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Co-creator of The Red Green Show shares personal experience, strategies for dealing with ADHD
October 13, 2017
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Rick Green, comedian and co-creator of The Red Green Show, will use humour and cutting-edge research in a free presentation at the University of Waterloo next week on strategies to deal with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Green, a Distinguished Alumnus of Renison University College at the University of Waterloo, was diagnosed with ADHD in his late forties. On October 17, in a presentation entitled, “Earning a Degree with ADHD,” he will discuss tools and strategies to help students and other adults succeed at university and in life. The event is part of Invisible Disabilities Week.
Green is an advocate and educator on the subject of ADHD, creating award-winning documentaries on the subject and the educational website TotallyADD.com. He works to equip those living with ADHD with knowledge and tools to help them be successful, and educate others to remove the stigma and misinformation around ADHD. He is a Member of both the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario, and received the Transforming Lives Award from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
The Red Green Show ran for 15 seasons.
DATE: Tuesday, October 17, 2017
TIME: Doors open at 4 p.m. Event starts at 4:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. West, Waterloo
Admission is free for this public event. There is pay parking in Lots H and C. ($5.00, payable with coins or credit card.)
About Renison University College
Renison University College is affiliated with the University of Waterloo and was founded by the local Anglican community in 1959. Located on the west side of the University of Waterloo campus, it offers degree programs in social work and the social sciences as well as other programs in languages, humanities, and culture. Almost 1,000 degree-track students are enrolled in Renison’s programs and 220 Renison and Waterloo students call the college’s residence home.
Media Contact:
Brendon Bedford
Renison University College
519-884-4404 ext. 28657
uwaterloo.ca/renison
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About Renison University College
Renison University College was founded by the Anglican community and is affiliated with the University of Waterloo. It offers degree programs in social work and the social sciences as well as other courses in languages, humanities, and culture. Almost 1000 students are enrolled in programs and 220 Renison and Waterloo students call it their home.
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