=== Center of Attention ===
Newsletter of CHADD of Northern California
Also at: http://www.chaddnorcal.org/newsletter
11 July 2005

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>> IN THIS ISSUE <<
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*Calendar of Events
*Please Tell Us
*Subscription Information
*CHADD Information

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>> CALENDAR OF EVENTS <<
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This calendar does not list some CHADD groups
which may be closer to you and it does not list
some non-CHADD events. For a thorough calendar,
including directions, look at:
http://www.chaddnorcal.org/schedule and also
http://www.chaddnorcal.org/schedule/otherevent.htm.


The Calendar is organized by County

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=== Alameda =========================
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- 7/14/2005, Thu. 7 - 9 pm
Albany Adult Support Group -- Come and connect
with others who really understand. Learn new
skills.
Albany Senior Center, Albany - Contact: Linda Lawton: 510-524-0350
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- 8/11/2005, Thu. 7 - 9 pm
Albany Adult Support Group -- Come and connect
with others who really understand. Learn new
skills.
Albany Senior Center, Albany - Contact: Linda Lawton: 510-524-0350
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- 9/8/2005, Thu. 7 - 9 pm
Albany Adult Support Group -- Come and connect
with others who really understand. Learn new
skills.
Albany Senior Center, Albany - Contact: Linda Lawton: 510-524-0350
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- 10/13/2005, Thu. 7 - 9 pm
Albany Adult Support Group -- Come and connect
with others who really understand. Learn new
skills.
Albany Senior Center, Albany - Contact: Linda Lawton: 510-524-0350
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=== Contra Costa =========================
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- 7/20/2005, Wed. 7 - 9 pm
Adult Support Group, with Donna Love,
Professional ADHD Coach and Organizer -- Free,
small, informal, drop-in peer support-group, the
first and third Wednesdays of the month. Special
Topic (continued) Relationships, Significant
Others welcome.
710 South Broadway, Walnut Creek - Contact: Donna Love: 925-687-4324
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- 10/29/2005, Sat. 9:00 am - 3 pm
Nothing About Us Without Us - Mini-Conference on
Adult Issues -- East Bay LDA is hosting: Dale
Brown, author of Job Hunting for the So-Called
Handicapped; Ben Foss, JD, film maker and
executive director of Initiative for Learning
Identities; Nina Ghiselli, Psy.D., psychologist
in private practice and chair of adult issues for
LDA-CA, is the facilitator of this one day
conference. Only $35. Includes a networking lunch!
Concord Hilton, Concord - Contact: Registration
materials:
http://www.eastbaylda.org/conference_flier.pdf
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=== Marin =========================
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- 7/21/2005, Thu. 7-9 pm
TBA -- TBA
Town Center Corte Madera Community Room, Corte
Madera - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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- 9/6/2005, Tues. 7-9 pm
Adult Support Group, with SueZee Poinsett,
Professional coach and organizer. -- Free,
drop-in peer-support group, the first Tuesday of
each month. Talk with others who really
understand. And share and develop life skills.
Marin Community Mental Health, Greenbrae - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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- 9/15/2005, Thu. 7-9 pm
TBA -- TBA
Town Center Corte Madera Community Room, Corte
Madera - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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- 9/26/2005, Mon. 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Parent Resource & Support Group -- Call for directions in Mill Valley.
Mill Valley Home, Mill Valley - Contact: Victoria
Vogel & Holly Seerley: 415-383-6048 or
415-924-6656
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- 10/4/2005, Tues. 7-9 pm
Adult Support Group, with SueZee Poinsett,
Professional coach and organizer. -- Free,
drop-in peer-support group, the first Tuesday of
each month. Talk with others who really
understand. And share and develop life skills.
Marin Community Mental Health, Greenbrae - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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- 10/20/2005, Thu. 7-9 pm
TBA -- TBA
Town Center Corte Madera Community Room, Corte
Madera - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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- 10/31/2005, Mon. 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Parent Resource & Support Group -- Call for directions in Mill Valley.
Mill Valley Home, Mill Valley - Contact: Victoria
Vogel & Holly Seerley: 415-383-6048 or
415-924-6656
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=== Online =========================
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- 7/27/2005, Wed. 6 - 8 pm PST
"Ask The Expert" Chat: Adult ADHD - Work and
Relationships, with Arthur Robin, PhD. --
Online Chat, Internet - Contact: Chat Web Page: www.chadd.org - Support - Chat
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- 9/22/2005, Thu. 6 - 8 pm PST
"Ask The Expert" Chat: Complementary and
Controversial Interventions, with David Rabiner,
PhD. --
Online Chat, Internet - Contact: Chat Web Page: www.chadd.org - Support - Chat
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- 10/27/2005, Thu. 6 - 8 pm PST
"Ask The Expert" Chat: Mini Med School - The
Brain and ADHD, with Chandan J. Vaidya, PhD. --
Online Chat, Internet - Contact: Chat Web Page: www.chadd.org - Support - Chat
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=== San Francisco =========================
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- 7/18/2005, Mon. 7 - 9 pm
Adult Success Group -- Share skills and
strategies for success at home, in the workplace,
in relationships, etc.
First Unitarian Universalist Church, San
Francisco - Contact: Rachel Rosenfeld:
888-759-9758
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- 8/22/2005, Mon. 7 - 9 pm
Adult Success Group -- Share skills and
strategies for success at home, in the workplace,
in relationships, etc.
First Unitarian Universalist Church, San
Francisco - Contact: Rachel Rosenfeld:
888-759-9758
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- 9/12/2005, Mon. 7:15 pm
Parents Education Network (PEN) Charles Armstrong
School, and SF GIANTS extend a special invitation
to: A NIGHT AT SBC BALLPARK -- ...to spotlight
Children with Learning Differences! SF GIANTS vs.
SAN DIEGO PADRES. $17 per ticket.
SBC Park, San Francisco - Contact: Parents
Education Network (PEN): 415-751-2237 or
http://parentseducationnetwork.org
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- 10/11/2005, Tues. 7:00 - 9:30 pm
Richard Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed. - "It's So Much Work
to Be your Friend:" Helping Children With
Learning Disabilities Find Social Success --
This seminar will provide concrete, practical
strategies
that teachers and parents can use to improve the
child's social standing and skills. Admission is
Free. RSVP between September 1st and October 1st.
St. Vincent de Paul School Gym, San Francisco -
Contact: Deanna Gumina, Ph.D.:
mailto:dgumina@... or call: (415)
750-0612
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=== San Mateo =========================
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- 9/17/2005, Sat. 8 am to 5 pm, probably
Relationships & ADD -- Kitty Petty ADD/LD Institute's Tenth Annual Symposium
TBA, TBA - Contact: Kitty Petty ADD/LD Institute:
650-329-9443 or visit www.kpinst.org
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=== Sonoma =========================
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- 8/9/2005, Tues. 7 - 9 pm
Drop-in Peer Support Group for Adults with ADHD. --
Elim Lutheran Church, Petaluma - Contact: Molly Bloom: 707- 769-1835
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- 9/13/2005, Tues. 7 - 9 pm
Drop-in Peer Support Group for Adults with ADHD. --
Elim Lutheran Church, Petaluma - Contact: Molly Bloom: 707- 769-1835
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- 10/11/2005, Tues. 7 - 9 pm
Drop-in Peer Support Group for Adults with ADHD. --
Elim Lutheran Church, Petaluma - Contact: Molly Bloom: 707- 769-1835
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=== Stanislaus =========================
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- 8/2/2005, Tues. 7 - 8pm
Modesto Support Group -- (No children please)
Doctors Medical Center, Modesto - Contact: Bonnie: 209-523-4939
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- 9/6/2005, Tues. 7 - 8pm
Modesto Support Group -- (No children please)
Doctors Medical Center, Modesto - Contact: Bonnie: 209-523-4939
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- 10/4/2005, Tues. 7 - 8pm
Modesto Support Group -- (No children please)
Doctors Medical Center, Modesto - Contact: Bonnie: 209-523-4939
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- 11/1/2005, Tues. 7 - 8pm
Modesto Support Group -- (No children please)
Doctors Medical Center, Modesto - Contact: Bonnie: 209-523-4939
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- 12/6/2005, Tues. 7 - 8pm
Modesto Support Group -- (No children please)
Doctors Medical Center, Modesto - Contact: Bonnie: 209-523-4939
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Editor, "Center of Attention"
CHADD of Northern California, Chapter # 504
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