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ADDCA Participates in Award Winning VIA Character Research (6578)

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ADDCA Participates in Award Winning Research

ADDCA is proud to announce that J. Russell Ramsay, Ph.D, first author, received one of four best research awards, for his poster, “Are There Character Strengths Associated with Adult ADHD? Comparison of ADHD Adults and Controls on the VIA Inventory of Strengths", at this year's APSARD conference (The American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders) held in Washington DC on January 16-18 2016.

David Giwerc, MCAC, MCC, Founder & President of the ADD Coach Academy (ADDCA), co-presented the poster with Dr. Ramsay, and is the second author of the award winning poster.

In addition, Dr. Ramsey and David Giwerc presented a second research poster: "Are There Virtues Associated with Adult ADHD? Comparison of ADHD Adults and Controls on the VIA Inventory of Strengths

When you learn now how your ADHD brain works (857)

ADHD Quotes

"Learning more about ADHD and understanding specific examples of how it can impact your life is the key to reaching your goals, maintaining better relationships, and achieving a better quality of life."

When you learn now how your ADHD brain works, you can make it work for you! AND You can make it successfully work for you in many important, fulfilling areas of your life.

-David Giwerc

APSARD Awards Best Research Poster to J. Russell Ramsay, PhD. (676)

David Giwerc | Home Page News and Announcements

The ADD Coach Academy is proud to announce that J. Russell Ramsay, Ph.D, received one of four best research awards, for his poster, “Are There Character Strengths Associated with Adult ADHD? Comparison of ADHD Adults and Controls on the VIA Inventory of Strengths", at this year's APSARD conference (The American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders) held in Washington DC on January 16-18 2016.

David Giwerc, MCAC, MCC, Founder & President of the ADD Coach Academy, co-presented the poster with Dr. Ramsay, as well as a second poster "Are There Virtues Associated with Adult ADHD? Comparison of ADHD Adults and Controls on the VIA Inventory of Strengths”.

Dr. Ramsay is the co-director and co-founder of the University of Pennsylvania Adult ADHD Treatment and Research Program and an associate professor of clinical psychology in psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Approximately 60 research posters were presented at the conference which highlights many of the world's leading ADHD researchers and their most current work.

The poster authors and their respective institutions are:
J. Russell Ramsay, Ph.D.1, David Giwerc, MCC., MCAC.2, Robert E. McGrath, Ph.D.3, & Ryan Niemiec, Psy.D.4
1University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2ADD Coach Academy, 3Fairleigh Dickinson University, 4VIA Institute on Character

New Year, New Story (793)

Write your Own Story for the New Year

It's a new year and you have a blank slate to compose a new story. So, what's the theme of your story going to be?

You know the power of your mind to either repel or propel you from taking focused, forward- moving action.

ADHD Quotes

You are a divine unique special human being created in a mold of your own. You are not a coin to be reproduced with same image, ingredients and value.You are an individual with your own special blueprint.

You have trillions of ways you process and create in the world. Find the one or two ways you do things uniquely and successfully and go do more of it.

There is only ONE YOU it is the only you have and will become. So why not become the great individual created in the image of a higher power.

- David Giwerc