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


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>> IN THIS ISSUE <<
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*Calendar of Events
*Announcements:
Volunteer Grant Writer Sought
Strattera Package Warning
Teens Sought for Panel Discussion
Attention! Magazine Survey
*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. Events more than a month
in the future may also be omitted. 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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- 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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- 11/9/2005, 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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=== Contra Costa =========================
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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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- 10/19/2005, Wed. 7 - 9 pm
Danville Parent Meeting: -- Topic followed by Group Discussion
Sycamore Valley Elementary School, Danville - Contact: Liz: 925-389-1379
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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:
http://www.ldaca.org/events.html or 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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- 11/2/2005, Wed. 7 - 9 pm
Walnut Creek Adult Topical Meeting -- Topic: Time Management
710 South Broadway, Walnut Creek - Contact: Donna Love: 925-687-4324
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- 11/16/2005, 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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- 11/16/2005, Wed. 7 - 9 pm
Danville Parent Meeting: -- Topic followed by Group Discussion
Sycamore Valley Elementary School, Danville - Contact: Liz: 925-389-1379
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=== Marin =========================
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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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- 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 -- TBA
Town Center Corte Madera Community Room, Corte
Madera - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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=== Online =========================
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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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=== 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 - Contact: See Website: 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
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- 11/1/2005, Tues. 6:45 p.m.; 7-9 pm
What Happens When You Marry Someone with ADHD --
Presented by Dr. Cass Brown Capel, PhD and Dr.
John Capel, PhD
Sutter Center for Psychiatry, Sacramento -
Contact: Greater Sacramento CHADD: 888-759-9758
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=== San Francisco =========================
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- 10/5/2005, Wed. 9 am
Psychological Educational Evaluations -- NANCY
CUSHEN-WHITE, PH.D. & DEVORA DEPPER, PH.D.
Ponzu Restaurant, San Francisco - Contact: Parent
Education Network (PEN): 415-751-2237 or
http://parentseducationnetwork.org
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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.) $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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- 11/7/2005, 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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- 11/19/2005, Sat. 8 am - 4 pm
The T.E.A.M. Approach to ADHD: Together Everyone
Achieves Management: Highlighting Sandra Rief,
MA, Kathleen Nadeau, MD, Michele Novotni, PhD and
more! -- The program is designed to bring
together medical professionals, parents, and
teachers and address practical management
strategies for ADHD and most importantly the
value of working together as a TEAM!
Grand Hyatt San Francisco, San Francisco
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=== Santa Clara =========================
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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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- 10/19/2005, Wed. 7:15 - 9:30 pm
Support group for Adults and Parents, with Coach
Michael Hinckley and Peggy Goodman. --
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto - Contact:
Silicon Valley 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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- 11/16/2005, Wed. 7:15 - 9:30 pm
Support group for Adults and Parents, with Coach
Michael Hinckley and Peggy Goodman. --
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto - Contact:
Silicon Valley Warmline: 650-949-5472
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=== Sonoma =========================
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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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- 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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>> ANNOUNCEMENTS <<
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* Volunteer Grant Writer Sought

CHADD of Northern California is looking for a
volunteer who is interested in learning to write
grant proposals to help fund our "Parent to
Parent" training program. Experience is not
necessary and we can get you started with a lot
of great resources. Send
mailto:parenttoparentinfo@...

* Strattera Package Warning

Eli Lilly has announced that they will update the
product label for its ADHD medication, Strattera,
to communicate new information regarding uncommon
reports of suicidal thoughts among children and
adolescents. Look for the Strattera press release
at: http://www.strattera.com/

* Teens Sought for Panel Discussion

There will be a "Teen Panel" to discuss ADHD at
the LDA-CA state conference in Concord on October
27th. (See http://www.ldaca.org for the full
brochure and program description.) They are
currently recruiting for several more teens to be
on the panel. This is a great opportunity for
your child to develop some public speaking skills
and confidence in front of a group, as well as
learning to advocate for him or herself.

The teens need to participate in a half hour
panel in which they speak about their experiences
of having ADHD, how it has impacted home and
school life, what has been most helpful to them
(meds, therapy, learning specialists,
accommodations), and what they want parents,
teachers, and professionals most to know about
living with AD/HD. The teens will speak from
3pm-3:30pm.

For more information, contact Glenn Gelfenbein. Send mailto:glenn@...

* Attention! Magazine Survey

CHADD is conducting an online survey to improve
Attention! and measure the effectiveness of its
editorial content.

If you have not already filled out the survey,
please take a few minutes to give us your
feedback. To participate, visit
http:://www.chadd.org/survey.cfm. The survey
should take about 15 minutes to complete.

As a thank you for assisting us, those who
complete the survey will be entered into a
drawing to win one of 50 CHADD gift bags.


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