Greater Orange County CHADD Chapter #455

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Join Sari Solden, MS for a FREE Q & A session on Radical Self Acceptance for Women with ADHD. When: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 7:15 - 8:15 pm EST... 4:15 - 5:15 pm PST On Zoom: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/522854652

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Gillian is a seven-year-old girl who cannot sit in school. She continually gets up, gets distracted, flies with thoughts, and doesn't follow lessons. Her teachers worry about her, punish her, scold her, reward the few times that she is attentive, but nothing. Gillian does not know how to sit and cannot be attentive. When she comes home, her mother punishes her too. So not only does she Gillian have bad grades and punishment at school, but she also suffers from them at home.... One day, Gillian's mother is called to school. The lady, sad as someone waiting for bad news, takes her hand and goes to the interview room. The teachers speak of illness, of an obvious disorder. Maybe it's hyperactivity or maybe she needs a medication. During the interview an old teacher arrives who knows the little girl. He asks all the adults, mother and colleagues, to follow him into an adjoining room from where she can still be seen. As he leaves, he tells Gillian that they will be back soon and turns on an old radio with music. As the girl is alone in the room, she immediately gets up and begins to move up and down chasing the music in the air with her feet and her heart. The teacher smiles as the colleagues and the mother look at him between confusion and compassion, as is often done with the old. So he says: "See? Gillian is not sick, Gillian is a dancer!" He recommends that her mother take her to a dance class and that her colleagues make her dance from time to time. She attends her first lesson and when she gets home she tells her mother: "Everyone is like me, no one can sit there!" In 1981, after a career as a dancer, opening her own dance academy and receiving international recognition for her art, Gillian Lynne became the choreographer of the musical "Cats." Hopefully all different children find adults capable of welcoming them for who they are and not for what they lack. Long live the differences, the little black sheep and the misunderstood. They are the ones who create beauty in this world. Joe Becigneul

Note: We have created this meeting to start at 5pm Pacific specifically so that other areas of the US can join this meeting. You do not need to be a member of ...CHADD to attend this meeting. ADHD Adult & General Presentation Thursday, April 22, 2021 5:00 7:00 PM Understanding Emotions in Smart Kids and Adults with ADHD and/or Asperger Syndrome Presenter: Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D., Director of Brown Clinic for Attention & Related Disorders in Manhattan Beach, CA Internationally Recognized Clinical Psychologist, Author of 6 books on ADHD Dr. Brown’s presentation will include: How emotions impact executive function impairments of ADHD in families. Case examples from his new book, ADHD and Asperger Syndrome in Smart Kids & Adults to show how some smart people with ADHD have particular difficulty in social interactions and how they can be helped to improve their social interaction skills. Uses and limitations of medications for ADHD and for Asperger Syndrome. Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D. is a Yale-trained clinical psychologist who served on the clinical faculty of the Yale University School of Medicine for more than 20 years. He moved to California in 2017 & opened a new clinical practice, the Brown Clinic for Attention & Related Disorders, located in Manhattan Beach. The Brown ADHD Clinic provides assessment and treatment for children, teenagers, and adults with ADHD and related problems. The clinic’s website is www.BrownADHDclinic.com LOCATION: This Meeting Will Only be Via Zoom Call. Please click on the below zoom link to pre-register for this event. Join Zoom Meeting from your Computer: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZcpfu2gqz8pGtRUrXQ8POIyTGKCJ-zoW Meetings are FREE and open to the public. You do not have to be a CHADD member to attend. For more information email: [email protected] CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) is the nation's leading non-profit organization for individuals with ADHD, their families, and professionals. Over 150 local chapters across the U.S. offer support for individuals, parents, teachers, and professionals. FREE monthly support group meetings provide a forum for continuing education for parents and professionals interested in learning more about ADHD in children and adults. For more information about, visit chadd.org CHADD does NOT endorse any one treatment, medication, provider, publication, service, or product.

There are 18 diagnostic criteria for ADHD, and not a single one mentions emotions. Instead, they list outwardly visible symptoms that can be observed, counted, and easily cited in research statistics. But any clinician knows it’s the emotional impact of ADHD that most commonly brings people into the office. That’s what is really causing problems.

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For all: The Manhattan Adult ADD Support Group is hosting its next meeting On Zoom on Thursday December 17, 2020 at 8:00 PM (EST). They will begin a Zoom session with a general support group meeting at 8:00 PM (5pm PST). At 9:00 PM (EST) financial advisor Rick Webster will join us. He will cover some topic's of money management, followed by a Q & A session. He specializes in money management & helping people to invest wisely. You are invited to join the Zoom Meeting: ... Topic: Financial Advice For Adults With ADD/ADHD From Money Manager Rick Webster Time: Dec 17, 2020 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89192635008 Meeting ID: 891 9263 5008 Passcode: 464991 One tap mobile +16465588656,,89192635008#,,,,,,0#,,464991# US (New York)

I fully realize that this article is specific to Autism (ASD) but as it has been said by professionals that ADHD is a cousin to ASD I believe there are some benefits for those with ADHD. reach out to me if you are interested in learning about D&D Games for adults. Evaluation games have been going on in November and will continue in December. There was a special presentation at the most recent CHADD ADHD Conference by an avid Dungeon Master (20 years) and Coach also showing lots of benefits for ADHD children and adults.

60 years ago, nobody thought to test me for ADHD or learning disabilities they just told me to settle down and try harder. What a bunch of bunk! Things have ...come a long way since I was in elementary school. Thank goodness parents, teachers and the healthcare industry have more information and tools at their disposal. And, finally, adult ADHD is getting more attention. Adults want answers to why they are are struggling with things they are supposed to be able to manage. That might be a diagnosis of ADHD: it might not. What many people think of as ADHD is under-developed executive functioning. They’re so closely connected; it’s often both things. Of course, it’s worth getting tested and a diagnosis at ANY age, if that’s what you want to do. Half of my students are over 40 and several are in their 60’s. For those with a diagnosis of ADHD, I often hear, When I got my diagnosis, it explained so much of my past. So for them, it helped. If this is something you’re wondering about, you might be interested in reading this ADDitude magazine article: https://buff.ly/372USov