3rd Annual Diamonds in the Rough

DC Area Special Learning Needs Sampler for parents and professionals working with children with special learning needs.

More info: www.richweinfeld.com

Details:

Saturday, March 18, 2012
10 am til 3:30 pm
Universities of Maryland at Shady Grove
Rockville, MD

Early bird registration deadline February 29: $25 individual; $45 couple
$45 regular rate

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

Speaker:  Rick Silver, MD

Director of THRIVE Center for ADHD and
Comprehensive Mental Health Care of Central Maryland, Inc.

Details:

April 24, 2012
7 – 9 PM
Ellicott City Senior Center
9401 Frederick Road
Ellicott City, MD 21042

About the Program:

The transition to independent adulthood can seem endless, trying, frustrating and futile for many parents and children. Explore factors contributing to this delay in development and treatment options to help your teen or young adult transition to a productive, fulfilling independent life.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Silver, THRIVE’s director, feels that experiences he had with finding good care for two of his daughters with ADHD shaped the approaches he uses at THRIVE. “A comprehensive treatment plan, one that incorporates medication, coaching, self-care, grounding and support for the family, is the only effective way to deal with a potentially life-altering condition like ADHD. It’s also very important for the treatment team members to work closely together and coordinate their work with the patient.”

There is a $5 fee for non CHADD members.

Download the flier for the April CHADD meeting in Howard County 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

Howard County Branch of CHADD of Greater Baltimore.
Parent Support Group Meeting

4th Tuesday of each month

These meetings will be canceled if Howard County Public Schools are closed due to inclement weather.

(Need not be a member of CHADD nor a Howard County Resident to attend)

Details:

7 – 9 PM
Sign in, meet & greet, speaker, discussion

PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW LOCATION

Ellicott City Senior Center
9401 Frederick Road
Ellicott City, MD 21042

Mark your calendar for the following dates:

• January 24: Ellen Hill, HCPSS; Dr. Linda Schnapp, Howard Community College | Transition from middle to high school, high school to post-secondary*
• February 28: Weinfeld Education Group | Advocacy: What Parents Need to Know
• NO MARCH MEETING!!!
• April 24: Rick Silver, M.D. | Helping your ADHD teen thrive
• May 22: E. Mark Mahone, Ph.D. | ADHD and Reading: What the research says*

*Co-Sponsored by Learning Disabilities Association and Individual Differences in Learning.
We were deeply sorry to learn of Norbel School’s closing.

The second Thursday of each month, except holidays
Beginning October 13, 2011

Provides parents and caregivers of children and/or teens with Attention Deficit Disorder an opportunity to share and discuss concerns about their children and to receive support for managing the many challenges of raising a child with ADHD.

Facilitated by experienced therapists affiliated with the Group Therapy Center at Alvord, Baker, & Associates, LLC in Rockville and Silver Spring

Details:

Kensington Park Library
4201 Knowles Avenue
Kensington, MD 20895
240-773-9515

7:30-9:00pm

Dr. Michael Reiter, Facilitator/Coordinator;  301-593-6554, ext. 59

We follow MCPS closings. In addition, if storm warnings indicate that it would be dangerous to travel to/from the support group meeting, contact the Twinbrook center to check on cancellations.

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.