>Does the Vic Gov have a policy on ass and adhd? Is it considered a
>disability, and if so, are ther any funded services in place to
support
>these people and there families?
I think the answer is "yes and no". People with learning disabilities
and AD(H)D are recognised as disabled, but they're usually not
considered "disabled enough" to receive much in the way of funded
services. Not "disabled enough" for child disablity allowance or
integration aid support, for example.
The best people to contact, however, would be ACTIVE-- a support
organisation for people with AD(H)D and their families.
They're based at Ross House-- 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne. I don't
have a phone no handy, but they'd be in the Yellow Pages. Their office
is staffed very part time-- best to call rather than drop in.
(While you're there, come in to the Bear in Mind office-- across the
corridor-- and say Hi. BiM is a self-advocacy group for people with
ABI. Certainly, some of us have personal experience of the invisible
disabilities, "not disabled enough" kind!)
- Ria
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