Center of Attention
Newsletter of CHADD of Northern California
Also at: http://www.chaddnorcal.org/newsletter
9 December 2002

CHADD Works to Improve the Lives of People with
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder through Education, Advocacy,
and Support

===== In This Issue =====

About the Newsletter
Calendar of Events
Feature Article: (On vacation, back in two weeks)
Please Tell Us

===== About the Newsletter =====

The Center of Attention is CHADD of Northern California's bi-weekly
newsletter. The newsletter is designed to keep you up to date with
CHADD of Northern California's activities and updates in the field.
It's a step toward bringing the members closer together.

======== Calendar of Events ==========

Marin - 12/10/2002, Tues. 7-9pm
Setting Limits: Learn skills to save your sanity. -- Speaker:
Michael Vurek, LCSW.
Also, our Annual Holiday Party- Come and enjoy treats and good cheer.
Town Center Corte Madera Community Room, Corte Madera - Contact:
Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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Alameda - 12/11/2002, Wed. 7 - 9 pm
Tri-Valley Parent Support Meeting --
Thomas J. Hart Middle School, Pleasanton - Contact: JoAnn Matone: 925-484-2173
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San Francisco - 12/16/2002, Mon. 7:00 - 9pm
Adult Success Group -- Share skills and strategies for success at
home, in the workplace, in relationships, etc.
CPMC Pacific Campus, San Francisco - Contact: Rachel Rosenfeld: 415-362-7227
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Marin - 12/17/2002, Tues. 7-9pm
Drop in Support Group -- for Adults with ADHD and Significant Others
Marin Community Mental Health, Greenbrae - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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Contra Costa - 12/18/2002, Wed. 7-9 pm
Walnut Creek Adult General Support Meeting -- Ongoing, confidential
support groups for Adults with ADHD
Kaiser Mental Health, Walnut Creek - Contact: Donna Love: 925-687-4324
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Online - 12/19/2002, Thu. 6-8:00 PM PST
John and Nancy Ratey - Managing Life & Marriage with AD/HD --
CHADD Online Chat, Internet - Contact: Message Line: 510-291-2950
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Sacramento - 1/7/2003, Tues. 6:45 p.m.; 7-9 pm
Dealing with AD/HD at Home, Work, and at School -- Angela Paccini,
MFT, private practice in Roseville
Sutter Center for Psychiatry, Sacramento - Contact: Greater
Sacramento CHADD: 916-552-1557
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Alameda - 1/8/2003, Wed. 7 - 9 pm
Tri-Valley Parent Support Meeting --
Thomas J. Hart Middle School, Pleasanton - Contact: JoAnn Matone: 925-484-2173
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Santa Clara - 1/8/2003, Wed. Reg: 7pm, Meet 7:30pm
ADD Through the Life Cycle -- Dr. Harry Verby of the Behavioral
Medical Clinic in San Mateo
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto - Contact: Silicon Valley Warmline:
650-949-5472
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Marin - 1/14/2003, Tues. 7-9pm
Learn down-to-earth skills to manage your anger. -- Peter Chinnici, LCSW
Town Center Corte Madera Community Room, Corte Madera - Contact:
Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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Santa Clara - 1/15/2003, Wed. Reg: 7pm, Meet 7:30pm
Silicon Valley Adult, Parent and Spouse Support Groups -- Separate
peer-facilitated groups let you share struggles and strategies with
each other. Includes video.
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto - Contact: Silicon Valley Warmline:
650-949-5472
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Yolo - 1/16/2003, Thu. Lending Library 7:00 pm; 7:15 pm to 8:30 pm
County Meeting -- CHADD welcomes all with interest or concerns
regarding attention deficit disorder.
Davis Branch, Yolo County Library, Davis - Contact: Yolo County
CHADD: 530-750-3929
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San Francisco - 1/20/2003, Mon. 7:00 - 9pm
Adult Success Group -- Share skills and strategies for success at
home, in the workplace, in relationships, etc.
CPMC Pacific Campus, San Francisco - Contact: Rachel Rosenfeld: 415-362-7227
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Marin - 1/21/2003, Tues. 7-9pm
Drop in Support Group -- for Adults with ADHD and Significant Others
Marin Community Mental Health, Greenbrae - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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Santa Clara - 1/22/2003, Wed. 7:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
New Directions in Brain Scan Imaging -- William C. Klindt, MD.,
Director of Silicon Valley Brain Imaging, Inc.
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto - Contact: Kitty Petty ADD/LD
Institute: 650-329-9443 or visit www.kpinst.org
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Marin - 1/22/2003, Wed. 9:30-11:30am
Parent Informational Resource and Support Group -- Call First...
30 Catalpa Ave., Mill Valley - Contact: Victoria Vogel & Holly
Seerly: 415-383-6048
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San Francisco - 1/23/2003, Thu. 7-9pm
Educational Speaker TBA --
CPMC Pacific Campus, San Francisco - Contact: San Francisco Warmline:
415-442-1944
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San Mateo - 1/25/2003, Sat. 9 am - Noon; Registration at 8 am
It's So Much Work Being Your Friend; Teaching Friendship Skills to
Children. - Richard Lavoie, MS, MEd. -- This workshop will outline
the development of childhood friendships and will offer specific
strategies designed to enhance the child's friendship skills.
Register online.
South San Francisco Conference Center, South San Francisco - Contact:
Schwab Learning: 800-230-0988 or visit
www.SchwabLearning.org/SchwabLearning.asp?id=1306
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Santa Clara - 2/5/2003, Wed. Reg: 7pm, Meet 7:30pm
Central Auditory Processing Disorder versus AD/HD. -- Judith Paton,
pediatric and adult audiologist, will speak.
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto - Contact: Silicon Valley Warmline:
650-949-5472
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Marin - 2/11/2003, Tues. 7-9pm
Ask the Doctor - Dr. Michael Freeman, MD, psychiatrist, specializing
in mood and anxiety disorders. -- Discuss the virtues of ADHD and
Bipolar Disorder. Ask your questions about current treatment.
Town Center Corte Madera Community Room, Corte Madera - Contact:
Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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Alameda - 2/12/2003, Wed. 7 - 9 pm
Tri-Valley Parent Support Meeting --
Thomas J. Hart Middle School, Pleasanton - Contact: JoAnn Matone: 925-484-2173
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San Francisco - 2/17/2003, Mon. 7:00 - 9pm
Adult Success Group -- Share skills and strategies for success at
home, in the workplace, in relationships, etc.
CPMC Pacific Campus, San Francisco - Contact: Rachel Rosenfeld: 415-362-7227
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Marin - 2/18/2003, Tues. 7-9pm
Drop in Support Group -- for Adults with ADHD and Significant Others
Marin Community Mental Health, Greenbrae - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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Santa Clara - 2/19/2003, Wed. Reg: 7pm, Meet 7:30pm
Silicon Valley Adult, Parent and Spouse Support Groups -- Separate
peer-facilitated groups let you share struggles and strategies with
each other. Includes video.
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto - Contact: Silicon Valley Warmline:
650-949-5472
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Yolo - 2/20/2003, Thu. Lending Library 7:00 pm; 7:15 pm to 8:30 pm
County Meeting -- CHADD welcomes all with interest or concerns
regarding attention deficit disorder.
Davis Branch, Yolo County Library, Davis - Contact: Yolo County
CHADD: 530-750-3929
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===== Feature Article ======

The "Feature Article" got a little too buried in the holidays and
will not appear this issue. It will be back next issue, in two weeks.

===== Please Tell Us! =====

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