Please note that the links to these information resources, services, and programs are provided to assist our families in meeting the needs of their children. We do not guarantee the accuracy of all medical information provided on those pages, nor should the links to programs and services be considered an endorsement or guarantee as to the quality of those services. Families are encouraged to access appropriate information and services and to exercise appropriate care, consultation, and judgment in their decisions.
Please see our handouts page for further detailed in information and resources on particular topics of interest.
Alberta Health Services Programs/Classes
Healthy Parents / Healthy Children Online Manual
Health
Caring For Kids (Canadian Pediatric Society)
About Kids Health (Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto)
Raising Children (Australian Parenting Website)
Resources for Parents and Children Seattle Children’s Hospital
Family & Community Resource Center
Mental Health Specific
Help Guide (Non-profit Organization/Mental Health)
Ementalhealth.ca (Mental Health Services, Support and Health in Your Community)
Kelty Mental Health (Initiative from British Columbia)
Programming
Child Safe Canada (Ages 4-8 years old)
Trellis (ASPEN/Boys and Girls Club of Calgary)
Applications – Funding/Supports
General Links
CADDAC – Center For ADHD Awareness Canada
Understood (Shaping the World for Difference)
Special Links
Documentary “Misunderstood Minds” (ADHD and Learning Disorders)
You Tube Channel “How To ADHD”
Calgary Events/Clubs
Videos about ADHD
BBC Horizon Documentary — Living With ADHD
Take Back Control – Presentation on ADHD by Dr. Edward Hallowell
ADHD and Executive Function – Dr. Russell Barkley
ADHD: Essential Ideas for Parents – Dr. Russell Barkley
CBC —The Nature of Things – ADHD: Not Just for Kids — Full Show
ADHD: Not Just For Kids – Undiagnosed ADHD
ADHD: Not Just For Kids – ADHD or Just Restlessness?
IF the Poet – The ADHD Poem (consider this rated PG)
CADDAC Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada — YouTube Channel
About ADHD – OverviewCHADD – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Parent Support Group
General Links
Calgary Events/Clubs
Autism and Asperger’s Friendship Society (AAFS)
Service Providers
Please see Children’s Link Society which has a comprehensive list of services and providers available in Calgary. Below is a comprehensive but limited list of some providers who are available in the Calgary community.
Society for Treatment of Autism
Pacekids Society For Childre with Special Needs
Soaring Height Psychological Services
For Developmental Delays – ie. Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Speech
Early Childhood Education/PUF Funding
Programming for Children with Special Education Needs
Service Providers
Pacekids Society For Childre with Special Needs
Pill Swallowing
Instructional Videos on How to Swallow Pills
Specific Medication Information Sheets
Anxiety/Depression Medications