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This guide is designed to help. </p></div><div></div></div></div></div><div class="neos-nodetypes-text"><div><p>The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://aadpa.com.au/">AADPA (Australian ADHD Professionals Association) </a>released the ‘Talking about ADHD’ guide in October 2021, <strong>endorsed by the WFADHD </strong>and many other associations and institutions.</p><p>The aim of the guide is to encourage people to think about and stop using words/rhetoric (including words that elicit negative narratives and stereotypes) that tend to feed into the stigma surrounding ADHD and cause psychological harm to those living with the disorder.</p></div></div><div class="row neos-nodetypes-threecolumn"><div class="col-md-4 neos-contentcollection"><div class="text-center"><a href="https://aadpa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Talking-About-ADHD-Poster.pdf" class="btn primary medium rounded" role="button" target="_blank">Download Poster</a></div></div><div class="col-md-4 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