psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health and acclaimed author Peter Jensen, M.D.
Click here to register now! >>

Just Diagnosed? How to Succeed with Adult ADHD
with internationally recognized expert on ADHD and former president and CEO of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association Michele Novotni, Ph.D.
Click here to register now! >>

5. Update Your Cover Photo. Join us by downloading this image to use as your Facebook cover photo during the month of October for all of your friends to see!

6. Set the Record Straight and Win! Enter ADDitude's ADHD Awareness Month contest by setting the record straight about ADHD - its causes, treatment, and very real impact. Our winner will receive a gift basket of the best ADHD tools and resources worth more than $250! Enter today!

The number one reason for supporting ADHD Awareness Month...
Changing misperceptions about ADHD has the potential to improve the lives of millions of people.

However you choose to participate in this year's ADHD Awareness Month, head to ADDitude's Guide to ADHD Awareness Month to discover helpful statistics and tools, humor, perspective, support, and motivation.

Happy ADHD Awareness Month to all!

-The ADDitude Team

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Friday, October 2nd 2015 at 9:47AM
Jeni Fa