Is/Does
Is not/Does not
- A person with ADD/ADHD
- Shares lived experience
- A role model for positive behaviour
- Motivates through hope and inspiration
- Supports many pathways to recovery
- Teaches the person how to accomplish daily tasks
- Sees the person as a whole person in the context of the person’s roles, family, community
- A medical or clinical professional
- Give professional advice
- Tell the person how to lead their life
- Motivate through fear of negative consequence
- Prescribe one specific pathway to recovery
- Do tasks for the person
- See the person as a case or diagnosis
Makes A Difference
- Increased sense of hope and inspiration
- Increased empathy and acceptance
- Increased engagement in self-care and wellness
- Increased social support and social functioning
- Increased community engagement
- Increased quality of life and life satisfaction
- Increased sense of self-efficacy
- Increased empowerment to take action
- Decreased self-stigma
- Decreased substance abuse
- Decreased depression
- Decreased internalised blame
- Decreased family isolation
- Decreased cost to the mental health system