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ADHD Support Groups
All of our support group meetings are free and open to the public. Usually, there is a speaker for the first hour followed Q & A and time for discussion.
ADD Resources can now offer clock hours to educators for attending support group meetings! Click here for more info!
Tacoma Adults' Support Group Meeting - 2nd Wednesday
 August 11 - We have a special guest for this month's support group! Victoria Ball from Rhode Island will be joining us to discuss "New & Improved ADHD Info: Genetics, Medications, Sleep, Exercise, Nutrition, Tools & Techniques". Victoria will also have a Q&A session - bring your topics--college, career, workplace issues, relationship issues, etc. Victoria will do some On-the-Spot Coaching as well.
Victoria is a Career Decisions Counselor and ADHD Coach and is affiliated with the Hallowell Center (MA) and Center for Neuropsychology and Learning Disorders (RI) where she worked part-time for 8 years as an ADD Career Coach. Although primarily focused on ADHD/ADD issues, she continues career counseling for non-ADD clients. Her diverse expertise spans a wide range of topics, such as college/career interest assessment, college applications, job search strategies, and workplace and academic success coaching. Additional areas include workplace productivity improvement, day-to-day management of personal life, work, health and relationships, and legal advocacy/practical accommodations negotiations for school and work. To find out more about Vickie, go to www.addventuresinliving.com.
ADD Resources will also have a selection of books for sale that are recommended by Victoria. Suggested donation of $10 and two cans of food or school supplies for ADD Resources to give to a local charity. Please register so that we have enough handouts! Click here to register!
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Across from Tacoma General Hospital at Jackson Hall, 314 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, WA 98405. There is free parking after 6:30 pm in the Baker Center Garage at 310 MLK Jr Way.
Tacoma Parents' Support Group -meets quarterly
September 20 - Susan Small of ETC will help us help our children start the school year off right. She will help to keep them organized and on task!
- 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Across from Tacoma General Hospital at Jackson Hall, 314 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, WA, 98405. There is free parking after 6:30 pm in Baker Center Garage at 310 MLK Jr Way.
Eastside Parents' Support Group Meeting - 2nd Monday
August 9, 2010: Medications and Other Treatments for ADHD with Dr. Ted Mandelkorn. Concerned about medicating your child? Dr. Mandelkorn will discuss who should take medication, what effects can be expected, who should prescribe medication, medication trials, correct dosage, and alternative therapies. An overview about ADHD based on current research will be included. Whether you are new to the diagnosis of ADHD, or have known about it for quite sometime, you will be sure to come away with new and useful information. Dr. Mandelkorn's own lifetime journey with ADHD adds warmth and a personal perspective to living with this condition. He's a dynamic speaker and explains AD/HD in a way kids and teens understand. Teens and preteens may find this presentation helpful and are welcome to join us.
Ted Mandelkorn, M.D. is trained in pediatrics and adolescent medicine, and he was a mental health fellow under Dr. Michael Rothenberg at the University of Washington. Dr. Mandelkorn's interest in ADHD has grown over his 30 years in private practice at Puget Sound Behavioral Medicine on Mercer Island. An ADHD adult who also has an ADHD son, Dr. Mandelkorn developed expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD children and adolescents. His ADHD clinic presently follows over 800 children with ADHD. Dr. Mandelkorn lectures nationwide about management and treatment of ADHD.
Doors will open at 6:30 and the meeting will run 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Mercer Island Presbyterian Church (Rooms A&B)
3805 84th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA
This group is facilitated by Jill Murphy.
Seattle Adult Support Group Meeting - 3rd Thursday
There will be no August meeting this month. Please join us next month!
September 16, 2010 - Gail Baker will join us. More details soon!
October 21, 2010 - Learn about MAPs (Mindful Awareness Practices) for ADHD and Qigong with Mimi Handlin, MSW, Senior Certified ADHD Coach has been coaching adults and students since 2003. (www.addstressmanagement.com) As well as coaching, she is interested in helping her clients learn deeper self-care skills that can help them improve focus, feel more compassionate and accepting toward themselves, and reduce stress.
Mimi has been studying and practicing a Chinese moving healing meditation called qigong for eleven years. Qigong can be beneficial for people with ADD because it is a moving meditation that includes visualizing and affirmations. It connects us to our bodies and promotes focus and deep relaxation.
Mindful awareness is another skill for centering and renewal. It can help us pay attention to what we’re paying attention to. In a study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders (2007), Dr. Lidia Zylowska, a psychiatrist at UCLA, used mindful awareness as a treatment for ADHD. After 8 weekly training sessions, participants scored higher on attention tests and reported a better sense of well-being.
Mimi is in training with Dr. Zylowska to facilitate MAPs groups for ADHD. Come to this meeting to try out some mindfulness practices and basic qigong exercises. Please wear comfortable clothes and show up with an open mind!
- 6 pm to 7:30 pm
- Greenwood Library at 8016 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
This support group is for adults with ADHD, along with a separate support group for non-ADHD partners or spouses that meets in the adjoining room at the same time. Pete Terlaak, CPC, (www.coachforfreedom.com) is the facilitator of the ADHD group and Margaret Sutro, M.A.,LMHC (Margaret@InnerSpaceStudio.net) is the facilitator of the non-ADHD Partner Support Group.
Olympia Adult Support Group - 3rd Wednesday
August 18, 2010 - Open discussion lead by ADHD Therapist, Linda Van Hook Briganti.
- 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Providence Professional Building, 525 Lilly Road NE, Olympia, WA 98506
ADHD therapist, Linda Van Hook Briganti, MS, LMHC, is the facilitator of this group. Questions? Call Linda at 360-786-5070.
Shelton Parents' Support Group Meeting - 3rd Thursday - This group is taking the summer off!
September 16, 2010 - Topic to be determined.
- 6:30 - 8:30 pm
- Olympic Middle School, 800 E. K St, just past Mountain View Elementary.
The facilitator for this group is school nurse Anita Madea. We welcome and invite parents of children/teens of all ages to attend these support group meetings with Nurse Anita!
Attention Deficit Disorder Resource
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Click on the links below for recordings of past parent support groups:
National Parents' Support Group by Teleconference -
 "Gifted Children with ADHD" with Deirdre Lovecky, author of "Different Minds: Gifted Children with AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and Other Learning Deficits".
Monday, July 19th at 5 pm Pacific/8 pm Eastern
Call (219)509-8222 and enter in 659037#
5:00 pm Pacific Time/8:00 p.m Eastern
Call (219) 509-8222 and enter access code 659037#
We are holding this by teleconference so that everyone may attend regardless of location. This is not a toll free number so there may be long distance charges by your phone company. (Tip: It is best to use either a cell phone or landline that has free long distance and/or unlimited minutes.) The call will be recorded so that we may share with others.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the handouts.
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For more information about Northwest CHADD and AD/HD go to: http://www.nwchadd.org/ For more information about National CHADD and AD/HD go to: http://www.chadd.org/
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