Webinar ADHD Powerbank

We welcome everbody to join an online session meeting on Wednesday,14^th January 2026 at 19.00 CET. We’ll be showing you around on the website of the ADHD Powerbank. All participants shall be given a broader sneak peek preview of the content on the ADHD Powerbank video platform. Please join our newsletter so that we can email the link to the Teams meeting or save the meeting link now to open in your browser on the day of the event (Join the meeting now).

Prof. Sandra Kooij and Dr. Dora Wynchank, experienced psychiatrists and researchers from the Netherlands initiated the ADHD Powerbank in 2024. The ADHD Powerbank offers online  expert education on ADHD, for people who live with ADHD, their families and friends, as well as for professionals.

The aim is to deliver the same scientific and clinical communication to both groups, so they can speak the same language. 

The education does not require any reading and is presented via short videos in English or French of max. 20 minutes. You can watch any video you like, in your own time, for one year. 

Subjects are for instance: What is ADHD, how the diagnosis is made, concurrent physical (migraine, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome), and mental conditions in ADHD (sleep, mood, hormones), and of course treatments for all difficulties.

During this webinar, Sandra and Dora are showing you around at the ADHD Powerbank website, highlighting several videos, so you can see yourself what is in it for you! 

Please join us on this special online occasion organized by ADHD Europe!!

Always wanted to see more of the 40 innovative videos at ADHD Powerbank, made by Prof Sandra Kooij and Dr Dora Wynchank?

Take your chance now, and save the date to join the world wide webinar on Wednesday, 14th January 2026, at 19h00 CET.

Aims – To develop and disseminate up-to-date education via short videos on ADHD in adults for both patients and professionals.

Mission – To keep patients and professionals worldwide updated on the assessment and treatment of ADHD.sion

Knowledge is power, and as Nelson Mandela said, education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

ADHD is often misunderstood, not taken seriously and under-recognised, leading to negative health outcomes for those who need our help and support. So yes, the world needs change regarding the attitude towards ADHD!

Our aim is to improve the lives of people with ADHD. By sharing knowledge, we can empower both patients and professionals. Spreading the latest science in an easy-to-comprehend way will create better health outcomes for those with ADHD. So charge your batteries here! Clinical expertise and science unite in these educational videos on ADHD. The professionalism of the teaching is top notch; the content is useful for professionals and residents, but can as well be used as a psycho-education tool, in the waiting room, and can be directly applied to daily practice. Patients and experience experts may benefit from innovative, easy to access, scientific information.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD, has for decades been recognised as a childhood disorder, but only recently the frequent persistence of symptoms and impairment into adulthood and old age has been studied and acknowledged. For many years, parents of children with ADHD have been aware that the symptoms of inattention, restlessness and impulsivity are not outgrown in adulthood. Adults who were never diagnosed as children, recognise themselves in the adult presentation of ADHD, and grandparents tell their (grand)children they had had similar issues in childhood, and still… the adult version of ADHD was neglected in research and clinical practice.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD, has for decades been recognised as a childhood disorder, but only recently the frequent persistence of symptoms and impairment into adulthood and old age has been studied and acknowledged. For many years, parents of children with ADHD have been aware that the symptoms of inattention, restlessness and impulsivity are not outgrown in adulthood. Adults who were never diagnosed as children, recognise themselves in the adult presentation of ADHD, and grandparents tell their (grand)children they had had similar issues in childhood, and still… the adult version of ADHD was neglected in research and clinical practice.

The prevalence of ADHD across the lifespan is 3-5%, but in patients with psychiatric problems it is much higher (about 20%). ADHD underlies many other psychiatric and physical conditions, and often contributes to chronicity of those conditions when unrecognised and left untreated. ADHD is also characterised by forgetfulness, that may lead to non-compliance with any treatment, from visiting the dentist, keeping to a diet, or taking medication. This increases the risk of chronicity for any disease. Ensuring better health for people with ADHD starts with a better understanding of the symptoms, providing support, and appropriate treatment.

The diagnosis of ADHD in adulthood is often experienced as a game changer: people can stop blaming themselves for their lifetime problems and start understanding their behaviour and forgiving themselves. ADHD is not a choice: after all, you are often born with it. Evidence-based knowledge and proper treatment are available and can make all the difference. So with knowledge, understanding improves, there is room for forgiveness and to achieve personal goals. With knowledge and intervention, those with ADHD can lead a happier and healthier life.