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BCNDP #bced minister Rob Fleming promised BC students with ADHD in 2017 he’d add ADHD as a category in special education so they can get accommodations and #IEPsForADHD

He lied

7 years later no action for biggest group of MH students

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Ask Your School Trustee Candidates To Ask Rob Fleming When Will BC’s ADHD students get IEP’s For ADHD He Promised in 2017? #IEPsForADHD - BC ADHD. Information On ADHD In British Columbia
Tweet by Joshua Berson‏ See also these pages as part of our #IEPsForADHD Campaign: 1.  Find your local BC school board trustee candidates to ask them if they will ask for #IEPsForADHD 2.  What did you...
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December 11, 2024 at 2:43 AM
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BCNDP #bced minister Rob Fleming promised in 2017 he'd add ADHD as a category special ed & give ADHD students

#IEPforADHD

bcadhd.com/2018/10/01/a...

He lied.

7 #VSB39 trustees that were elected promised to ask Rob Fleming to keep his promise on ADHD students

bcadhd.com/2018/11/07/i... #vanpoli
Ask Your School Trustee Candidates To Ask Rob Fleming When Will BC’s ADHD students get IEP’s For ADHD He Promised in 2017? #IEPsForADHD - BC ADHD. Information On ADHD In British Columbia
Tweet by Joshua Berson‏ See also these pages as part of our #IEPsForADHD Campaign: 1.  Find your local BC school board trustee candidates to ask them if they will ask for #IEPsForADHD 2.  What did you...
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June 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
petequily.bsky.social
I hope you & reporters ask
@davidebybc.bsky.social &
@lisabeare.bsky.social when will they keep their education minister's Dec 4th 2017 promise to add ADHD as a category in special education & give them #IEPsFORADHD & accommodations

& ask why aren't ALL teachers trained on ADHD?
#bcpoli #bced
ADHD Students are very vulnerable learners. When will you keep your Dec 4, 2017 promise to make ADHD a stand-alone category in special education Rob Fleming? #EPsForADHD Impact of ADHD on Academic Performance More than $3 billion in annual public school expenditures Perce From The Economic Costs Of ADHD by Dr. Margaret Weiss. Thanks to everyone who participated in our campaign for ADHD students in BC, our #IEPsForADHD campaign. We had 37 BC school trustee candidates in 9 cities across BC committed to supporting ADHD students in BC’s schools and to promise to ask BCNDP Education Minister Rob Fleming when he would fulfil his promise more than 10 months ago to add ADHD as a standalone category in special education so they could get accommodations and #IEPsForADHD. Thank you to all the school trustee candidates who supported ADHD students and committed to asking for #IEPsForADHD. 17 of those 37 BC school trustee candidates were elected to public office. www.caddac.ca/cms/CADDAC_html/ADHDReportCardENG.html BRITISH COLUMBIA Identification System ADHD by itself can not determine the appropriate special needs category. There are twelve categories of identification. Students with ADHD may be reported under any category, depending upon the intensity of the disability, but are most often reported under the categories of, learning disabilities, moderate behaviour supports/mental illness or intensive behavioural interventions / serious mental illness depending on their needs. However, students with ADHD must be able to fit into the definitions of these categories to meet the criteria. For moderate behaviour support needs, the criteria for reporting includes demonstration of behaviours such as aggression (of a physical, emotional or sexual nature) and/or hyperactivity. Grade: Unsatisfactory/Fail Strengths Some students who have additional coexisting disorders, can be identified under the category that applies to that disorder. ALBERTA Grade: Good Current Identification System Strengths Concerns Presently students with the diagnosis of ADHD are usually reported using Code 58 Medical Disability (mild/moderate), however some are also reported under code 54 Learning Disability. Funding for special education is provided to school boards. Recently (2006) a resource on ADHD was published for educators. Proposed "Made in Alberta Inclusive Education System" A shift from a dual system of mainstream education and special education to a system that takes responsibility for all students has been proposed. The emphasis will shift from special education programs to achieving outcomes for all students. Students will have equitable opportunity to be included in the typical learning environment or program of their choice. Inclusion means students will be included in the greater school community, not necessarily placed in a regular classroom. Having ADHD identified under the "Medical" category allows students to receive accommodations and reco… ADHD: Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Consequences Repeat a Grade Teen Pregnanc xually Transmitted Diseases Substance Abuse Intentional Injury Incarcerated Fired from Jol Attempt Suicide MADHD Normal 10% 20% 30% 40% % of Occurrence Barkley RA. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment; 1998. SwAncAn. AR. Manuscrint in nranaratinn. 2001 50% Average Prevalence of ADHD Comorbidity Comorbidity •Mood Disorder •Anxiety Disorder •Alcohol Abuse •Other Substance Abuse •Personality Disorder •Antisocial Behavior 60% Est Prevalence 19% - 37% 25% - 50% 32% - 53% 8% - 32% 10% - 20% 18% - 28%
February 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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ADHD's biggest MH condition in #bced

BC ADHD kids have higher rates of school problems, dropouts, lower rates of college, addictions, suicide
Your #bced min Rob Fleming promised in 2017 he'd add ADHD as a category in #bced so we'd get accomodations & #IEPsFORADHD

He lied
bcadhd.com/2018/10/01/a...
Ask Your School Trustee Candidates To Ask Rob Fleming When Will BC’s ADHD students get IEP’s For ADHD He Promised in 2017? #IEPsForADHD - BC ADHD. Information On ADHD In British Columbia
Tweet by Joshua Berson‏ See also these pages as part of our #IEPsForADHD Campaign: 1.  Find your local BC school board trustee candidates to ask them if they will ask for #IEPsForADHD 2.  What did you...
bcadhd.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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Find Out What BC School Board Trustee Candidates Said On #IEPsForADHD. Will They Help ADHD Students?

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Find Out What BC School Board Trustee Candidates Said On #IEPsForADHD. Will They Help ADHD Students? - BC ADHD. Information On ADHD In British Columbia
36 BC School Board Trustee Candidates Who Support ADHD Students, Will Ask Rob Fleming When He’ll Fulfill His Promise To Them and committed to asking Rob Fleming when he’ll keep his December 4th 2017 p...
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September 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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IEPs For ADHD 2018 Election Results And More

bcadhd.com/2018/11/07/i...
IEPs For ADHD 2018 Election Results And More - BC ADHD. Information On ADHD In British Columbia
From The Economic Costs Of ADHD by Dr. Margaret Weiss.   Thanks to everyone who participated in our campaign for ADHD students in BC, our #IEPsForADHD campaign. We had 37 BC school trustee candidates ...
bcadhd.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
pqpolitics.bsky.social
So wrong. Also kids with ADHD don't get any funding in BC

BCNDP education minister Rob Fleming promised in 2017 he'd add ADHD as a category special ed so they'd get accommodations and IEP's for ADHD. He lied.

Biggest mental health group of students? ADHD 8 to 10%

bcadhd.com/2018/11/07/i...
IEPs For ADHD 2018 Election Results And More - BC ADHD. Information On ADHD In British Columbia
From The Economic Costs Of ADHD by Dr. Margaret Weiss.   Thanks to everyone who participated in our campaign for ADHD students in BC, our #IEPsForADHD campaign. We had 37 BC school trustee candidates ...
bcadhd.com
June 17, 2026 at 6:35 PM
pqpolitics.bsky.social
Spend less on mental health, so more kids with mental health conditions self-medicate with illegal drugs, so you can pay for your naloxone kits, is what the #bced minister suggests.

How evil

She refuses to diagnose ADHD in school despite huge rates of addiction or give #IEPsForADHD

#bced #bcpoli
ADHD Students are very vulnerable learners. When will you keep your promise to make ADHD a stand-alone category in special education Rob Fleming? ADHD Substance use disorder addiction weiss. SUD in teens ADHD 75% of teens with nonmedicated ADHD had SUD only 25% of medicated ADHD teens had SUD 18% of non ADHD controls have SUD
September 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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#IEPsForADHD 2018 Election Results And More

bcadhd.com/2018/11/07/i...

#bced #bcpoli
IEPs For ADHD 2018 Election Results And More - BC ADHD. Information On ADHD In British Columbia
From The Economic Costs Of ADHD by Dr. Margaret Weiss.   Thanks to everyone who participated in our campaign for ADHD students in BC, our #IEPsForADHD campaign. We had 37 BC school trustee candidates ...
bcadhd.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:45 AM
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#bcndp #bced min promise to ADHD students. Broken

bcadhd.com/2018/10/01/a...

20-40%+ Of SUD people Have ADHD

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21% To 45% Of Prisoners Have ADHD
adultaddstrengths.com/2011/01/12/a...

23.7% of homeless had ADHD

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...

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33% of methadone users had ADHD 35% of cocaine users had ADHD 33% of alcoholics had ADHD 65% of drug users had ADHD 47% of teen prescription opioid abusers and 21% of heroin addicts had ADHD 70% of crystal meth inpatients had ADHD Only 8-10% of kids & 5% of adults have ADHD ADHD Students are very vulnerable learners. When will you keep your Dec 4, 2017 promise to make ADHD a stand-alone category in special education Rob Fleming? #IEPsForADHD 46% of female prisoners in Rhode Island met criteria for childhood ADHD. Swedish study showed 40% of adult male longer-term prison inmates had ADHD. The overall prevalence of ADHD in young male prisoners according to DSM-IV was 45% Half of the male prisoners in Iceland (50%) were found on screening to have met criteria for ADHD in childhood Studies show that at least 25% of prisoners in the United States have ADHD. Diagnosable ADHD was found to occur in 25.5% of the adult male inmates, and major depression occurred in 25.5 % of the inmates. A significant relationship between ADHD and depression was found to exist. Rates of arrests and types of crime Follow up study using arrest records showed significantly more people with ADHD than comparisons had been arrested (47% vs. 24%), convicted (42% vs. 14%), and incarcerated (15% vs. 1%). Follow up study using arrest records showed people with ADHD had significantly higher rates of felonies and aggressive offenses than non adders The ADHD symptomatic group had significantly higher rates of total, acquisitive and violent offending than other prisoners, as well as greater regular heroin use. For violent offending, ADHD symptoms were the strongest predictor followed by alcohol dependence. Hyperactive subjects had significantly higher juvenile (46% versus 11%) and adult (21% versus 1%) arrest rates. Juvenile and adult incarceration rates were also significantly higher. Childhood conduct problems predicted later criminality 23.7% of homeless people had ADHD 33 year follow up study Had far longer continuous period of homelessness vs non ADHD 17.8 months vs 1.3 months. Total duration of homelessness in months was far longer in ADHD people 22.9 months vs non ADHD people, only 1.8 months Number of homeless periods were longer for ADHD people 2.8 vs 0.5 for non ADHD people Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Homelessness: A 33-Year Follow-Up Study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5533180/
November 18, 2024 at 10:26 PM
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Biggest group of kids w/ MH conditions in #bced? ADHD 8-10%

20-40%+ of people w/ SUD have ADHD

21-45% of prisoners have ADHD 15 studies

27% of homeless have ADHD

What did MH & addictions do for people with ADHD?

ex min promised this

adultaddstrengths.com/2014/10/31/b...

she did Zero

#bcpoli
ADHD Students are very vulnerable learners. When will you keep your Dec 4, 2017 promise to make ADHD a stand-alone category in special education Rob Fleming? #IEPsForADHD 33% of methadone users had ADHD 35% of cocaine users had ADHD 33% of alcoholics had ADHD 65% of drug users had ADHD 47% of teen prescription opioid abusers and 21% of heroin addicts had ADHD 70% of crystal meth inpatients had ADHD Only 8-10% of kids & 5% of adults have ADHD 46% of female prisoners in Rhode Island met criteria for childhood ADHD. Swedish study showed 40% of adult male longer-term prison inmates had ADHD. The overall prevalence of ADHD in young male prisoners according to DSM-IV was 45% Half of the male prisoners in Iceland (50%) were found on screening to have met criteria for ADHD in childhood Studies show that at least 25% of prisoners in the United States have ADHD. Diagnosable ADHD was found to occur in 25.5% of the adult male inmates, and major depression occurred in 25.5 % of the inmates. A significant relationship between ADHD and depression was found to exist. Rates of arrests and types of crime Follow up study using arrest records showed significantly more people with ADHD than comparisons had been arrested (47% vs. 24%), convicted (42% vs. 14%), and incarcerated (15% vs. 1%). Follow up study using arrest records showed people with ADHD had significantly higher rates of felonies and aggressive offenses than non adders The ADHD symptomatic group had significantly higher rates of total, acquisitive and violent offending than other prisoners, as well as greater regular heroin use. For violent offending, ADHD symptoms were the strongest predictor followed by alcohol dependence. Hyperactive subjects had significantly higher juvenile (46% versus 11%) and adult (21% versus 1%) arrest rates. Juvenile and adult incarceration rates were also significantly higher. Childhood conduct problems predicted later criminality 23.7% of homeless people had ADHD 33 year follow up study Had far longer continuous period of homelessness vs non ADHD 17.8 months vs 1.3 months. Total duration of homelessness in months was far longer in ADHD people 22.9 months vs non ADHD people, only 1.8 months Number of homeless periods were longer for ADHD people 2.8 vs 0.5 for non ADHD people Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Homelessness: A 33-Year Follow-Up Study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5533180/
November 18, 2024 at 10:26 PM
petequily.bsky.social
We had 37 BC school trustee candidates in 9 cities across BC committed to supporting ADHD students in BC’s schools & to ask #bcdnp #bced min Rob Fleming to keep his promise to biggest group of MH students, ADHD, 8-10% of kids In 2018

Now 2026 Still no #IEPsForADHD in BC

bcadhd.com/2018/11/07/i...
IEPs For ADHD 2018 Election Results And More - BC ADHD. Information On ADHD In British Columbia
From The Economic Costs Of ADHD by Dr. Margaret Weiss.   Thanks to everyone who participated in our campaign for ADHD students in BC, our #IEPsForADHD campaign. We had 37 BC school trustee candidates ...
bcadhd.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
petequily.bsky.social
In 2017, then BCNDP #bced min Rob fleming promised ADHD students he'd add ADHD as a category to special ed so they get accommodations & IEP for ADHD

He lied, did nothing

I & others did #IEPsForADHD to ask school trustees if elected, would you ask him to keep his promise?
bcadhd.com/2018/10/01/a...
Ask Your School Trustee Candidates To Ask Rob Fleming When Will BC’s ADHD students get IEP’s For ADHD He Promised in 2017? #IEPsForADHD - BC ADHD. Information On ADHD In British Columbia
Tweet by Joshua Berson‏ See also these pages as part of our #IEPsForADHD Campaign: 1.  Find your local BC school board trustee candidates to ask them if they will ask for #IEPsForADHD 2.  What did you...
bcadhd.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:58 PM