Attention Deficit Disorder Resources: Around Puget Sound

ADD Resources.org Support Group Meetings

We host five support groups in the Puget Sound region—three for adults and two for parents of children with ADHD.

Additional Support Group Meetings Hosted by NW CHADD.

Upcoming events:

"Intervention Strategies for the Family and Children with AD/HD, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Other Anxiety Problems," will be presented by John Rarick, Ph.D., Peninsula Psychological Center on Tuesday, May 13 at 7:00 PM to the Kitsap Branch of CHADD, the local AD/HD (Attention Deficit Disorder) support group.

Discussion will follow, and all are welcome. There is NO charge and NO pre-sign up needed.
Kitsap CHADD meets on the second Tuesday of each month at Peninsula Bible Fellowship Church at 1111 NE Waaga Way.

Nationally, CHADD offers support and information for Parents, AD/HD Adults, Educators, and Health Care Professionals. For further
information, please call Lynn Myrvang at 360-779-5362 or Kerry Miller at 360-697-3922.

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/

Work shops and Conferences

Each year we host a conference in October for adults with ADHD, their partners and family members as well as the professionals who help them. We will be finalizing details soon.We also host an annual all–day training for elementary school teachers. Additional workshops and conferences are hosted as needed.

The 2nd Biennial, International Conference on:
"BRAIN DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING: MAKING SENSE OF THE SCIENCE"
July 12-15, 2008 Sheraton Wall Center Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Conference website

World-famous researchers who are also outstanding speakers will present, including
TORKEL KLINGBERG, who pioneered the role of computer games to improve working memory in children with ADHD (CogMed: www.drshred.ca/cogmed.php)

ROSEMARY TANNOCK, a pioneer in ADHD research and co- developer of integrated multimedia resources on ADHD for teachers (www.teachadhd.ca).

In addition, famous speakers and researchers on Executive Functions and Prefrontal Cortex will be featured, including
AMY ARNSTEN, BOB KNIGHT, BYRAN KOLB, BRUCE PENNINGTON, MIKE PETRIDES