"Recognizing ADHD: turning a challenge into an opportunity."

Recognizing ADHD: Turning a Challenge into an Opportunity" is the conference organized by AIFA APS, Associazione Italiana Famiglie ADHD, with the School of Medicine of the University of Naples Federico II at the Aula Magna "Gaetano Salvatore" - Building 21, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The event, which is free to attend after registering at the link, is aimed at family members and adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, students, teachers of all ranks, psychologists/psychotherapists, pediatricians of free choice, general practitioners, psychiatrists/neuropsychiatrists, residents, educational figures in all areas of social life, education, training, universities and anyone interested in ADHD.

With the work of this day, theAIFA APS Association wants to show on the subject of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder what turns a challenge into an opportunity," says Patrizia Stacconi, president of the Italian ADHD Families Association. " First of all, ADHD must be detected as early as possible, and assessment is certainly a challenge. Immediately afterwards, the appropriate therapeutic intake becomes an opportunity to bring out the person's potential toward the achievement of goals of well-being, quality of personal life, social education and work. The goal is, together with competent professionals with experience in ADHD, to give an overview of the main elements of this pathway."

ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, an English acronym for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is included in the DSM-5, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, among Neurodevelopmental Disorders with a prevalence of ADHD of about 5 percent in children and about 2.5 percent in adults.

In Italy, the estimate is about 1,265,000 people with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: about 317,000 minors between 6 and 17 years old with ADHD and about 948,000 adults between 18 and 67 years old (working-age adults) with ADHD.

In Campania, the estimate is about 124,600 people with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: about 32,800 minors 6-17 years old with ADHD and about 91,800 adults between 18 and 67 years old (working-age adults) with ADHD.

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