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

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>> IN THIS ISSUE <<
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*Calendar of Events
*Announcements:
Amazon Associates Program for CHADD
*Feature Article:
Transdermal Medication Patch
*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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- 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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- 10/27/2005, thru 10/29/05
Annual Conference - Learning Disabilities
Association of CA -- Three Full Days addressing
the latest brain research, educational
methods,parenting strategies, advocacy
approaches, mental health interventions and
diagnostic and medical procedures. Featuring Dr.
Ned Hallowell and more.
Concord Hilton, Concord - Contact: Learning
Disabilities Association of CA: 916-745-7882.
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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 $40. 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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- 8/29/2005, 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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- 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
Topic: Time Management 101 -- Frances Straussman, coach & organizer
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
Town Center Corte Madera Community Room, Corte
Madera - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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- 10/24/2005, Mon. 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Parent Resource & Support Group -- Call for
directions in Mill Valley. (Note we are not
meeting on Halloween.)
Mill Valley Home, Mill Valley - Contact: Victoria
Vogel & Holly Seerley: 415-383-6048 or
415-924-6656
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- 11/7/2005, 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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- 11/17/2005, Thu. 7-9 pm
TBA
Town Center Corte Madera Community Room, Corte
Madera - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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- 11/28/2005, Mon. 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Parent Resource & Support Group -- Call for
directions in Mill Valley. (Note we are not
meeting on Halloween.)
Mill Valley Home, Mill Valley - Contact: Victoria
Vogel & Holly Seerley: 415-383-6048 or
415-924-6656
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- 12/5/2005, 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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- 12/15/2005, Thu. 7-9 pm
TBA
Town Center Corte Madera Community Room, Corte
Madera - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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- 1/2/2006, Mon. 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Parent Resource & Support Group -- Call for
directions in Mill Valley. (Note we are not
meeting on Halloween.)
Mill Valley Home, Mill Valley - Contact: Victoria
Vogel & Holly Seerley: 415-383-6048 or
415-924-6656
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- 1/30/2006, Mon. 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Parent Resource & Support Group -- Call for
directions in Mill Valley. (Note we are not
meeting on Halloween.)
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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- 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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- 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.
dgumina@... or call: (415) 750-0612
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- 11/2/2005, Wed. 8:30 am - 4:45pm
SF's 2005 Hoarding & Cluttering Conference:
Community Effect, Community Response. Presented
by the Mental Health Association of San
Francisco. -- This year's conference has a
special focus on collaborative approaches to
providing comprehensive hoarding services and
resources, involving public and private groups,
consumers, providers, and the community.
War Memorial Veterans Building, San Francisco -
Contact: Mental Health Association of San
Francisco: 415-421-2926 or visit www.mha-sf.org
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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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>> ANNOUNCEMENTS <<
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continue!

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increasing. (We're not talking thousands of
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As a reminder, all CHADD coordinators, group
leaders, and board members are volunteers. Our
chapters receive only a small portion of
membership fees. The rest goes to support CHADD's
national efforts on advocacy and education.

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your Amazon purchases will go to CHADD of
Northern California.

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>> FEATURE ARTICLE <<
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Transdermal Medication Patch

An amended New Drug Application for a once-daily
transdermal medication patch used to treat
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is under
review by the FDA.

The patch is designed to be used by children ages
6 to 12. The revolutionary treatment approach,
developed by Shire Pharmaceuticals Group and
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. allows continuous
dispersal of medication through the skin into the
bloodstream.

See the story at myDNA News:

http://www.mydna.com/health/mental/news/resources/news/200507/news_20050727_admt\
.html

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