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The ADD / ADHD GAZETTE
Knocking down the walls of ignorance

Gail Miller
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IN THIS ISSUE:

#1 -- NEWS & VIEWS

#2 -- UK FOCUS

#3 -- ARTICLE: Mum, Why Am I Different?

#4 -- RESOURCES

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# 1 News & Views

Hi everyone,
I am sending this newsletter out early as so many kind readers
have been sending me so many things for publication recently.
The only way I am going to get all this info out to you is by
sending this one as an 'extra'. I hope this is OK with everyone?
Rather than 'sitting' on this info, and of course as some of it
refers to events that have a deadline, I would rather try to get
it out as soon as possible. I also have some great articles lined
up including one about girls and women with ADD scheduled
for the July 3rd issue. The next issue will go out as normal then,
on that date. I also hope to include a small survey in that
issue, to get some idea of where everyone is from and to get
feedback about this newsletter. Obviously as subscribers are
growing at such a rapid rate, I need to know what you like and
dislike about The Gazette and what YOU want in the newsletter
Gail

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Dear Gail,
I am the parent of adult ADHD son (29) and would like to hear
from any other parents with grown up ADDers, for mutual
commiserations and encouragement. Anyone who would like
to contact me, can at tenaj@... Thanks

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There have been more warnings issued about the safety of
the medication Cylert (pemoline) It is being linked to possible
liver toxicity. See details at http://add.about.com Meanwhile
if anyone in your family is still taking this medication, it would
be wise to go back to your doctor regarding an alternative med.

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Hello Gail,
I am 7. My mum told me to write to you and tell you how I
feel.I feel unhappy a bit because I'm an explorer and I didn't
want to go to school this morning because there were
lots of naughty people who were hurting me and I don't like it
and then I get mad. Then I get red. Then I start hitting them.

This morning I didn't want to get my school clothes on because
there are lots of nasty people who I don't like, and if I didn't go to
school they might forget about hurting me, but I went to school
and then I got to school but I was very late. The teacher said
'Where were you?' then I said 'I was messing about and I refused
to get my school clothes on but Mr Davies didn't speak to me,
Mr Davies is my head teacher.

On a few days, I was pretty good and some days I was
appalling and I really need some help for getting my act back to
normal like someone who I know in my school. His name's
Matthew and he's very good, but I don't want to be like him, I
want to be myself, but I want to be very good.

At school today after I got in they were doing some work and I
didn't know what to do but when I got to my teacher, she told
me what to do and I got on with it. First play, I didn't behave
properly, I was kicking, punching, tripping over people, sitting
on people and I was tripping people up but at least the teacher
didn't see me, who was on duty.

Then, the second play after lunch I was starting to hit people
and do all the same things which I did on the first play. Then I
was playing nicely with my best friend and I was giving him a
piggy back and after the second play which was after lunch, I had
to stay in the third play, but my teacher let me and another boy
out. I have to go now, hopefully I'll talk to you some other day

From A

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Hello A,
I am sorry to hear you are feeling sad about school. I
don't know if you are old enough to understand what I am
going to say, but I am going to tell you something about school.
School is GREAT .............................

if you are average.

For children like you, who tend to be EXTREMELY good at
some things and not so good at other things (like getting in
on time) it is not such an easy ride. If you are quite good at
many things and don't excell in any, school will be easy for
you. You won't stick out. You will be like one of the 'sheep'.

There are many children just like yourself in school
however, who can do the work, and who are even very, very
good at some things, but who behave in a certain sort of
way that is somehow different from the rest of the children.
Because of this behaviour, adults (teachers) are often
unfair to you. They cannot understand (because they are
ignorant) that sometimes it is difficult for a child who needs
to move about a lot and who sometimes acts on the spur
of the moment to be the same as the other kids. They
don't see children as individuals, they see them as a mass
and it's wrong. Because of this you are often left feeling
sad, or cross, or frustrated at those adults.

Not all teachers are like this. As you go through school you
will find one or two who will like you for who you are, and
accept the things you do without judging you. If you can
find a teacher like this make him or her your friend. Go to
them when you are having problems.

All I can say to you is this. Some of the greatest names in
history were said to have symptoms like the ones you have.
Churchill, Einstein, Walt Disney, Richard Branson, Tom
Cruise, Robbie Williams, Eddison, Robin Williams, Stephen
Hawking .... the list is much, much longer than this. All these
people have made the world a better place for others
BECAUSE of the way they are, not depite the way they are.

I hope you have a better day at school today love.
Best wishes - Gail

NOTE: Anyone who would like to write to this little boy, could
they please send emails to me in the first instance and I will
pass them on. This little guy could use some cyber buddies.

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Welcome to all the new subscribers who have come to us since
the last issue including our first one from Zimbabwe! Please let
me know if you are a reader of The ADD / ADHD Gazette and
NEITHER in The States or Britain.

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Dear Gail,
I am wondering if anyone can help us. We have a teenage son
with ADD who has had a horrible year with depression and
almost failing the year. He is on Adderall and Prozac. Presently
he is happy as can be because he loves his summer job. My
question is: We were all tested in the family by our Christian
Psychologist (PhD) using the DiSC Biblical Personal Profile
System. Is anyone familiar with this? I am wanting resources
on how to put the results with the ADD/Depression
components to best help him. Any help would be great.
Thanks Marymsrd@...

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Sleeping Through the Night. . . and Other Lies : The Mysteries,
Marvels and Mayhem in the First Three Years of Parenthood
by Sandi Kahn Shelton
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312203624/theaddadhdgaze

In this super book, the author Sandi Shelton; humour columnist for
Working Mother magazine, tells us that in order to survive parenthood
we need to have a keen sense of humour.

Here are insights to living with infants and toddlers that only a
mother of three could provide, including "Why Babies Cry,"
"The Daddy Dance," and "Life in the Terrible Twos." With wisdom
and plenty of wit you are taken through a kaleidoscope of the topsy
turvy world of parenthood.

Read about the absurd occurrences that wreak havoc on a
household from an expert on laughter. Very funny; very
informative, a superb present for (unsuspecting) parents to be.

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#2 UK Focus

The following bulletin was taken, with permission, from The
FEAT Daily On Line newsletter (Families for Early Autism Treatment)
http://www.feat.org
"No Autism MMR Link" Refuted by AiA (Allergy Induced Autism)
http://www.kessick.demon.co.uk/2commonspr.html

AUTISM MMR LINK
MMR Vaccine and Autism : No Epidemiological Evidence for A
Causal Association Taylor B. Miller E. Farringdon P.C. Petropolous
M.C. Favot - Mayaud I.Li J. & Waight A.

The above paper, published in the Lancet on Friday 11th June
1999, was funded by the Medicines Control Agency and
authored by the Department of Community Child Health
Royal Free and University College Medical School, London,
together with The Public Health Laboratory Service. Details
appear to have been substantially leaked by the authors
prior to publication.

This is the first public admission by the government of the
massive increase in Autism. It would however, appear to be
a cynical attempt to disguise the truth. Should this be the
case then what we face is a scandalous public dupe of BSE
proportions.

SUMMARY OF STUDY
The study is a case series analysis, a weak form of epidemiological
analysis which can only suggest or refute very large relationships.
The authors begin by admitting the intrinsic flaws in the available
data whilst clarifying the aim of the study as to look for evidence
of a change in trend in incidence or age at diagnosis associated
with the introduction of the MMR vaccine.

The most significant finding of the study is that the number
of children with autism has risen by 25%, year on year
compounded since the introduction of MMR.

Additionally a significant temporal clustering for the onset of
parental concern about their child's behaviour was found
within six months of the MMR vaccine. Astonishingly, despite
these clear findings, the interpretation of the study is that the
analyses do not support a causal association between MMR
vaccine & autism.

Alarmingly the reader may easily be misled into believing that the
rise in autism predates MMR introduction whereas the study the
demonstrates a potential association.

AIA's INTERPRETATION OF STUDY
AiA has access to a large number of parents trained in highly
relevant disciplines which allows us to interpret accurately and
analyse the integrity and validity of the study. The following
highly pertinent points have arisen from our investigations:-

The data underlying the key graph are fundamentally incorrect.
The Public Health Laboratory Service itself instituted a catch up
policy, meaning that all children who had not previously received
the mumps or rubella vaccine, irrespective of their having
received a monovalent vaccine, were targeted for MMR
inoculation. Despite this, the group has been ignored completely
for the purposes of this exercise. The study states that the group
was of children eligible for MMR vaccination in the second year
of life, indicating the authors' awareness of older eligible children.
Had the children vaccinated in the 'catch up' campaign been
properly accounted for, as well as having been diagnosed
before 60 months of age (as per the study's criterion), the relevant
starting year of birth should have been 1986. Figure 1 clearly
shows a significant rise in cases between those born in 1986
over those born in 1985 This has either been a totally inept
analysis of the data or a deliberate attempt to cover the truth.
There is a 'step up' and the conclusions in relation to the first
hypothesis are without doubt invalid.

With regards to the age of diagnosis of autism in relation to the
MMR. Most children have been vaccinated with MMR by 15
months and subsequent time of diagnosis of autism relative to
parental concern is an unknown variable nor do the authors
declare the relative numbers of vaccinated to unvaccinated
children. Thus the second analysis is not only totally
meaningless in any scientific sense but it also bears no relation
whatsoever to the fundamental hypothesis and certainly does
not exclude exposure to vaccine as having a causal relationship
to autism.

It is not surprising that the study finds no significant relationship
between timing of diagnosis considering the wide variation of
age at which final diagnosis is completed.

The third analysis looked at the first expression of parental
concern about their child's behaviour in relation to any potential
temporal relationship to MMR vaccination. What was identified
was a significant statistical cluster of first parental concerns
within 6 months of MMR vaccination. This is then explained
away by suggestion of lack of precision in definition of symptoms
of the condition, however, if this significant finding were truly
due to a parental recall bias it would have been seen in all vaccine
groups i.e. those who received any measles containing vaccine.
The significant clustering is only seen in recipients of the MMR
indicating that this is likely to be a true effect. In statistical terms
the dataset is of limited size despite assurances that the findings
are based on a large study.

The absolute defence of the MMR vaccination in the discussion
section of the paper is out of all proportion to the weak
scientific evidence presented in the findings. Indeed the
findings indicate the opposite of the efence given.

There are no control groups in this study to compare against i.e.
Rates of occurrence of: - a.Autism in children who have not been
vaccinated with either the MMR or the monovalent vaccines and
b.Autistic children vaccinated with the monovalent vaccines. It
is impossible to say if a higher or lower proportion of children
given MMR developed autism compared with those who didn't
receive it. It is clear that the study was commissioned to dismiss
the hypothesis that there may exist a relationship between the
MMR vaccine and autism.

In reality the study is fatally flawed and statistically inadequate.
Despite clear findings supporting the relationship hypothesis, the
authors discard their own clearly unexpected, statistical findings
and manipulating the results to 'prove' their own pre-existing
hypothesis. This approach, coming from the Medicines Control
Agency, is an outrageous attempt to pervert public perception of
the potential relationship between the MMR Vaccination and autism.

In the continuing interests of the children and adults
represented by our organisation, AiA calls for the resignation
of all key members of the Study Group, on the grounds that they
are prepared to place a skewed and feeble study into the public
arena in an attempt to defend the MMR vaccination. In addition,
AiA demands that the Medicines Control Agency or the Govt
commissions a totally objective and completely independent
study to ascertain the truth.

On March 1, 1999 the State of California released a report,
mandated by state law and enacted as a result of concerns
raised to the Governor and Legislature by parents, educators,
and health care professionals who had observed that within a
very short period of time, autism in California had increased
at an alarming rate. The report to the Legislature from the
Deprt of Developmental Services (www.dds.ca.gov/autismreport.cfm)
examined the increase in autism and pervasive developmental
disorders compared to other defined developmental disorders.
Analysis was of data provided by California's 21 regional centres
covering the period from 1987 - 1998. Among the most striking
findings in the report was that the number of young children
diagnosed with autism entering the system over the past 11
years had increased 273 % (page 8 of the Report), while the other
developmental disorders showed only modest, population
adjusted increases.

Also contained on page 8 of the Report, is a graph which
documents a sudden, unexpected and unexplained increase in
autism starting exactly at the same time as California was requiring,
for the first time, the use of MMR.

Plotting the North Thames findings against the California study
illustrates a similar upwards trend, beginning at time of
introduction of the MMR into the U.K. and including children in
the 'catch up' campaign. The recent Peltola study from Finland,
which tested the wrong hypothesis, is now widely quoted in
PHLS literature as proof of MMR safety.

Few GPs, parents or other professionals have sought the paper
out to verify the implied findings yet the paper so easily became
incorporated into medical folklore. Fears are that the nonsensical
study now under discussion will achieve the same giddy heights
of acceptance by the medical profession as the Finnish study.
Numbers of autistic children in this country will continue to
rise at the alarming rate demonstrated and the excessive budgetary
overheads required to meet the demands of the rocketing rise in this
devastating condition will potentially cripple future governments.

AiA is a membership based, medical research charity, which has
not previously taken a public stance on the issue of autism and
vaccination. However, the serious implications of the publication
of this paper have forced the executive of AiA to take immediate
action. AiA considers that any such attempt to justify health
policy by using inadequate research as propaganda is reprehensible.

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Thank you to FEAT Editors: Lenny Schafer and Catherine Johnson
for permission to reproduce this bulletin. Subscribe to The FEAT
Daily Online Newsletter: Daily we collect features and news of the
world of autism as it breaks. http://www.feat.org/FEATNews
schafer@... CIJOHN@...

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The Adult Dyslexia Organisation is the first (and perhaps only)
organisation in the UK to cater solely for adult dyslelxics on a
national basis. It is mainly a source of informattion and a focus for
lobbying on the behalf of adult dyslexics. One of the commitments
they have made is to offer training to those who wish to set up or
improve adult dyslexia support groups throughout the UK. Hence,
Adult Dyslexia Support UK.

There are 4 training days scheduled for this year.
Glasgow July 3rd
Truro Sep 25th
Cardiff Oct 16th
Belfast Nov 13th

In 2000 we will visit Leeds, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Aberdeen
and Cardiff (or at least that is the plan!)

The topics that are addressed are as follows;
Dyslexia – What is dyslexia, what are the needs of the dyslexic?
Helpline – Giving advice. Where to get help. Helping with the
dyslexic’s problems.
Fund Raising – Staying solvent, how to raise money to fund
your group.
Charity Law – Being legal, what you need to know.
Resource Materials – The logistics of running a support group.
Self-Esteem – How those with a damaged self-image can repair it.
Group Facilitation – Recruiting from within the dyslexic community
– Working with other organisations involving the marginalised.

Everyone who attends the training will recive a copy of it. Just as
importantly, attending the training will provide the opportunity to
meet others who are involved in the same enterprise. Networking
and the contacts that it provides is an important part of the process.
Everyone who comes to the training will then have others to speak
to and swap ideas with.

There is a nominal £10.00 charge for all who attend.

Book a place by sending £10.00 to, 'ADO, 336, Brixton Rd, Brixton,
London, SW9 7AA stating which seminar you wish to attend. FULL
details on all these events can be obtained from Simon Hopper at
simonhop@...

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#3 Mum, Why Am I Different ( A story for any youngster
feeling misunderstood) by Gail Miller

Zak bounded into the lounge, his baseball cap all askew and
his jumper on back to front. Bouncing into his favourite squashy
chair, he looked at his mum with a quizzical expression.
“Mum, why am I different?”
His mum looked at his flushed little face lovingly. Zak had been
dashing about again. His face was red and his hair was
plastered clammily to his head.

“Why, what do you mean son?” his mum asked.
“Today, Mrs Keenoe my teacher, said that I was hyperactive.”
Zak replied.
“Well you do have a lot of energy Zak, that is true, but that can
sometimes be a good thing.”
“She often gets cross with me when I get out of my seat, and
she says I can’t sit still.” he went on.
“Oh Zak, I am sorry your teacher gets cross. She just doesn’t
understand you. An energetic and lively little boy like you needs
lots of stimulation, and that is why you move around a lot in
your classroom.”

“But Miss says I’ve got St Vitas dance.” Zak moaned.
His mum took Zak upon her knee. She could feel his heart
pounding heavily under his clothes.
“Just think what an advantage it is to be always on the move
like you are. Not many children can move quickly like you. What
if you ever had to run away from trouble? You would be the
fastest little runner around. No one would be able to catch you
would they?”

Zak hadn’t thought about it like that. He was aware that he did
move around more than the other kids, but he had always
thought that this was a bad thing. Zak’s mum then went on.
“When you grow up, you may want to become an athlete or a
sportsman. You will have to practice to become stronger and
faster. Racing about will then come naturally to you won’t it?”
Zak smiled at his mum and realised that maybe his need to
dash about would come in very useful one day.

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The next day, Zak ran out of the school gates and scurried up
to his mum, nearly knocking her off her feet. His shoe laces
were undone and he had one sock up and one sock down.
“Boy, am I glad to be out of there. I have been so bored at
school today Mum. ” Zak exclaimed.
“Have you, Darling?” she smiled. “I know it is difficult for you
to stay on task sometimes. Because you are a lively and bright
little boy you needs lots of stimulation to stay interested.”

Zak told his mum how he found it very difficult to concentrate
in his lessons, especially if the work was too easy for him. She
put her arms round him and sighed.
“You are a very clever boy,” she assured him, “but sometimes
it is hard for your teacher to know when you are bored. She has
so many other children to look after as well as you. Just do your
best and don’t be too worried if you get a little bored sometimes.”
Zak gave his mum his most beaming smile when she said they
could visit the park on the way home. He felt happy that he
would have a chance to run around and stretch his legs.
“Yippeeeeee!” he screeched as he ran into the distance, his
mum trying hard to keep up with him.

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Zak’s mum was wearing her best outfit. She was sat in the
school corridor, along with Zak, awaiting her turn for the
Parent Interviews. Each term, school saw every parent to
report how their children were getting along with their work.
“Mrs Wilson!”, a voice echoed down the corridor.
“That’s us, love.” Zak’s mum said as they both got up and
went into Flabby Bucktrout’s office.

(The headmistress wasn’t really called Flabby. Her real name
was Ernestine, but Zak always called her by this cheeky
nickname because she was a little bit, ...... er flabby.)

“Mrs Wilson, do you know that Zak is prone to daydreaming in
class? He drifts away into his own little dreamland, and then
he has little idea of what he is supposed to be doing, when he
returns to the land of the living.”
Zak’s mum calmly said “You are right, Zak does tend to
daydream sometimes, but he is a very thoughtful boy. He has
a lot of information in his head, and he does sometimes get
absorbed in his own ideas.”

Mrs Bucktrout looked startled. She wasn’t expecting a reply
like this. Flabby Bucktrout thought that Zak was a handful
of trouble. In school he was always overactive and often
found it difficult to concentrate in class.
“But Zak has other problems too,” Flabby continued, “He
usually strays from what the rest of the class are doing,
preferring to go his own way.”
“Ah yes Mrs Bucktrout,” Zak’s mum said pointedly, “ but you
are forgetting that Zak is a very independent and individual
child. He is also inquisitive and shows interest in lots of
different things. Qualities like this should be encouraged.”

When they left the office Zak's mum turned to him, and said
kindly “You are one of a kind Zak, and don’t you ever forget
it. Your qualities make you stand out from the rest. You are a
very special person.”
“But I sometimes feel like a geek Mum.” he said sadly, “ I
know that I don’t think in the same way as my friends, and
everyone says that I always have to be different.”
“Who wants to be the same as all the others anyway?” she
asked. “The world needs inventors and leaders, not just workers
you know.”
Zak thought about this for a while and he soon felt much better.
He thought to himself that maybe he wasn’t such a geek after all.

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“Mum, Mum! Andy’s mother says I don’t know how to play
properly. She says I’m too bossy.” Zak called as he crashed in
through the door and threw himself face down onto the couch,
sobbing his heart out.
“Come here Sweetheart,” his mum cooed, “it’s alright now.”
She wondered why others couldn’t be more understanding about
Zak’s special difficulties. It’s hard enough for children like him,
she thought, without people adding to his problems by saying
unkind things. She put her arms around the little boy and
cuddled him close to her body. He felt safe and loved.

“You do come across as being a bit boisterous you know Zak,”
she explained, “and sometimes other children are even frightened
of you. If you could just put the brakes on a little, things would be
easier, but it is part of your character *not* to be able to do that.”
Zak looked into her eyes questioningly, “But *why* aren’t I able
to do that?” he said.
“Because your brain is special, and works differently to most
other children,” she explained, “and this is what makes you
different. When you grow up though, you will be able to put this
difference to good use.”
“How will I be able to do that Mum?” he asked curiously.
“Well,” she replied, “you may want to be a high flying
businessman, with offices all over the world. But in order to keep
ahead in business you will need to be determined, and yes, even
bossy sometimes. This is where your character will come into it’s
own.”

“Oh yeah.” Zak laughed, “I could end up just like that Richard
Brainstorm couldn’t I?” he continued “I think I will stay in a
while and watch television.”
His mum always made him feel cheerful when he was feeling
sad or insecure.

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Zak’s older brother William looked sulkily at Zak.
“Come on Zak, catch the ball. You’re useless.”
Zak tried again, but the ball always slipped through his fingers.

“I don’t like sport anyway,” Zak complained, “you know I
prefer working on my computer.”
“Computers are for nerds,” William sneered, “I’m going to call
for Benson. At least he can catch a ball.”
He sloped off, leaving Zak standing forlornly on his own.

Zak found his mum in the kitchen up to her elbows in
butter and flour.
“Buns won’t be long ” she said cheerily.
“Mum,” interrupted Zak, “why am I out of step with the other
children? I often feel like I don’t understand their world.”

His mum looked at him with a concerned look in her eye.
“You are right Zak,” she said, “you are different from the
run of the mill, but children like you have amazing talents and
are usually very creative. Just think how boring the world
would be if there were no artists, explorers or entertainers.”
“Sometimes I would like to be like all the others though.” said
Zak sorrowfully. His mum smiled her special smile and bent
down so that her face was at the same height as Zak’s.

“Now listen to me young man,” she said sternly, “you must be
proud of who you are. You are an individual, a one-off. There is
no one else like you in all the world. I know it feels hard
sometimes, but when you grow up you will do great things,
maybe invent a new type of computer, or become Prime Minister
or President. Leaders and creative people, like you, make poor
workers because of the way they are made.”

“Are there any others like me?” Zak then asked.
“Of course, my love,” his mum replied, “there are many
children in the world who feel out of place and separated
from the world around them, but many grow up to be famous
scientists, actors, inventors or leaders.”
“Thanks Mum.” said Zak, as he dashed upstairs to play on his
computer.

There are millions of children in this world, all of whom have
good points and bad points. Some have special difficulties which
makes it hard for them, and may make them feel that they are
different from the crowd. But sometimes it is not always best
to be ordinary. Life is not as exciting for ordinary people as
those who were born to explore, and to take life by the scruff of
the neck and shake it! We must all be proud of who we are, and
try to make the best out of the qualities that God has given us.

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Copyright Gail Miller 1999
Gail Miller is author of "Wild Child - A Mother, A Son & ADHD"
http://www.gailmiller.clara.net/wild.html

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#4 Resources

The Mental Health Matters Newsletter from "Mental Health
Matters!" The User-friendly Mental Health Directory
FREE search available. http://www.mental-health-matters.com

A new site on Oppositional Defiant Disorder can be found at
http://www.members.tripod.com/brulin/odd.html

http://www.cabaret.co.uk is the website of Cabaret Mechanical
Theatre. Making automata and mechanical toys is quite common
is schools now because it fits in well with the Design and
UK Technology Nat. Curriculum. The show features over 20
new pieces including 10 which you can rotate through 360
degrees and see working as animations with QuickTime 3
or later installed but there are ShockWave and 'no-plug-in'
versions as well.

Whispers ONline Magazine for Women. An interesting magazine
for interesting women. http://www.whispersmagazine.com
Articles cover Image, Food, Home, Finance, Computing,
Romance, Travel and Arts & Entertainment as well as
forums and chat. For your free subscription
Subscribe at mailto:subscribe@...

Mind-Steps. A new website from David B. Goldstein, Ph.D.
who develops a multi-disciplinary approach to the assessment
and treatment of learning and developmental disabilities.
Bringing together speech and language pathologists, educators,
reading specialists, psychiatry, psychology, occupational and
physical therapy, audiology, and optometry in an effort to view
a child or adolescent from multiple perspectives.

The Missing Person Search Bulletin is packed with missing
person locator tips and it's free! Find someone today!
http://www.internetpi.com/findpeople/newsletter.htm

Hometips & More Website. Find favorite recipes, and
many free downloadable money saving or earning reports,
and is updated weekly. I don't know if you ever refer
readers to such sites, but here it is:
http://www.angelfire.com/wa/hometips

AChristian based site for parents of children with ADHD is at
http://members.aol.com/ghales8071/yesyoucan A lovely site.

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LINKS
If you have a website and are looking for links. I am happy to add
a reciprocal link to The ADHD (UK) Website. Take a look at my
site at http://www.gailmiller.clara.net and email me to swap links

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SEE YA NEXT TIME. Gail Miller 1999
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