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  • Adult Asperger Syndrome DVD Launched February 8, 2012 Butterflies recently attended the launch of Nottingham City Asperger Service's new DVD called "Being Different: Living Life with Asperger Syndrome". It was a very positive event and for us marks the first time we've seen significant movement in the sup...
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  • Adult ADHD on BBC Radio 4 Inside Health (aka Medical Matters)
    Our Bristol support group was featured on BBC Radio 4′s Inside Health, part of the ‘Medical Matters’ strand. Probably nothing vintage students of ADHD won’t already know, but a good introduction to adult ADHD and very good for getting the word out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dtvls#related-links And you should be able to find the podcast version here (useful … <a href="http://aadduk.org/2012/03/30/adult-adhd-on-bbc-radio-4-inside-health-aka-medical-matters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">»</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aadduk.org&blog=21713579&post=1366&subd=aadduk&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
  • A first for Scotland
    The situation in Scotland has been difficult. Provision of services for adults has been poor to non-existent (although that sums up the situation for most of the UK with one or two notable and welcome exceptions) and, to make matters worse, the NHS guidelines for treating ADHD in Scotland only cover children! So we are … <a href="http://aadduk.org/2012/03/21/a-first-for-scotland/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">»</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aadduk.org&blog=21713579&post=1360&subd=aadduk&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
  • Close to an Act: how did the Health and Social Care Bill get passed?
    AADD-UK has received permission from Mike Birtwistle, Head of MHP Health, to reproduce his analysis as to how the Health and Social Care Bill is now set to become an Act, barring any last-minute dramatic revelations. We asked for Mike’s permission because his analysis helps us to understand how these reforms might impact our access to … <a href="http://aadduk.org/2012/03/20/close-to-an-act-how-did-the-health-and-social-care-bill-get-passed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">»</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aadduk.org&blog=21713579&post=1337&subd=aadduk&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
  • ADHD: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
    The UK Adult ADHD Network (UKAAN) will hold the 3rd Congress on the 29th June 2012. The theme will be ‘Transition of ADHD from Adolescence to Adulthood’. The conference will be located in Central London at Savoy Place, 2 Savoy Place, City of London WC2R 0BL The congress aims to bring important topics on transition … <a href="http://aadduk.org/2012/03/06/adhd-transition-from-adolescence-to-adulthood/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">»</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aadduk.org&blog=21713579&post=1311&subd=aadduk&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
  • Get Involved in a New Government Disability Strategy
    Brighton Adult ADHD Group has been invited to contribute directly to a new cross-government disability strategy. The Government has published a discussion document with questions and Brighton Adult ADHD Group wants to gather your views, to make sure we represent the experiences of people with ADHD in Sussex. To share your views please come to … <a href="http://aadduk.org/2012/03/02/get-involved-in-a-new-government-disability-strategy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">»</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aadduk.org&blog=21713579&post=1298&subd=aadduk&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />

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    About Butterflies

    What is Butterflies? Butterflies is a web-based network intended to provide information and resources for the actual support groups who are out in the community trying to help those dealing with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Why has it been launched? It can be a lot of work for group committee members to make sure …

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    Many of you will have questions about what Butterflies is and what we do as an organisation. Some people have already asked questions so we present this list of frequently asked questions to try and answer all of you. If you have any questions that are not listed here, then please get in touch and …

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    Disclaimer and Mission Statement

    Butterflies Derbyshire ADHD Support Network (Butterflies) is a volunteer-led resource sharing facility. Butterflies will provide a storage area for resources and information about ADHD and related conditions. These may take the form of news articles from the popular press or from medical journals, leaflets and flyers and submissions from members of the network. Butterflies always …

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