Lines & Thoughts - The Israeli Organization for ADHD
Who?
A non-profit organization which all his members are professionals in the fields of medicine, education, psychology, psychotherapy, social work, pharmaceutics and the general public.
Why?
• About 10% of the population has ADHD
• The disorder makes every aspect of life difficult
How?
• We promote legislation on ADHD and monitor the implementation.
• We promote the inclusion of treatments and medicines into the insurance “Healthcare Basket”. That will provide a balanced response to society as a whole, in a way that will ensure the existence of a broad infrastructure for providing adequate medical treatment to the various needs that exist in our society.
• We increase awareness of ADHD across all age, education and socio-economic levels.
• We develop employment program - preparation for integration into the world of employment.
• “ADHD a bridge between cultures - "Cooperation between the association and "Medical Wadi Center for Promotion Public health in the Wadi Aara region to raise awareness on ADHD in the Arab sector.
• "Keys for life" – Young drivers with ADHD are up to 4 times more involved in traffic accidents. We are developing a digital course for safe driving that will change the driving culture in Israel and will reduce the rate of road accidents.
• "TLC" – empowering young adults by creating positive mindset and provide them with the tools to effectively resolve crisis.
• ADHD factory – we develop and sell products that are designed specifically for the ADHD community, such as fact booklets, practical tips and suggestions for parents and teachers, nutrition information, games and more.