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


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>> IN THIS ISSUE <<
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*Calendar of Events
*Announcements:
September 14th is National ADHD Awareness Day
*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. It also only covers the
next month or so. 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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- 9/14/2005, Wed. 7 - 8:45 pm
Tri-Valley Parent Support Meeting --
Thomas J. Hart Middle School, Pleasanton - Contact: JoAnn Matone: 925-484-2173
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- 9/28/2005, Wed. 7 - 9 pm
South East Bay Parent Support Group --
Forest Park Elementary School, Fremont - Contact: Shari: 510-386-7642
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- 10/12/2005, Wed. 7 - 8:45 pm
Tri-Valley Parent Support Meeting --
Thomas J. Hart Middle School, Pleasanton - Contact: JoAnn Matone: 925-484-2173
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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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- 10/18/2005, Tues. 7 - 9 pm
South East Bay Parent Support Group --
Forest Park Elementary School, Fremont - Contact: Shari: 510-386-7642
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- 10/30/2005, Wed. 7 - 9 pm
South East Bay Parent Support Group --
Forest Park Elementary School, Fremont - Contact: Shari: 510-386-7642
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=== Contra Costa =========================
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- 9/21/2005, Wed. 7 - 9 pm
Walnut Creek Adult General Support Meeting --
Ongoing, confidential support groups for Adults
with ADHD
710 South Broadway, Walnut Creek - Contact: Donna Love: 925-687-4324
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- 10/5/2005, Wed. 7 - 9 pm
Walnut Creek Adult Topical Meeting -- Topic: ADHD and Health
710 South Broadway, Walnut Creek - Contact: Donna Love: 925-687-4324
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- 10/19/2005, Wed. 7 - 9 pm
Walnut Creek Adult General Support Meeting --
Ongoing, confidential support groups for Adults
with ADHD
710 South Broadway, Walnut Creek - Contact: Donna Love: 925-687-4324
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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 -- LDA-CA 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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- 9/15/2005, Thu. 7-9 pm
Topic: Time Management 101 -- Frances Strassman, 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 -- 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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=== Online =========================
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- 9/14/2005, Wed.
National AD/HD Awareness Day --
Contact: CHADD: http://www.chadd.org
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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:
http://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:
http://www.chadd.org - Support - Chat
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=== Out of Area =========================
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- 10/27/2005, thru 10/29/2005
The 17 th Annual CHADD International Conference
on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder --
Hope, Resiliency and Success: AD/HD Interventions
for a Lifetime
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dallas, TX -:See Website: http://www.chadd.org
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=== Sacramento =========================
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- 10/4/2005, Tues. 6:45 p.m.; 7-9 pm
Homework Success Principles -- Presented by Dean
Garrison, M.S. Attention, Behavioral and Family
Intervention Specialist and Founder of the Center
for ADHD & Family Solutions
Sutter Center for Psychiatry, Sacramento -
Contact: Greater Sacramento CHADD: 888-759-9758
or mailto:chaddsac@...
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=== San Francisco =========================
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- 9/19/2005, 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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- 9/22/2005, Thu. 7:30 pm
The Parents Education Network (PEN) is bringing Jonathan Mooney, an
inspirational LD speaker, to the Bay Area during
the week of September 19-23. -- Open to Parents,
Students and Educators. $25 Per Family
Gateway High School, San Francisco - Contact:
Parents Education Network (PEN): 415-751-2237 or
http://parentseducationnetwork.org
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- 10/3/2005, Mon. 7-9 pm
Women's Support Group --
CPMC Davies Campus, San Francisco - Contact: Kali
Grosberg: (510) 534-3797 or
mailto:kali.g@...
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- 10/6/2005, Thu. 7-9pm
"Parenting for Academic Success" -- The Laurel
School PGA presents Beth Samuelson, MA, of
Student Organizational
Services//www.sos4students.com. (The presentation
is designed for the parents of students entering
5th - 8th grades.) RSVP by September 22, 2005.
$20-$30.
Laurel School, San Francisco - Contact: Laurel
School: The School office @ (415) 752-3567 or
Eileen D'Arcy, a parent volunteer @ (650) 348-5187
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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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- 10/17/2005, 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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- 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
http://www.mha-sf.org
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=== San Mateo =========================
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- 10/1/2005, Sat. 8:30a.m.-1:00p.m
School Savvy: Helping Dyslexic Students Thrive
-- Facilitator: Nancy Cushen White Ed. D.
Presented by: Northern California Branch of The
International Dyslexia Association and Northern
California Unit of Recording for the Blind &
Dyslexic. Tickets $15-$35.
The Nueva School, Hillsborough - Contact:
International Dyslexia Association: 650-328-7667
or visit www.dyslexia-ncbida.org
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=== Santa Clara =========================
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- 9/13/2005, Tues. 7:15 - 9 pm
Support Group for Partners! -- (Note: This is not
a couples group; it is solely for those who have
a partner with ADHD.)
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto - Contact: Gina
Pera: mailto:partnersupport@... or Warmline:
650-949-5472
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- 10/5/2005, Wed. 7:15 - 9:30 pm
Homeopathic Treatment of ADHD, Autism and Related
Conditions -- John Melnychuk, Palo Alto-based
homeopath.
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto - Contact:
Silicon Valley Warmline: 650-949-5472
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- 10/11/2005, Tues. 7:15 - 9 pm
Support Group for Partners! -- (Note: This is not
a couples group; it is solely for those who have
a partner with ADHD.)
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto - Contact: Gina
Pera: mailto:partnersupport@... or Warmline:
650-949-5472
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- 11/2/2005, Wed. 7:15 - 9:30 pm
ADHD Issues in the Workplace -- Speaker: Michael Lara, MD,
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto - Contact:
Silicon Valley Warmline: 650-949-5472
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- 11/8/2005, Tues. 7:15 - 9 pm
Support Group for Partners! -- (Note: This is not
a couples group; it is solely for those who have
a partner with ADHD.)
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto - Contact: Gina
Pera: mailto:partnersupport@... or Warmline:
650-949-5472
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=== Sonoma =========================
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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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- 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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>> ANNOUNCEMENTS <<
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September 14th is National ADHD Awareness Day

National AD/HD Awareness Day, September 14, is
right around the corner, and CHADD encourages you
to plan to make a difference. CHADD and the
National Mental Health Association (NMHA) will
mark the day by supporting the Attention Deficit
Disorder Association (ADDA) in its efforts to
educate the U.S. Senate about AD/HD through a
Capitol Hill briefing.

You can play a vital role on this important day,
as well, by sharing information with your friends
and neighbors. What follows are five ways you can
make a difference in your community on National
AD/HD Awareness Day.

1) Share your experience with friends. Sometimes
it's the one-on-one contact that breaks down
barriers, eliminates stigma and enlightens people
about AD/HD. Make it a point to commemorate the
day by sharing with five friends your experiences
dealing with the disorder.

2) Inform your local newspaper editor about
National AD/HD Awareness Day. Offer to
participate in a story or to write an essay or
opinion/editorial about your experiences. CHADD
Fact Sheet # 1, "The Disorder Named AD/HD," will
provide you with the basic information you need
for these efforts. The fact sheet can be found at
the following link:
<http://www.chadd.org/webpage.cfm?cat_id=24>.

3) Give everyone in your area the opportunity to
learn more about AD/HD on a regular basis by
encouraging your local library to subscribe to
Attention!(r) magazine. A simple e-mail to
attention@... <mailto:attention@...>
by the library will initiate the process.

4) Encourage your friends and family to join
CHADD. CHADD offers its members the opportunity
to be a part of a social movement that makes a
difference for people who have AD/HD. Member
benefits include access to leading experts
through our "Ask the Expert" chat to a
subscription to Attention! magazine. To become a
member, visit the following site:
<http://www.chadd.org/join>.

5) Make sure the influential people you come in
contact with understand AD/HD. Ask your local
school officials if teachers are trained to work
with students who have the disorder. Encourage
your doctor to learn more about AD/HD, as he or
she may have undiagnosed patients with the
disorder. Remember, the experts can't know
everything, and it is up to you to make sure the
ones you know understand AD/HD.

To learn more about National AD/HD Awareness Day,
visit the following section of the CHADD Web site
(Link:
<http://www.chadd.org/webpage.cfm?cat_id=5>)
where you can link to a kit of materials provided
by ADDA.

Let's make September 14 a special day by working
to make a difference for those living with AD/HD
and their families. Good luck with your efforts!


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Lew Mills, Editor

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