Date: March 26-28, 2012
Start time: 8 – 5 pm three days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This activity is intended for physicians, pediatricians, neurodevelopmentalists, developmental-behavioral pediatricians, child neurologists, child psychiatrists, educators, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech and language pathologists, physical therapists, physician assistants and social workers.

This 3-day program is jointly sponsored by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Child Development, Department of Pediatrics, Kennedy Fellows Association and Kennedy Krieger Institution.

More information: www.hopkinscme.edu/pdfs/80027439.pdf
Johns Hopkins University

Registration deadline is March 20, 2012
Fee: $535.00

A new Support Group for Adults with ADHD

Meets the second Monday of every month

8:00 -9:30 pm

at Congregation Shomrei Emunah
6221 Greenspring Avenue
Baltimore, 21209

Come and share ideas, experiences, information, tips and support.

and What Can We Do About It?

Speaker: Barbara Howard, M.D.

Details:

February 1, 2012
6:30 – 8:30 pm

Greater Baltimore’s Cockeysville meeting will be canceled if Baltimore County Public Schools are closed due to inclement weather.

Cockeysville Library
9833 Greenside Drive
Cockeysville, MD 21030
(410) 887-7750

A $5 donation by non CHADD members is appreciated

About this talk:

How adults react to the behaviors specific to ADHD makes a difference in whether a child becomes oppositional or not. This seminar will discuss executive functioning as it affects daily living such as getting up in the morning, doing chores, staying at the dinner table, doing homework, etc. We will also problem-solve some ways to have interactions go more smoothly.

About this speaker:

Barbara Howard, M.D. is a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and on the Faculty of Franklin Square Pediatrics.
Dr. Howard serves on the Professional Advisory Board of CHADD of Greater Baltimore. She is the creator of CHADIS.

Download the flier for this event here.

For driving directions and other calendar listings: www.chadd-mc.org/calendar

Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Speaker: Gloria Reeves, M.D.

Details:

March 7, 2012
6:30 – 8:30 pm

Cockeysville Library
9833 Greenside Drive
Cockeysville, MD 21030
(410) 887-7750

A $5 donation for non CHADD members is appreciated.

About this talk:

Dr. Reeves will overview the early signs of mood disorders in children and adolescents and steps that parents can take to get appropriate assessment and treatment for their child.

She will discuss treatment strategies, including medication options, and appropriate therapeutic supports. She will provide information on current studies at the University of Maryland that may benefit your child.

About this speaker:

Dr. Reeves is a Board Certified Child Psychiatrist and the medical director of the mood and trauma disorders clinics at the University of Maryland Child Psychiatry Department. She also conducts clinical research related to the treatment of mood disorders in children and the metabolic side effects of antipsychotic/mood stabilizer medications. She is the principal investigator in a NIH sponsored multisite study on weight loss with children/adolescents with obesity related to antipsychotic medication use.

For driving directions and other calendar listings: www.chadd-mc.org/calendar

Download the flier here

Parents or caregivers of children with ADD or ADHD come and share your concerns, frustrations and issues in raising a child with ADHD. Get the encouragement, support, ideas, or solutions you need to address your day to day challenges.
(No solicitors please)

NEW MEETING PLACE AND …
NEW MEETING DAY: 2ND Tuesdays
(We take June, July and August off)
Next Meeting is January 10, 2012

Winter meetings of this group will be canceled if Baltimore County schools are closed that day.

Details:

7:30-8:50 pm

At “The Point”
Suite C , 10950 Gilroy Road
Cockeysville, MD 21031
(at corner of Beaver Dam Rd. and Gilroy Rd.)
in the Community Room down hall on left.

Close to Gilroy Road Light Rail Stop
ALSO: If the door is locked, be sure to ring the doorbell to gain entry.
Still having difficulty? Call 443-465-3783.

This new support group does not replace other parent support groups already in place.

QUESTIONS: Email to ipalanki@yahoo.com

For other calendar listings: www.chadd-mc.org/calendar

These free and informal sessions led by an ADHD coach are an opportunity for adults to discuss with other adults a wide array of issues of concern—from time management to organizational strategies to family matters and work problems.

When:

Third Wednesday of each month. 7-9 pm
Next meeting January 18

But no matter what this says.. we DO meet this month!
If you’re worried about the weather call: 410.929.3274

Where:

We meet downstairs at

St Christopher’s Episcopal Church
116 Marydel Rd
Linthicum Hts, MD

IMPORTANT: We recommend you park on the side of the church and enter through the chain link fence at the back. We are the third door on the back of the building. If you don’t see anyone when you look in that door.. peek in some other ones back there. Don’t come early. We don’t open the doors until 7 pm!

Directions to the church:

From Catonsville, Pikesville & Towson: Take I-695 Outer Loop to Exit 6B (Campe Meade Rd., South). Turn right at the first stop light onto Maple Rd., go one short block and turn right onto Sweetser Rd. Go one more block and turn right into the church parking lot.

For more information, contact: Kerch McConlogue at  (410) 929-3274

This parent support group meeting is held the second Thursday of each month. A light dinner is served at 7.
This meeting begins at 7:30. Meetings are open to the public and there is no charge.

Winter meetings of this group will be canceled if Baltimore County schools are closed that day.

Meeting will be held at

Dundalk Pediatrics
2112 Dundalk Avenue
Dundalk, MD  21220

Additional Directions:

Dundalk Avenue to right on Pine, right into parking lot.
Come through doors and down 1/2 flight of stairs.
Office is in lower level just off the parking lot.

Always check the calendar for meeting dates and locations of this group.