I am sorry that many of you got a garbled newsletter last Sunday.
Here is a plain version of last Sunday's newsletter. We will
continue to publish it in plain text until we can figure it all out.
Thanks, and sorry for the goof.

CHADD Dimples, Editor
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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.

This newsletter is sent out to all members who have shared their
e-mail with us. You can tell your friends to subscribe by going to
our website. See the end of this e-mail.

Please Tell Us!

In order to give you the best newsletter, we need your feedback. Any
comments, suggestions, or criticisms will be greatly appreciated.
Please tell us what more would you like to see in the newsletter and
how we can improve it.

In particular, we would like to know if the formatting of the
newsletter is coming through to you properly. Everyone's e-mail
program does something different, and sometimes it leads to
unpredictable results. Are there weird characters mixed into your
e-mail? let us know! (Other weird characters in your life are your
own problem to deal with.)

Please e-mail your comments to us at CHADD_Dimples@....
Simply replying to this e-mail will also send your message to the
right place.

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 7:30 - 9 pm this month by Steve Johns.
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 7-9 pm
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 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

4/18/2001 Reg: 7 pm, Meet 7:30 pm
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 6-8:00 PM PST
Online - Sandy Maynard & Jodi
Sleeper-Triplett - Coaching for ADHD,
CHADD Online Chat, Internet
Contact: Message Line: 510-291-2950

4/25/2001 9-10:30 am
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 ,
Focus: Education Training
Parents Helping Parents, Santa Clara
Contact: See Website: http://www.php.com/

** 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.

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

5/3/2001 through 5/6/01 - ADDA 2001 National Conference on Attention
Deficit Disorders
"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, 7-9pm Sue Zee Poinsett,
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, 7-9 pm Santa Cruz Bi-Monthly Meeting,
Aptos Fire Station, Aptos
Contact: Deedie Calmes: 831-479-4051

5/9/2001, 7 - 9 pm Dr. Chapman Lucas
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, 7 - 9 pm Tri-Valley Parent
Support Meeting,
Thomas J. Hart Middle School, Pleasanton
Contact: JoAnn Matone: 925-484-2173

5/15/2001, 7-9pm Drop in Support Group,
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