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Center
of Attention Newsletter
APRIL 15,
2001
CHADD
Works to Improve the Lives of People with
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder through Education, Advocacy,
and Support
Welcome to the Inaugural (Full) Issue of "The Center of Attention"!
About this 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 new step toward bringing the members closer together.
This
electronic version replaces the mailed newsletter which used to come
out about every 4 months. That newsletter took about 50 hours to
produce and cost over a dollar per issue. We think that this will be
a more efficient and even more useful way to communicate with
you.
What you are reading now is an e-mail version of the Center of Attention with some content abridged to keep it smaller. A complete version can be viewed at http://www.chaddnorcal.org along with the full schedule of CHADD and other AD/HD related events.
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Feature
LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Planning for a Successful Transition
Find out more about the upcoming Transition to Adult Life conference on Saturday, April 28 at the Marin County Office of Education in San Rafael, CA. This is a major CHADD event and we are hoping that many of you will be able to come.
Calendar of Events (For next four
weeks)
Note: 5/3/2001 through 5/6/01 - ADDA 2001 National Conference on Attention Deficit Disorders
4/16/2001
Adult Drop-In Support Group, If you have questions about AD/HD,
then this is where you should to start.
CPMC California Campus, San Francisco
Contact: San Francisco Warmline: 415-442-1944
4/17/2001
Drop in Support Group, for Adults and Teens with ADHD and Significant Others
Marin Community Mental Health, Greenbrae
Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
4/18/2001
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
4/18/2001
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: Mid Peninsula Warmline: 650-949-5472
4/24/2001
Online - Sandy Maynard & Jodi
Sleeper-Triplett - Coaching for ADHD,
CHADD Online Chat, Internet
Contact: Message Line: 510-291-2950
4/25/2001
Support Group for Parents of Children / Teens with ADHD
Share your concerns with a parent who really understands.
10 Glen
Drive, Mill Valley
Contact: Mary Jo Sorensen: 415-388-8817
4/25/2001
7:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Kitty Petty Institute Meeting,
Discussion of and sharing successful ADHD/LD strategies and coping skills
with other like adults
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto
Contact: Kitty Petty Institute: 650-329-9443
4/28/2001,
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Individual Education Plan Training for Special Education ,
Contact: Mary Jo Sorensen: 415-388-8817
4/25/2001
Kitty Petty Institute Meeting,
Discussion of and sharing successful ADHD/LD strategies and coping skills
with other like adults
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto
Contact: Kitty Petty Institute: 650-329-9443
4/28/2001,
Individual Education Plan Training for Special Education ,
Focus:
Education Training
Parents Helping Parents, Santa Clara
Parents Helping Parents, Santa Clara
Contact: See Website:
http://www.php.com/
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4/28/2001,
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Life
After High School? Planning for the Transition, Robert Crawford,
PhD
and Veronica Crawford, will present a planning system which will
smooth the transition of students with ADD and Learning Challenges into life after high
school.
and Veronica Crawford, will present a planning system which will
smooth the transition of students with ADD and Learning Challenges into life after high
school.
Sponsored
by Marin CHADD and Matrix.
http://www.chaddnorcal.org/flyers/transitions,4-28-01.htm
Marin
County Office of Education, San Rafael
Contact: Barbara Alexander: 415-459-2829
5/2/2001,
Reg: 7pm, Meet 7:30pm
Rafael Pelayo,
MD - Stanford
Clinic, "Sleep Disorders and ADD"
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto
Contact: Mid Peninsula Warmline: 650-949-5472
Contact: Barbara Alexander: 415-459-2829
5/2/2001,
MD - Stanford
Clinic, "Sleep Disorders and ADD"
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto
Contact: Mid Peninsula Warmline: 650-949-5472
5/3/2001
through 5/6/01 - ADDA 2001 National Conference on Attention
Deficit Disorders
"Getting on the Right Track: Life with ADD",
"Getting on the Right Track: Life with ADD",
Keynote
Presentations: Edward Hallowell,
M.D.,
Peter
Jensen, M.D.
See the
web for more on Presentations and Workshops
West
Coast Grand Hotel, Seattle, WA
Contact: See Website:
http://www.add.org/conference.htm
5/8/2001,
Organizing: Getting Started; Professional Organizer, Coach, MA Educ.,
MA Counseling, Learn skills for how to get started at organizing your spaces/systems.
Consider ways to get help in maintaining. Come share what works for you. SueZee
understands AD/HD. Sue Zee Poinsett can be contacted at 415-492-8822.
Town Center Corte Madera Community Room, Corte Madera
Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
5/9/2001,
Aptos Fire Station, Aptos
Contact: Deedie Calmes: 831-479-4051
5/9/2001,
Sonoma Support Group Meeting: Dr. Lucas does ADHD assessment, and runs a special school for
ADHD youth. He will share ideas about how to teach and organize young
people and how to teach them to organize themselves.
Kaiser Hospital Building, Santa Rosa
Contact: Thora Lares: 707-765-4863
5/9/2001,
Thomas J. Hart Middle School, Pleasanton
Contact: JoAnn Matone: 925-484-2173
5/15/2001,
for Adults and Teens with ADHD and Significant Others
Marin Community Mental Health, Greenbrae
Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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Lew Mills, PhD
Coordinator
CHADD of Northern California, Chapter # 504
mailto:coordinator@...
http://www.chaddnorcal.org
Fax or Voice Message: 510-291-2950
Lew Mills, PhD
Coordinator
CHADD of Northern California, Chapter # 504
mailto:coordinator@...
http://www.chaddnorcal.org
Fax or Voice Message: 510-291-2950
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